Brébeuf, St. Jean. 1593-1649. French missionary to Canadian Indians. Martyr.

Brétigny, Treaty (Calais). 1360. After Poitiers defeat, French John II ransomed for 3M gold crowns; Aquitaine to England.

Breton, André. 1896-1966. French poet. Surrealist Manifesto 1924.

Briand, Aristide. 1862-1932. French Prime Minister 1909~29, orator. “Separation of Church and State”, 1905. Advocated union of Europe. Kellogg-Briand.

Bright, John. 1811-89. English Quaker MP: Free Trade Movement. Cobden. Anti-Corn Law.

Brinvilliers, Marie. 1630-76. French poisoner, beheaded. Poisons Affair.

British East Africa. 1888. Former protectorates. Kenya, Uganda, Zanzibar, Tanganyika.

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

Brittany. Inhab c3500BC. Celts. 57BC Rome. 5-6C Britons (Celts) re-settle. 12C Capetian. 1365 Montfort Dukedom. 1532 France.

Broca, Paul. 1824-80. French pathologist; discovered brain’s speech center.

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

Brongniart, Adolph. 1801-76. French father of paleobotany.

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

Browning, Elizabeth Barrett. 1806-61. English poet: Sonnets from the Portuguese 1848. Aurora Leigh 1857. Wife of Robert.

Bruant, Aristide. 1851-1925. French singer.

Bruce, James. 1730-94. African explorer 1768-73.

Brumaire. 2nd Month of French Revolutionary calendar.

Brunel, Marc. 1769-1849. French engineer. Thames tunnel 1825-42.

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

Brussels, Treaty. 1948. = Western Union. 50 year alliance of Britain, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands. 1954 + W Germany, Italy.

Buccaneers. 1630-97. British,French,Dutch pirates vs Spanish ships and colonies in Caribbean, S. America. Morgan.

Buchman, Frank. 1878-1961. English founder of Buchmanism.

Budé, Guillaume. 1467-1540. Humanist, Greek scholar. Founded Collège de France.

Buffons, War of. 1752. Paris intellectuals debate Italian vs French opera. Rousseau.

Buganda.19C African kingdom. 1890s Britain. 1962 Independent under Uganda. 1966 Uganda.

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