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Steen, Jan. 1626-79. Dutch painter. Humourous, everyday scenes. Christening Feast 1664.
Steichen, Edward. 1879-1973. US photo-artist.
Stendhal. 1783-1842. French historical novelist of psychological insight. le Rouge et le Noir 1830.
Stephen, St. -31. First Christian martyr.
Stephen, St. 969-1038. First king of Hungary 1000-. Converted to Christianity.
Stepniak, S. 1852-95. Russian Nihilist writer. Assassinated czar’s police chief. -“Life for life”.
Stesichorus. c632-556BC. Innovative Greek lyric poet.
Stijl, de. 1917-. Dutch abstract painters. Mondrian.
Stilicho , Flavius. c365-408. Roman general. Repulsed Goths, Vandals.
Stockholm Bloodbath. 1520. Danish Christian II kills 80 nobles. Swedish fight for independence.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher. 1811-96. US author. Uncle Tom’s Cabin 1852.
Strafford, First earl. 1593-1641. English adviser to Charles I. Executed by Parliament.
Strasbourg Oath. 842. Charles II, Louis II oppose Lothair I. Earliest example of written French.
Strauss, Richard. 1864-1949. Traditional German composer of symphonic poems, operas. Don Juan 1889. Salome 1905. Also Sprach Zarathustra 1909.
Streicher, Julius. 1885-1946. German Nazi leader. Executed.
Strickland, Wm. 1787-1854. US Greek Revival architect.
Stroganov. Wealthy Russian merchant family 16-17C. Helped colonise Siberia 1574. Aided czars.
Strohmeyer, Friedrich. 1776-1835. German chemist. Cadmium, 1817.
Stuart. Family which ruled Scotland 1371-1714, England 1603-1714.
Stuart, Charles Edward. Charlie, Bonnie Prince.
Stuart, Frances. 1648-1702. “Only true love” of Charles II of England.
Sture, Sten. 1440-1503. Swedish patriot, regent 1470~1503. Opposed Kalmar Union. Defeated Christian I, deposed John in Sweden.
Sturm und Drang. 1760-80. German anti-enlightenment literary movement. Goethe. Klinger.
Stuyvesant, Peter. c1610-72. Dutch governor of New Amsterdam.
Styria. Celtic. 15BC Rome. 5C Germanic. 6C Slav. 8C Frankish. 9C German. 1056 Steyr. 1180 Duchy. 1192 Babenberg. 1276 Hapsburg. 1918 Austria. 1919 S: Yugoslavia.