British East India Company. 1600-1858. For trade with Asia. Took political control.

British Empire, Order of. 1917. Honours service to government.

British Museum. World’s largest museum. Building 1823-52. Founded 1753 from Sloane Collection legacy. Elgin Marbles. Rosetta Stone.

British Somaliland. 1880 British protectorate. 1960 +Italian Somaliland =independent Somalia.

Britten, Benjamin. 1913-76. Influential English composer of operas and symphonies. Paul Bunyan 1941. Billy Budd 1951. War Requiem 1962. Death in Venice 1973.

Brock, Isaac. 1769-1812. British military commander. Upper Canada hero in War of 1812.

Broglie, Louis de. 1892-1987. Italian/French physicist. Wave/particle theory.

Brosse, Salomon de. 1571-1624. Architect: Luxembourg Palace 1615.

Broussel. Parliamentarian, whose arrest by Anne of Austria began the Fronde 1648.

Brown, George. 1818-80. Scottish/Canadian statesman. Founded Toronto Globe 1844.

Brown, Lancelot “Capability”. 1715-83. English landscape architect. Created the definitive “English Garden”: assymmetric, harmonious, accidental. Blenheim. Prior Park.

Browne, Robert. 1550-1633. English founder of congregationalist Brownist sect, 1580. Exiled.

Bruant, Aristide. 1851-1925. French singer.

Bruant, Libéral. 1635-97. Architect: Les Invalides 1671.

Bruegel, Pieter (the Elder). 1525-69. Flemish narrative painter of village life. Natural realism. Peasant Wedding 1567. Hunters in the Snow 1565.

Brummel, George. (Beau). 1778-1840. English dandy, fashion leader.

Brunei. 15C + Borneo. 16-18C Decline; European colonies. 1888 British protectorate. WWII Japanese occupy. 1971 Self-governing. 1983 Independent Sultanate.

Brunhild. 534-613. Visigoth queen of Austrasia. Fued w Fredegund. Def by Neustria. Executed by having her hair tied to tail of wild horse.

Bruno, St. c1035-c1101. Founder of German Carthusian Order 1084.

Brut. Unrestricted style of art produced by those outside of society: insane, criminal, etc.

Brute. Descendant of Aeneas, said to have founded New Troy at London..

Brutus, Marcus. 85-42BC. Conspired vs Caesar. Commited suicide after Philippi.

Bryan, William Jennings. 1860-1925. US Democrat vs Gold Standard. Scopes prosecutor.

Bryant, William. 1794-1878. US poet/journalist. Founded Republican Party. Evening Post.

Bucephalus. -326BC. Alexander the Great’ s horse.

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