Fitzgerald, Edward. 1763-98. Irish rebel. Sought aid from France for 1798 uprising.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. 1896-1940. US Jazz age writer. This Side of Paradise 1920. Great Gatsby 1925.

Fitzgerald, Gerald. c1538-83. Irish. Rebelled vs Q Elizabeth 1579-83.

Fitzgerald, Thomas. 1513-37. Irish. Led rebellion vs Henry VIII 1534-5.

Five Dynasties. 907-60. China between T’ang and Sung dynasties. Upheaval stimulated arts. Art to represent metaphysical truth.

Five Hundred, Council of. 508BC. Athens’ representative government.

Five Hundred, Council of. 1795. Lower House of French Parliament.

Five Mile Act. 1665. English Nonconformist clergy banned 5 miles from towns where they had preached.

Fizeau, Armand. 1819-96. French physicist. Measured speed of light, 1849.

Flaminian Way. 220BC. Roman road to Rimini.

Flamininus, Quinctus. c227-174BC. Roman General who def Philip V of Macedonia 197BC.

Flamsteed, John. 1646-1719. First Astronomer Royal of England, 1675.

Flanders. Historical region of France, Belgium, Neth. 13C Cloth industry. Ghent. Bruges.

Flaubert, Gustave. 1821-1880. French Realist novelist. Madame Bovary 1851. Novembre 1842. Acquitted of corrupting public morals, 1857.

Fleet Prison. 12C-1844. London debtors prison.

Fleming, Alexander. 1881-1955. Scottish doctor, dicoverer of penicillin 1928. Florey, Chain.

Fleming, Sir Sandford. 1827-1915. Scottish/Canadian scientist, engineer. CPR. Standard Time zones 1884.

Flemings. Dutch speakers of north Belgium. Walloon.

Flemish. School of Music. 1450-1550. Vocal contrapuntal ideal of a capella.

Flemish. 15-17C school of painting. Technical skill, detail. VanEyck. Bruegel. Rubens.

Fleur de Lys. National emblem of France 496-1789. Tricolour.

FLN. 1954-62. Algerian National Liberation Front conducts war vs France.

Flodden, Battle. 1513. Repelled Scotish invasion of England. James IV of Scotland killed.

Flood, Great. c3000BC. Destruction of man and world by God. Forty days and night. Noah. Gilgamesh.

Flora. Roman goddess of flowers.

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