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Bernard, St. 923-1008. Founder of Swiss alpine hospices 962.
Bevan, Aneurin. 1897-1960. British Socialist MP 1929-60. Architect of National Health Service, 1948.
Bjørnsson, Sveinn. 1881-1952. First President of Iceland Republic, 1944-.
Black and Tans. 1920-22. Brutal British police sent to suppress Irish unrest. Irish Free State.
Bloody Sunday. 1887. Police kill 2 Socialists in Trafalgar Square Riot. 1905. Slaughter of petitioners to Winter Palace of Nicholas II leads to Russian Revolution. 1972. 13 killed in Londonderry riot.
Boadicea. -60. British Iceni Queen. Led rebellion vs Romans over taxes, 60.
Book of Concord. 1580. Lutheran liturgy: Apostles’ Creed, Nicene Creeds, Augsburg Confession.
Borgia, Lucrezia. 1480-1519. Daughter of Pope Alexander VI. Known for vices and crimes.
Botticelli, Sandro. 1445-1510. Poetic Florentine Renaissance painter: Sistine fresco 1482.Birth of Venus 1485.
Brahmanas. 900-700BC Vedic texts for sacrifices.
British Empire, Order of. 1917. Honours service to government.
Britten, Benjamin. 1913-76. Influential English composer of operas and symphonies. Paul Bunyan 1941. Billy Budd 1951. War Requiem 1962. Death in Venice 1973.
Buddhism. c528BC. Widely practised in Asia. Nirvana is achieved by following the 8-fold path and 4 Noble Truths. 1C BC Mahayana Sutras. 6C reaches Japan. 12C Zen Buddhism widely practiced in Japan.
Bunuel, Luis. 1900-83. Spanish filmmaker. Controversial film of social injustice, Andalusian Dog 1928.
Cabot, Sebastian. c1474-1557. Venetian explorer for Spain and England. Hudson’s Bay, South America.
Cambrai League. 1508-10. Holy Roman Empire, Aragon, France, Rome vs Venice.
Campo Formio, Peace. 1797. Austria surrenders to Napoleon. Independent Venice abolished.
Canaletto. 1697-1768. Venetian painter of Venice scenes.
Cassini, César. 1714-84. Italian/French astronomer, cartographer of France.
Catholic Emancipation Act. 1829. Catholics readmitted to English Parliament. Test Act. O’Connell.
Catiline. 109-62BC. Roman patrician who conspired against Cicero and the Senate.
Cheka. 1917-22. Russian secret police. GPU.
Chevalier, Maurice. 1888-1972. French singer and actor. Innocents of Paris 1929.
Chinese Examination System. 124BC-1905. Civil service exams testing knowledge of Confucius.