Blitz. 1940-41. Popular name for Battle of Britain.

Blood, Thomas. 1628-80. Attempted to steal British crown jewels 1671.

Boadicea. -60. British Iceni Queen. Led rebellion vs Romans over taxes, 60.

Boer War. 1880-1. Boers defeat British, who had annexed Transvaal, 1877.

Boer War. 1899-1902. British defeat Boer Republic in South Africa. Vereeniging.

Boito, Arrigo. 1842-1918. Italian poet, librettist: Verdi’s Othello, Falstaff.

Boleslav the Cruel. -967. Brother, murdered St. Wenceslaus to become Prince of Bohemia, 929.

Bonaparte, Jerôme. 1784-1860. King of Westphalia 1807-13. Marshal of France. Napoleon’s brother.

Bonaparte, Joseph. 1768-1844. King of Naples 1806-8. King of Spain 1808-13. Napoleon’s brother.

Bonaparte, Louis. 1778-1846. King of Holland 1806-10. Forced to abdicate after opposing Continental System. Napoleon’s brother.

Boniface, St. 675-754. Martyred British apostle to Germany.

Boole, George. 1815-64. British mathematician. Algebra of Logic 1854.

Booth, John Wilkes. 1838-65. US actor. Shot Lincoln, 1865.

Booth, William. 1829-1912. British reformer. Founder of Salvation Army, 1878. In Darkest England and the Way Out 1890.

Born, Max. 1882-1970. German/British quantum physicist. Mathematics of atom behavior.

Borneo. 7C BC Indian influence. 3C BC-15C Chinese inf. 3C-15C Funan/Khmer, Malacca, Srivijaya, Majapahit. 15C Moslem. 16C- European inf. 19C Dutch(S)/Eng(N). WWII Japan occupies. Brunei. Malaysia. Indonesia.

Boston, Siege. 1775-6. US force British to evacuate.

Boston Massacre. 1770. British soldiers kill 5 colonists rioting vs Townshend Acts. A cause of the American Revolution.

Botswana. 1884 British occupy =Bechuanaland Protectorate. 1966 Independent.

Boulle, Pierre. 1912-94. French novelist. Bridge on the River Kwai 1952.

Bowring, Treaty. 1855. Opened Siam to British trade.

Boyne, Battle. 1690. James II attempts to retake throne; defeated by William III, ending Catholic Stuart power in Ireland. Celebrated by Orangemen, Jul 12.

Brabant Revolution. 1789-90. Belgians vs Hapsburgs. Crushed by Austrian forces.

Brackenridge, Hugh. 1748-1816. Scottish/US novelist. Modern Chivalry 1792.

Bradlaugh, Charles. 1833-91. Radical atheist MP, 1880-. Oath Act, permitting affirmation for swearing in.

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