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69 matches to Confederation Group
Harris, Lawren. 1885-1970. Canadian landscape, abstract painter. Group of Seven. Lake and Mountains 1928.
Helsinki Group. 1976. Soviet dissidents who monitor human rights aspect of Helsinki Accord. Orlov. Shscharansky.
Inquisition. Group of tribunals dedicated to routing out heresy. Papal. 1231-18C. Formalized by Gregory IX. Torture to obtain confession authorized by Innocent IV 1252. Roman. 1542-1908. RC church vs Protestantism. Galileo. Spanish. 1478-1834. Formed by Isabella and Ferdinand to persecute Jews and Moslems. Torquemada. Auto-da-fé.
Irgun Zvai Leumi. 1931-48. Jewish right-wing terrorist group in Palestine.
Jackson, A.Y. 1882-1974. Canadian landscape painter. Led Group of Seven.
Jacobins. 1789-94. Robespierre-led radical democratic French Revolutionary group. In power 1793-4. -“Holy League against the enemies of liberty”.
K’ai-feng. c1127-19C. Chinese Jewish group.
Moral Rearmament. 1938 =Buchmanism. Oxford Group.
OAS. Organisation de l’Armée Secrète. 1961-9. Right-wing terrorist anti-Gaullist group founded by Salan. Failed revolt in Algeria 1961.
Oxford Group. 1921- Early form of Buchmanism stressing group confessions.
Red Brigade. 1970-84. Italian left-wing terrorist group. Moro.
Renart, le Roman de. Group of French adventure romances written in the 12-13C.
Resistance. WWII underground paramilitary groups in German-occupied countries, notably France. Partisans. Maquis.
Sandinistas. 1962-. Nicaraguan Communist guerilla group vs Somoza. Governed 1980-89, despite US Funded Contra rebellion.
Sezession. Groups of artists who seceded from academies in Munich 1892, Vienna 1897, Berlin 1999.
Tagalog. Filipino ethnic group, official language.
Thomson, Tom. 1877-1917. Canadian landscape painter. Influenced Group of Seven.
Ustaše. 1929-45 Secret Croatian terrorist group seeking independence from Yugoslavia.
Woolf, Virginia. 1882-1941. English psychological stream of consciousness writer. Captured transience and subtlety of thought. Bloomsbury Group. Mrs Dalloway 1925. To the Lighthouse 1927. Waves 1931.