Amethyst Incident. 1949. Escape of British frigate from China.

Amiens, Mise of. 1264. Louis IX arbitrated annulment of Provisions of Oxford. Barons War.

Amiens, Treaty. 1527. Henry VIII, Francis I ally vs Charles V. 1802. England, France, Spain, Holland end French Revolutionary Wars. Britain cedes captured territory, gains Ceylon, Trinidad.

Amiens Cathedral. 1220-1270. Romanesque/Gothic.

Amin, Idi. c1926-. Uganda dictator 1971-9. Exile to France.

Amis, Kingsley. 1922-95. English novelist and poet. Angry Young Men. Lucky Jim 1954.

Amish. 17C-. Conservative Mennonites. 19-20C migrated to North America.

Amistad Affair. 1841. Slaves mutiny on Spanish ship. Sail to US. Declared free by US court.

Ammianus Marcellinus. 330-395. Wrote 31 volume History of Rome.

Amnesty International. 1961. Human rights watchdog NGO fighting for political prisoners and victims of torture. MacBride.

Amon. Horned Egyptian deity. Greek =Zeus.

Amor. Roman god of love. =Eros. =Cupid.

Amorites. 1900-1600BC. Babylonian civilization conquered Sumerians. Hammurabi.

Ampère, André. 1775-1836. Physicist: related magnetism to electric current, 1820. Galvanometer 1824.

Amphion. Thebian king with magic lyre.

Amphitrite. Greek sea goddess. Wife of Poseidon.

Amphityron. Greek husband, impersonated by Zeus to seduce Alcmene.

Amram bar Shishna. -875. Hebrew scholar. Oldest prayer book. Seder Rab Amram.

Amritsar. 1577 Sikh. 1761 Golden Temple destroyed; rebuilt 1764. 1849 India.

Amritsar Riot. 1919. British Dyer opens fire on unarmed Indians. 379 dead. 1200 injured.

Amundsen, Roald. 1872-1928. Norwegian explorer, first to South Pole, 1911; NW Passage, 1906.

Amyot, Jacques. 1513-93. French humanist and Plutarch translator.

An. Sumerian god of heaven, father of all gods.

Anabaptists. 1520- Christian sect. Adult baptism. No clergy. Salvation via faith. Millenialist. Hutterites, Mennonites, Quakers. Peasants War.

Anacreon. c582-485BC. Greek lyric poet.

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