Baudricourt, Robert. Brought Joan of Arc to Charles VII.

Cauchon, Pierre. 1371-1442. Bishop of Beauvais, judged Joan of Arc.

Charles VII, the Well-served. 1403-61. King of France 1422-. Joan of Arc. Arras Treaty. Pragmatic Sanction.

Honegger, Arthur. 1892-1955. Swiss/French modern composer. Joan of Arc 1935. Les Six.

Hundred Years War. 1337~1453. English defend claims to French throne. Crécy. Poitiers. Agincourt. Joan of Arc. English driven from continent, except Calais.

Joan of Arc, St. c1412-31. Defeated English at Orléans. Burned by the English as heretic. Rehabilitated 1456.

John of Lancaster. 1389-1435. English regent of France. Allowed Joan of Arc’s execution.

LaHire. 1390-1443. French commander with Joan of Arc.

La Trémoille, Georges de. 1382-1446. French nobleman. Obstructed Joan of Arc.

Orléans, Siege. 1428-9. 8 month English siege ended by Joan of Arc. Turning point of 100 Years War.

Patay, Battle. 1429. French rout British. Charles VII crowned. Orléans. Joan of Arc.

Retz, Gilles de. 1404-40. French Marshal. Joan of Arc companion. Tortured, killed 140 children. Model for Bluebeard.

Joan, Pope. Legendary female pontiff 855-8.

Miró, Joan. 1893-1974. Spanish surrealist painter. Pure colors, abstract shapes. Bird, star themes. Dog Barking at the Moon.

Philip V. The Tall. 1293-1322. French king 1316-. Succeeded over Joan by Salic Law.

Shaw, George Bernard. 1856-1950. Irish socialist writer/dramatist of wit and satire. Man and Superman 1903. Pygmalian 1913. St. Joan 1923. Fabian.

Abercrombie, Patrick. 1879-1957. British architect: Greater London town plan, 1943.

Absolutism. Government where one person/group has absolute power. 15-18C monarchies.

Adam, Robert. 1728-92. Scottish architect: Neoclassical English country houses.

Admiralty Arch. 1910 London memorial to Q Victoria.

Afghanistan. c200BC Aryan. 6C BC Achaemenid. 330 Alexander...Seleucid/ Maurya. 2C BC Persia/ India/ Parthia/ Kushan. 7C Arab (NW). 750 Persia (W)/ Hindu (E). 1219 Mongol...Timurid. 1525 Mogul. 1737 Persia. 1747 Monarchy. 19 C Britain/Russia dispute 1880 British suzerainty. 1919 Independent. 1973 Marxist coup, Republic. 1978 Communist coup. 1979 Russian occupation. 1989 Mujahideen expel Russians aided by CIA. 1990s Warlords. 2001 US attack Taliban.

Agrippa, Marcus V. 63-12BC. Roman general, supported Octavian.

Alarcón, Pedro de. 1833-91. Spanish novelist: El sombrero de tres picos, 1874.

Alarcos, Battle. 1195. Moslems defeat Christians in Spain, go on to conquer Castile.

Albania. Balkans. 3-5C Visigoth, Huns invade. 6-7C Bulgars, Serbs, Slavs invade.12-15C Bulgar, Norman, Angevin, Serb, Venice contest.15C Ottoman. 1912 Independent republic. 1928 Monarchy (Zog). 1939 Italy occupies. 1945 Communist (Hoxha). 1961 Left Warsaw Pact. 1991 Democratic Constitution.

450 more results ...