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292 matches to John of Damascus
Bloomsbury Group. 1907-30. Agnostic English intellectuals searching for good, true, beautiful. Forster, Woolf, Keynes, Russell, Huxley, et.al.
Blow, John. 1649-1708. Westminster organist. First English opera, Venus and Adonis 1685.
Booth, John Wilkes. 1838-65. US actor. Shot Lincoln, 1865.
Boswell, James. 1740-95. Scottish author. Life of Samuel Johnson 1791.
Brétigny, Treaty (Calais). 1360. After Poitiers defeat, French John II ransomed for 3M gold crowns; Aquitaine to England.
Bright, John. 1811-89. English Quaker MP: Free Trade Movement. Cobden. Anti-Corn Law.
Brown, Arthur. 1886-1948. First non-stop transatlantic flight, 1919, with Alcock.
Brown, John. 1800-59. US slavery abolitionist. Harper’s Ferry. Hung.
Buckingham Palace. 1703. Rebuilt by Nash 1825. London residence of British sovereigns since 1837.
Bull, John. 1562-1628. English early keyboard composer. Often credited with God Save the Queen.
Bull, John. Personification of England popularized by Arbuthnot 1712.
Bunyan, John. 1628-88. English Puritan author: Pilgrim’s Progress 1678.
Burke, John. 1787-1848. Peerage 1826-.
Burnet, John. 1859-1938. Scottish architect: British Museum.
Cabal. 1667-73. Charles II’s advisers: Clifford, Arlington, Buckingham, Ashley, Lauderdale.
Cabot, John. c1450-99. Genoese explorer for England. Discovered Newfoundland, Labrador, 1497.
Cage, John. 1912-92. Father of US avant-garde musical movement. Experiments with randomness and new sounds.
Calvin, John. 1509-64. Reformist in Switzerland and France. Predestination, truth by faith. Institutes of Christian Religion 1536, used by others to justify Protestantism. Calvinism.
Calvinism. New concept of work. Diligence, frugality, beyond satisfaction of material needs. Predestination. Strict Rectitude. Presbyterianism. Calvin. Remonstrants.
Campbell, John. 1635-1716. Glencoe massacre organizer.
Campbell, John. 1678-1743. Scottish general. Suppressed Jacobite revolt 1715.
Canada. 1000 Norse visit. 1497 Cabot explores. 1534 French claim Quebec. 1583 English claim, settle Newfoundland. 1605 French settle Quebec. 1763 British conquer French territory. 1867 Independent Dominion. 1870 +northwest territories. 1871 +British Columbia. 1873 +PEI. 1949 +Newfoundland, Labrador.
Cartwright, John. 1740-1824. English reformer for universal male suffrage, abolition of slavery.
Carver, John. 1576-1621. English pilgrim, First Governor of Plymouth.
Chapman, John. = Johnny Appleseed.