People’s Republic. Communist government by a people’s party. Democratic mandate from popular revolution. Often Totalitarian.

Pepin II. -714. Ruler of Franks 687-. United Merovingian kingdoms by defeating Neustria 687.

Pepin the Short. c714-68. First Carolingian king of France 751-. Charlemagne’s father. Donation of Pepin.

Pepys, Samuel. 1633-1703. English diarist of 1660-9.

Perceval, Spencer. 1762-1812. Only British Prime Minister assassinated in office.

Percival. Legendary 13C knight. Found Holy Grail.

Percy, Thomas. 1528-72. Failed attempt 1569 to rescue Mary Stuart, replace Elizabeth.

Perdiccas. c365-321BC. Regent of Macedonian Empire 323BC-.

Perestroika. 1986. Gorbachev’s policy of government and economic reform.

Pérez, Galdós. 1843-1920. Spanish writer of 46 historical novels. Episodios Nacionales.

Pérez de Ayala, Ramón. 1880-1962. Spanish writer. Balarmino and Apolonio.

Perez de Cuellar, Javier. 1920-. Peruvian UN Sec. Gen. 1982-91.

Pérez Jimenez, Marcos. 1914- Ruthless Venezuelan president. 1952-8. Coup 1948. Convicted of corruption.

Perfectionism. 19C. Conversion means freedom from all sin. Noyes. Oneida.

Pergamum. 5C BC-. Attalid capital 3-2C BC of Mysia in Asia Minor.

Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista. 1710-36. Italian opera buffa composer. La serva padrona 1733. “War of the Buffoons” Paris 1752.

Peri, Jacopo. 1561-1633. Florentine composer. First opera. Dafne 1594. Euridice 1600.

Periander. Corinthian tyrant c627-586BC. Trade and art expansion.

Pericles. c495-429BC. Athenian leader 461-. Led to Athenian dominance of Greece. Parthenon. Height of democracy.

Perón, Eva. “Evita”. 1919-52. Influential first wife of Juan. Won women’s vote.

Perón, Isabel. 1931-. Argentine president 1974-5, succeeding husband.

Perón, Juan. 1895-1974. Totalitarian Argentine president 1946-55, 73-4. Evita. Isabel.

Pérotin. -c1238. First composer to write for 4 voices. Sederunt.

Perpendicular. c1350-1500. English Gothic architecture. Square and heavy materialistic design.

Perpetual Alliance. 1291. Association of Swiss Cantons which engendered today’s Confederation.

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