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Adoptionism. 8C Christian heresy. Christ was born human, became divine after baptism.
Alcamenes. c440BC. Greek sculptor; delicacy and finish.
Aldermaston March. 1958-64. Annual ‘Ban the Bomb’ demonstration of CND.
Alyscamps. Gallo Roman cemetery, Arles.
Anne of Austria. 1601-66. Wife of Louis XIII. Founded Feuillantines, 1622; Val-de-Grâce, 1638. Regent for Louis XIV until he became of age.
Arab-Israeli Wars. 1948-9. Palestinians flee to Arab countries. 1956. Israel captures Sinai, UN takes over. 1967. Six Day War. Israel defeats Egypt, Syria, Jordan, gains Jerusalem, Sinai, Golan,... 1973. Egypt, Syria attack = October War.
Arnolfo di Cambio. c1245-1302. Architect, Florence Cathedral.
Arthur. c500. Legendary king of Camelot. Knights of the Round Table.
Assignats. French legal tender, 1789-96. Overissue caused inflation. Became worth 1% of face value.
Auschwitz. 1940-45. German death camp in Poland. 1-4 million killed. Final Solution.
Avila Camacho, Manuel. 1897-1955. Mexican President 1940-46. Befriended US, rallied Latin America vs Axis.
Baghdad Pact. 1955. Became CENTO 1959.
Bastille. 1370. Paris fortified residence for Charles V, became a state prison, arsenal 1397. Stormed July 14, 1789. Symbolic overthrow of monarch’s power. Lettres de Cachet.
Begin, Menachem. 1913-91. Polish/Israeli. Prime Minister, 1977-83. Camp David Accords. Sadat.
Belsen. 1933-45. Nazi concentration camp. Commandant Kramer executed.
Bernadotte, Jean. 1763-1844. Marshal of French Empire, became King Karl XIV Johan of Sweden 1818.
Boccaccio, Giovanni. 1313-75. Italian “father” of vernacular novel. Decameron 1348-53.
Buchenwald. 1937-45. Nazi concentration camp. Medical research, slave labour. 52,500 dead.
Burma Campaign. 1942-5. British rout Japanese invaders.
Caerleon. Wales. Possible site of Camelot.
Cambrai, Battle. 1917. First use of tanks (by British).
Cambrai League. 1508-10. Holy Roman Empire, Aragon, France, Rome vs Venice.
Cambridge Agreement. 1629. Allowed Puritans to manage Massachussets Bay Company.
Cambridge Platonists. 17C. Tried to synthesize Plato and Christianity. Christian Humanists.