Andersen, Hans Christian. 1805-75. Danish author of fairy tales: Little Mermaid 1832, Princess and the Pea, Ugly Duckling.

Andrea del Sarto. 1486-1530. Florentine fresco painter: Annunziata frescoes. Madonna of the Harpies 1517.

Andrew, St. Apostle and martyr. Patron saint of Scotland and Russia. Peter’s brother.

Anglicanism. Catholic adherence to the doctrines of the Church of England.

Anglo-Irish Agreement. 1985. Irish Republic gets voice in governing N. Ireland.

Anglo-Irish Treaty. 1921. Partitioned Ireland. Irish Free State as Dominion. N. Ireland in UK.

Angola. Bantu. 1482 Cao discovers.1641-8 Dutch. 1575 Portuguese colony. 1975 Independent.

Anne, St. Mother of Mary.

Anne of Bretagne. 1477-1514. Wife of Charles VIII, 1491, then of Louis XII, 1499. Began union of Brittany with France.

Antisthenes. c445-365BC. Greek philosopher. Founder of Cynics.

Antoine, André. 1858-1943. Antoine Theatre, Paris 1897.

Antophon. c480-411BC. Athenian. First prof. orator.

Apartheid. 1948-1994. Racial segregation in South Africa.

Apocrypha. 14 Books of the Old Testament excluded by Protestants and Jews.

Apollodorus. 5C BC. Athenian painter. Shading. No surviving work.

Apollonius of Perga. c262-190BC. Greek mathematician: named conic sections: ellipse, hyperbola, parabola.

April Theses. 1917. Lenin’s plan for Soviet takeover of state power from provisional government.

Archangels. Chief angels of Christian, Judaic, Islamic, other religions.

Archidamus II. Spartan king 469-427BC. Conflict w Athens.

Archimedes. 287-212BC. Greek mathematician: lever, screw. Principle of displacement of liquid. Screw pump 260BC. Catapult 215BC.

Ardennes, Battle. Battle of the Bulge.

Areopagus. Athenian council of elders.

Argonauts. Greek heroes who pursued the golden fleece.

Argus. 100 eyed keeper of Io, killed by Hermes. Hera gave eyes to the peacock.

Ariadne. Daughter of Minos. Gave Theseus the string to escape the Labyrinth.

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