Gluck, Christoph. 1714-87. Bohemian composer: Orpheus 1762. Developed opera as drama with music.

Glyndwr, Owain. Glendower, Owen.

Gnosticism. 1-6C. Heretical Christian sect incorporating mysticism, dualism, Docetism.

Gobelins Tapestry Works. 1440. Established by Jehan Gobelin. Colbert reorganized 1662. Louis XIV sumptuous style. Le Brun. Versailles interiors.

Gobineau, Joseph. 1816-82. Rationalized anti-semitism and Aryan supremacy. Essay on Inequality of Human Races 1353-5.

God. Christian, Judaic, Islamic supreme being. Infinite, omniscient, benevolent creator.

God’s Truce. 1027-13C. Hostilities suspended on Holy days.

Goddard, Robert. 1882-1945. US “father of modern rocketry”.

Gödel, Kurt. 1906-78. Czech/US logician. Theorem, 1931, asserts that no logical system can prove all its own propositions.

Godfrey of Bouillon. c1061-1100. First Crusade leader. Ruled Palestine 1099-.

Godiva, Lady. c1040-80. Rode naked through Coventry to protest taxes. Wife of Earl Leofric.

Godoy, Manuel de. 1767-1851. Spanish Prime Minister 1792~1808. Battle of Trafalgar and Fontainebleau Treaty.

Godunov, Boris. 1551-1605. Russian czar 1598-.

Godwin. -1053. English Earl. Exiled 1051. Invaded England 1052.

Godwin, William. 1756-1836. English atheist philosopher, author. Anarchism. Cooperation is evil. Things as they Are 1794.

Goebbels, Joseph. 1897-1945. Hitler’s Minister of Propaganda 1933-. Suicide.

Goering, Hermann. 1893-1946. German WWI flying ace, Nazi Prime Minister. Gestapo. Condemned at Nuremberg. Suicide.

Goes, Hugo van der. c1440-82. Flemish painter. Mystical, emotional. Portinari Altarpiece c1476.

Goethe, Johann. 1749-1832. German writer: Meister’s Apprenticeship 1796. Faust 1808-32. Memories 1809. Sturm und Drang.

Gog and Magog. Giants of Albion.

Gogol, Nikolai. 1809-52. Russian Realist writer. Dead Souls 1842.

Gold Coast. 1481 Portugal. 1642 Dutch. 1874 Britain. 1957 Independent +British Togoland = Ghana.

Gold Rush. 1550 Bohemia. 1849 California. 1851 Australia. 1880s Rhodesia. 1886 South Africa. 1897 Klondike.

Gold Standard. 1821-1937. Definition of national currencies in terms of gold purchasing power. Ended: 1931 Britain, 1933 USA, 1936 France. Friedman. Bretton Woods.

Golden Age. Peaceful period of man’s innocence. Greek equivalent of Eden.

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