Revivalism. 18,19C. Revival of prior periods of English architecture. Neo-Greek, Neo-Renaissance, Neo-Gothic. British Museum.

Revolutionary Tribunal. 1793-5. French Terror court.

Reynaud, Paul. 1878-1966. French Prime Minister, imprisoned by Vichy French.

Rhine, Confederation of. 1806-13. Bavaria and German states with constitution in French model.

Rhodes. <1000BC Minoan. Dorian. 5C BC Delian League. 43BC Rome alliance. 653 Saracen. 1309 Knights of St John. 1522 Turks. 1912 Italy. 1947 Greece. c1C BC School of rhetoric.

Rhodes, Cecil. 1853-1902. English colonialist in South Africa. Endowed Oxford scholarship to preserve Empire.

Ribalta, Francisco. 1565-1628. Spanish painter. Light/dark color contrast. Christ Embracing St Bernard.

Ribaut, Jean. 1520-65. French explorer to North America.

Ribbentrop, Joachim von. 1893-1946. German Nazi foreign minister 1933-45. Hanged at Nuremberg.

Ricci, Matteo. 1552-1610. Italian Jesuit missionary to China.

Richard I. Lion Heart. 1157-99. King of England 1189-. Led Third Crusade. Captured and ransomed.

Richard II. 1367-1400. King of England 1377-99. Artistic, erratic, egocentric. Deposed.

Richard III. 1452-85. King of England 1483-. Murdered (?) nephews in tower. Killed at Bosworth by Henry VII, ending War of Roses.

Richard. 1209-72. English. King of the Romans 1256-71.

Richardson, Dorothy. 1873-1957. English stream of consciousness novelist. Pilgrimage 1915-38.

Richardson, Samuel. 1689-1761. English novelist using personal letters. Influenced novel form: Pamela 1740 Clarissa 1747 (at 1M words, the longest English novel).

Richelieu, Cardinal. 1585-1642. French politician 1624-. Built power of Louis XIII.

Richler, Mordecai. 1931-2001. Canadian novelist of human dilemmas. Duddy Kravitz 1959.

Richmond, Virginia. US Confederate capital 1861-5.

Richter, Hans. 1843-1916. Hungarian conductor. Brahms, Wagner expert.

Richthofen, Manfred von. 1892-1918. WWI German air ace. Downed 80 Allied planes.

Ridley, Nicholas. c1500-55. English Protestant bishop. Supported Lady Jane Grey. Executed.

Rieboeck, Jan van. 1619-77. Dutch founder of Cape Town.

Riel, Louis. 1844-85. Organized Métis rebellions in Red River 1869-70, Saskatchewan 1884-5. Hung.

Riggenbach, Nikolaus. Swiss engineer of cog railways.

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