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55 matches to Arthur
Historia Regum Britanniae. c1135. Geoffrey of Monmouth’s history of Britain from legendary founding. Popularized legends of King Arthur.
Honegger, Arthur. 1892-1955. Swiss/French modern composer. Joan of Arc 1935. Les Six.
Irrationalism. 19C. Philosophy stressing instinct over reason. Schopenhauer.
Korean War. 1950-3. China supports Communist invasion of South Korea. Repelled with UN aid-mainly US troops. MacArthur. 38th parallel border reestablished. 5M dead.
Lady of the Lake. Gave Excalibur to Arthur. Lived in castle under the lake.
Lancelot. Knight of King Arthur’s Round Table. Guinevere’s lover. Galahad’s father.
Layamon. c1200. English poet. First mention of King Arthur, Lear, Merlin.
MacArthur, Douglas. 1880-1964. US Pacific Allied commander, WWII. Commanded Japanese occupation. Led UN forces in Korean War.
Malory, Thomas. 1430-71. English writer: Morte darthur c1470.
Manchuria. 926 Khitan Empire. 1234 Mongol. 1644 Manchu. 1898 Port Arthur. 1932 Manchukuo. 1946 China.
Merlin. Wizard of Arthurian legend.
Miller, Arthur. 1915-2005. US playwright. Death of a Salesman 1949. Crucible 1953.
Philippine Sea, Battle. 1944. Major US victory over Japanese. Philippines reconquered. MacArthur.
Philippines. 1521 Magellan discovers. 1565 Spanish conquer. 1762-64 British occupy. 1898 US. 1935 Commonwealth. 1941-11 Japan occupies. 1946 Republic. 1973 Marcos dictator. 1986 Democracy. MacArthur.
Port Arthur. Chinese port. 1894 Japan. 1895 China (Shimonoseki Treaty). 1898 Russia. 1904 Japan. 1945 USSR/China. 1955 China.
Purcell, Henry. 1658-1695. English chorale composer. First English opera. Dido and Aeneas 1689. King Arthur 1691. Fairy Queen 1692.
Rimbaud, Arthur. 1854-91. French Symbolist poet: Illuminations. Anticipated Freud’s ideas.
Round Table. King Arthur and his knights.
Rubinstein, Arthur. 1886-1982. Popular Polish/US pianist.
Schlesinger, Arthur. 1888-1965. US historian. History of American Life 1928-43.
Schlesinger, Arthur, Jr. 1917-. US historian. A Thousand Days 1965.
Schopenhauer, Arthur. 1788-1860. German pessimist Idealist philosopher. Will is superior to knowledge. World viewed as will and ideas. Every individual is a part of a Universal Will.
Shimonoseki Treaty. 1895. Ended first Sino-Japanese War. Japan gained Taiwan, Port Arthur. Korea independent.
Six, les. 1917-74. French composers initiated Neoclassical. Milhaud. Honegger.
Sullivan, Arthur. 1842-1900. British composer. Operetta form. Mikado 1885. HMS Pinafore 1878. Onward Christian Soldiers. Gilbert.