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107 matches to Gran Colombia
Dürer, Albrecht. 1471-1528. German painter, pioneer engraver. Apocalypse 1498. Grand Passion 1501. St Jerome 1513. 4 Apostles 1526.
Empire. Style of Art. 1804-14. Classical heroic grandiose trend from Napoleon’s court. Arc de Triomphe, 1806.
Fenians. 1858. Secret US society of Irish emigrants seeking Irish autonomy. Raided Canada 1866,70,71.
Feudalism. 8-14C. Social system. Lord grants land rights (fiefs) to vassals in return for military or other service. Manorialism. Seignorialism.
Finland. 7C Finns settle, displace Lapps. 1157 Sweden. 1809 Grand Duchy of Russia. 1919 Indepependent republic.
Freemasons. Secret fraternal organization based on guilds, chivalry, religious orders. 1717 London Grand Lodge.
Granada. 745-1492 Moors. Last Moslem kingdom in Spain. Alhambra.
Granadine Confederation. 1858-63. = Colombia.
Granados, Enrique. 1867-1916. Spanish Nationalist composer. 7 Operas. Set of Tonadillas. Dances. Goyescas 1911-13.
Grand Alliance, War of. 1689-97. Spain, Sweden, England, Holy Roman Empire, Netherlands vs French expansionism. Negotiated Peace. King William’s War. Namur. Augsburg League.
Grand Army of the Republic. 1866-1956. Political organization of American Civil War veterans.
Grand Canal. 4C BC-1400. China. World’s longest, 1,000 miles.
Grand Palais. Built for 1900 World Exhibition in Paris.
Grand Remonstrance. 1641. Grievances presented to Charles I by Long Parliament.
Grande Armée. 1805-12. Napoleon’s 1,000,000 man army; combined smaller armies for central control.
Grande Gallery of Louvre. Longest gallery in the world, 300m.
Grandee. 13C-. Highest rank of Spanish nobility.
Grandfather Clause. -1915. S US states limited vote to those enfranchised by 1866/7.
Grands-Augustins, Quai de. 1313. Oldest quay in Paris, by Philip the Fair.
Grands Rhétoriqueurs. 15-16C. French poets. Deschamps, DeMachaut.
Granger Movement. 19C. US farmers’ co-ops, political lobbies.
Granicus, Battle. 334BC. Alexander’s First victory; defeats Darius III of Persia.
Grant, Ulysses S. 1822-85. Commander-in-Chief Union army 1864-5 in US Civil War. President 1869-77.
Halepa, Pact. 1878. Turks grant self-government to Cretan Greeks.
Homestead Acts. 1862 US grants 160 acres free to 5yr settlers. 1885 NZ, 1893 W. Australia grant free land to immigrants. Canada 160 acres for $10..