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Louis VII. The Young. 1120-80. French King 1137-. Second Crusade. Marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine annulled, consanguinity.
Minstrel. 4-17C Medieval entertainer, often itinerant.
Osborne, John. 1929-94. ‘Angry’ English playwright. Entertainer 1951. Look Back in Anger 1956.
Percier, Charles. 1764-1838. French Empire architect. Cour Carrée with Fontaine.
Roualt, Georges. 1871-1958. French Expressionist painter. Bold, vivid, flat colors like stained glass. The Old King 1937.
Scheherazade. Entertained the Sultan of the Indies for 1001 nghts with stories, delaying her execution.
Shirikawa. 1053-1129. Japanese Emperor. Abdicated to avoid ceremony. Retained power.
Taine, Hippolyte. 1828-93. French Positivist scientific historian.
Vagrancy Acts. England. 1459 Authorized imprisonment. 1530 whipping. 1535 mutilation. 1597 included entertainers. 1713 branding prohibited.
Wright, Wilbur. 1867-1912, Orville. 1871-1948. Aviation pioneer. First sustained controlled heavier than air flight, 1903.