Andrusov, Treaty. 1667. Ended Russo-Polish War. Divided Ukraine.

Angelico, Fra. c1400-55. Florentine classical colorist painter: Convent of St. Mark. Madonna and Angel Musicians 1433.

Angevin Dynasty. Descendants of French House of Anjou. France -1480. Plantagenet Kings of England 1154-1485. Charles I of Anjou.

Anglicanism. Catholic adherence to the doctrines of the Church of England.

Anglo-American War. 1812-14. US, angry at British blockade of France, and Tippecanoe interference, invades Canada. Toronto and White House burned. US defeated. Ghent Treaty.

Anglo-Catholicism. High Church movement in Church of England. Stresses link with Roman Catholic church. Oxford Movement.

Anglo-Dutch Wars. 17-18C. Established England’s naval power, ended Dutch world power.

Anglo-Irish Agreement. 1985. Irish Republic gets voice in governing N. Ireland.

Anglo-Irish Treaty. 1921. Partitioned Ireland. Irish Free State as Dominion. N. Ireland in UK.

Anglo-Soviet Agreement. 1941. 20 year pledge against Nazi Germany and Axis powers.

Angola. Bantu. 1482 Cao discovers.1641-8 Dutch. 1575 Portuguese colony. 1975 Independent.

Angström, Anders. 1814-74. Swedish physicist: discovered spectroscopy 1853.

Ansgar, St. 801-65. Patron saint of Scandinavia.

Antarctica. 1773 Cook explores seas. 1820 first sighted. Bransfield. 1821 first landing-Davis. 1911 Amundsen first to S Pole.

Anti-Comintern Pact. 1936. Germany and Japan oppose International Communism. Axis.

Anti-Corn Law League. 1839-46. Cobden and Bright’s pacifist movement for Free Trade, public education, against social reform and Chartists. Corn Laws.

Antigonid. 277-168BC. Dynasty ruling Greece and Macedonia.

Antigua and Barbuda. 1981 Independent Antigua and Barbuda.

Antipater. -319BC. Macedonian general and regent.

Antoine, André. 1858-1943. Antoine Theatre, Paris 1897.

Antonine Wall. 142. Scotland. North of Hadrian’s. Abandoned ~196. Antoninus.

ANZAC. Australian+New Zealand forces in WWI. Gallipoli.

Anzio, Battle. 1944. Allied landing site in Italy.

Aphrodite. Greek goddess of love and beauty, Roman Venus.

Apocrypha. 14 Books of the Old Testament excluded by Protestants and Jews.

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