Emboabas, War. 1708-9. New settlers vs old in Brazil gold rush.

Fisk, James. 1834-72. Flamboyant US financier. Attempt to corner gold market led to Black Friday 1869.

Ghana. 1957 Gold Coast + British Togoland =Ghana. 1960 Republic. 1981 Dictator.

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.

Golden Bull. 1222. Hungary. Limited king’s powers.

Golden Bull. 1356. Charles IV edict eliminating papal power in selection of Holy Roman Emperor.

Golden Fleece. Greek myth. Chrysomallus’ fleece taken by Jason.

Golden Fleece, Order of. 1430. Knighthood founded by Philip the Good.

Golden Gate Bridge. 1937. San Francisco.

Golden Hind. Drake’s flagship; only one to finish circumnavigation.

Golden Horde. 1250-1395. Mongol Empire in west Russia.

Golden House. 65. Nero’s huge Roman palace.

Golden Spurs, Battle. 1302. Courtrai, Belgium. Flemish craftsmen defeat French troops.

Golding, William. 1911-93. English morality novelist. Lord of the Flies 1954.

Goldman, Emma. 1869-1940. Russian/US anarchist. Deported from US, 1919.

Goldoni, Carlo. 1707-93. Italian dramatist. Realistic comedy.

Goldwyn, Samuel. 1882-1974. Polish/US film producer with De Mille. MGM.

Greenbacks. US banknotes issued to support Civil War not backed by gold.

Guinea. 1663-1817. English gold coin worth £1.05.

Gurney, Goldsworthy. 1793-1875. British Steam-auto passenger service.

Hesperides. Nymphs who guarded Hera’s tree of golden apples.

Hippolyte. Amazon queen with gold girdle.

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