Scotland Yard. Site of Palace where Scottish kings stayed. 1829- HQ, London Metropolitan Police.

Scots Confession. Knox’s Calvinist doctrine, adopted by Scottish parliament 1560.

Scott, George. 1811-78. English Gothic Revival architect: Oxford Martyrs’ Memorial 1841. Albert Memorial 1863-72.

Scott, Robert. 1868-1912. English Antarctic explorer. Died returning from the South Pole.

Scott, Walter. 1771-1832. Prolific Scottish Romantic historical novelist. Lady of the Lake 1810; Waverley 1814; Ivanhoe 1819.

Scriabin, Aleksandr. 1872-1915. Russian composer uniting music with philosophy: Prometheus 1911. Musical symbolism.

Scribe. c5C-200BC. Jewish scholar, teacher. 200BC- jurist/doctor of law.

Scriblerus Club. 18C English literary club. Satirized contemporary writing. Swift. Pope.

Scripps, Edward. 1854-1926. US publisher. Founded United Press news service 1907.

Scrofula.(King’s evil). Tuberculosis. Once thought cured by king’s touch.

Scutage. -14C. Payment by vassal to Lord in lieu of military service.

Scylla. Rock opposite Charybdis, danger to passing ships...mythical sea monster ate sailors.

Scythians. 8/7-2C BC. Nomadic conquerors of S Europe, Russia. Conquered by Samaritans. Destroyed 2C AD.

Se Ami. Japanese No dramatist. Offering of the Flowers 1395.

Sea Lion, Operation. Battle of Britain.

Seaborg, Glenn. 1912-99. US chemist. Isolated plutonium, Atom bomb ingredient.

SEATO. Southeast Asia Treaty Organization. 1954-77 for defence vs communist infiltration.

Sebastapol, Siege. 1854. 11 mos. Allied Crimean War victory. First trench warfare. Florence Nightingale.

Sebastian, St. -288. Martyr. Survived arrows...beaten to death.

Sebek. Egyptian crocodile god, patron of kings.

SEC. Securities and Exchange Commission. 1934. Founded under New Deal.

Second Front. 1944 Allied attack from west.

Secret Speech. 1956. Khrushchev call for destalinization in USSR leads to Hungarian, Polish uprisings.

Secularism. Humanism. Movement toward “this-worldliness”.

Security Council. UN executive. USA, USSR, China, France, UK, + 10 non-permanent.

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