Royal Scots Guards. 1633. Oldest regular regiment in British Army.

Rude, François. 1784-1855. French sculptor of public monuments. Marseillaise 1833-6.

Rump Parliament. 1648-60. After Pride’s Purge.

Russian Revolution. 1905. Led to Duma, Constitution and end of Mir system. Police gradually regained authority. October Manifesto. Bloody Sunday. 1917 Feb: Liberal republicans overthrow Czar. Oct: Lenin’s Bolsheviks overthrow Kerensky’s Provisional Government, withdraw from WWI.

Russian Social Democratic Party. 1898. Split into Bolsheviks and Mensheviks, 1903.

Russification. Attempted conversion of local language and culture by settlement of large numbers of Russians. 19C Poland, Finland. 20C Kazakstan. Baltic.

Saarinen, Eero. 1910-61. Finnish/US experimental architect. St. Louis Gateway Arch 1948-65.

Sabines. Ancient Italian tribe whose women were seized by Romans as wives (legend). 290BC Conquered.

Salesbury, William. c1520-84. Welsh lexicographer. Translated New Testament to Welsh 1567.

SALT. US-USSR Strategic Arms Limitation Talks. 1969-79. Agreement 1972. 1979 agreement not ratified by US Senate.

Samson. Old Testament Israelite judge, prophet. Lost sight and strength when Delilah cut off his hair.

Sandys, Edwin. 1561-1629. English parliamentarian. His ideas helped overthrow Charles I.

Santo Domingo. Dominican Republic. 1496- Oldest continuous European settlement in western Hemisphere.

Sarah. Old Testament figure. Abraham’s wife. Isaac’s mother.

Satrap. Provincial governor of Persian Empire. Achaemenids.

Scarlatti, Domenico. 1685-1757. Italian composer. 555 Sonatas for harpsichord 1737-. Operas 1703-.

Schleswig-Holstein. S: 975 HRE. 1027 Denmark. H: 800 Saxony. 12C Schaumburg dynasty. 1386 + S. S-H: 1460 Denmark. 1848 Self-government. 1864 Prussia/Denmark. 1867 Prussia. 1920 Denmark(N)/ Germany(S)(most).

Scholasticism. 11-14C. Christian movement to reconcile faith, reason. Anselm. Thomas Aquinas. Duns Scotus.

Schoolmen. Scholasticism.

Scientology. 1955-. Religious/scientific movement founded by Hubbard.

Scots Confession. Knox’s Calvinist doctrine, adopted by Scottish parliament 1560.

Scutage. -14C. Payment by vassal to Lord in lieu of military service.

Secularism. Humanism. Movement toward “this-worldliness”.

Separatism. 1960-. Quebec movement for political independence from Canada. Referendum defeated 1980, 1995.

Septuagint. 3-2C BC. Oldest Greek translation of Old Testament.

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