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Anglo-Catholicism. High Church movement in Church of England. Stresses link with Roman Catholic church. Oxford Movement.
Philip IV. The Fair. 1268-1314. French Capetian king 1285-. Taxed Roman Catholic Church. Ended Templars.
Pope. Head of Roman Catholic Church, Bishop of Rome. Considered the infallible vicar of Christ.
Reformation. 16C religious movement against practices of Roman Catholic church led to founding of Protestant churches. Luther. Calvin. Knox. Zwingli. Henry VIII.
Restitution, Edict. 1629. HRE restores lands to Roman Catholic Church taken by Protestants since 1552.
Roman Catholic Church. 30-. Branch of Christianity recognizing Pope as successor to St Peter. East-West Schism. Eastern Orthodoxy. Protestantism.
Trent, Council of. 1545-63. Compiled Missal used by Roman Catholic Church until 1969. Prohibited sale of indulgences. Signals counter-reformation. Luther.
Utraquists. 15C. Moderate Bohemian Hussite sect; most re-absorbed by Roman Catholic Church 1620. Moravian Church.
Achaean League. 5-4C BC. Greek towns in common defence against pirates in Gulf of Corinth. 280-146BC. Model for federal government. Created to fight Macedonia. Dissolved by Romans.
Acta. 59BC-330. Minutes of Roman public business, published daily.
Actium, Battle. 31BC. Octavian defeats Antony to become sole ruler of Roman Empire.
Aediles. 494BC-3C AD. Minor Roman magistrates.
Aetius, Flavius. -454. Roman general, defeated Attila at Catalonia, 451.
Agnes, St. 4C. Roman girl martyred at 13.
Agricola, G. J. 40-93. Roman governor who subdued Britain.
Agrippa, Marcus V. 63-12BC. Roman general, supported Octavian.
Agrippina. c16-59. Roman princess, who poisoned husband Claudius. Killed by son Nero.
Alaric II. -507. King of Visigoths 484-, beaten by Clovis, 507. Law code 506 for Roman subjects.
Albion. Ancient Greek, Roman name for Great Britain, probably from Gaelic.
Alyscamps. Gallo Roman cemetery, Arles.
Amiens Cathedral. 1220-1270. Romanesque/Gothic.
Amor. Roman god of love. =Eros. =Cupid.
Andorra. Ibericbasc. Greeks/Carthaginians/Romans/Visigoths 8C Muslim. 803 Charlemagne. 1133 Bishop of Urgell. 1159 Fiefdom of Foix. 1278- Principality under joint French, Spanish suzerainty. 1993 Constitution. Coprincipality.
Androcles. Roman slave, saved by a lion.
Angström, Anders. 1814-74. Swedish physicist: discovered spectroscopy 1853.