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116 matches to Field of Cloth of Gold
Roses, War of. 1455-85. York (white) vs Lancaster (red) for English throne. Lancaster rule ended. Henry VII (Tudor/Lancaster) married Elizabeth (York). Bosworth Field. Plantagenet.
Ruisdael, Jacob van. 1628-82. Dutch landscape painter. Jewish Cemetery c1660. Wheatfields c1670.
Sarsfield, Patrick. -1693. Irish Jacobite vs William III.
Schley, Winfield. 1839-1911. Destroyed Spanish fleet at Santiago.
Starhemberg, Ernst von. 1638-1701. Austrian Field Marshal. Defended Vienna vs Turks 1683.
Tesla, Nikola. 1856-1943. Croatian/US physicist: high voltage electricity. Rotating magnetic field.
Van Gogh, Vincent. 1853-90. Dutch expressionist painter. Passionate intensity revealed in colors. Sunflowers. Potato Eaters 1885. Starry Night 1889. Wheat Fields. Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear 1889.
Wakefield, Battle. 1460. War of Roses. 1643 English Civil War.
Whitefield, George. 1714-70. English evangelist, founder of Calvinistic Methodist Church. Stimulated 18C religious revival.
Clotho. Youngest Fate. Spinner of thread of life.
Flanders. Historical region of France, Belgium, Neth. 13C Cloth industry. Ghent. Bruges.
Aeëtes. Greek. Medea’s father. Guardian of Golden Fleece.
Alchemy. Magic art of Egyptian origin attempting to transmute metals, esp lead to gold. Based on belief that all metals are a pure base metal + impurities which the philosopher’s stone can remove.
Amritsar. 1577 Sikh. 1761 Golden Temple destroyed; rebuilt 1764. 1849 India.
Andrew II. 1175-1235. King of Hungary, 1202-. Signed Golden Bull.
Argonauts. Greek heroes who pursued the golden fleece.
Basil I. 813-886. Byzantine Emperor, 867-. Defeated Arabs. New Golden Age. Founded Macedonian dynasty.
Black Friday. Sept 24, 1869. Fisk corners gold. US market collapses.
Brétigny, Treaty (Calais). 1360. After Poitiers defeat, French John II ransomed for 3M gold crowns; Aquitaine to England.
Bryan, William Jennings. 1860-1925. US Democrat vs Gold Standard. Scopes prosecutor.
Cellini, Benvenuto. 1500-71. Florentine Mannerist sculptor, goldsmith. Saltcellar of Francis I 1543. Autobiography 1561.
Depression. 1873-96. Caused by gold shortage, agricultural shortage, overspeculation, deflation.
Dmitri. 1350-89. Moscow prince defeats Golden Horde 1380.
El Dorado. 16C Legendary city of gold in S America.
Éloi, St. c588-660. Treasurer to Clotaire II and Dagobert. Goldsmith.