Abydos, Table. 14C BC List of Egyptian. kings. Discovered Temple of Seti,1817.

Aegeus. King of Athens. Theseus’ father. Suicide.

Aeolus. Greek king (later, god) of the winds.

Afonso I. c1111-1185. First King of Portugal, 1139.

Agamemnon. Legendary King of Argos/Mycenae. Led Greeks in Trojan War.

Ahab. King of Israel 874-853BC.

Aix-la-Chapelle, Congress. 1818. Restored King of France. Congress System.

Alaric II. -507. King of Visigoths 484-, beaten by Clovis, 507. Law code 506 for Roman subjects.

Alba. 843 Kingdom of Picts and Scots, north of Clyde. 1034 +Strathclyde +Cumbria +Lothian.

Albert I. 1875-1932. King of Belgians, 1909. Led army WWI. Introduced universal male suffrage.

Alboin. -572. Germanic Lombard King. Allied Germanic tribes and conquered N Italy.

Alexander. 1876-1903. Serbian King, 1889-. Scandals, authoritarianism led to assassination.

Alexander. 1888-1934. Yugoslav King, 1921-. United Serbs, Croats, Slovenes as Yugoslavia 1929. Assassinated.

Alexander the Great. 356-323BC. Macedonian king 336-. Conquered an Asian empire to Persia and India.

Alfonso X (the Wise). 1221-84. King of León and Castile. Codified laws, first history of Spain.

Alfonso XIII. 1886-1941. King of Spain 1886-1931. Survived 5 assassination attempts. Support for Primo de Rivera weakened monarchy.

Alfred the Great. 849-99. Saxon King of Wessex 871-. Resisted Danes 877-79 (Edington) + 892-96. Captured London 886. First British Navy 897.

Alto Adige. German speaking Tyrol area of Italy 1919-. Granted semi-independence, 1971.

Amboise Conspiracy. 1560. Failed Huguenot plot to kidnap French king. Led to massacre of 1200 Huguenots.

Amis, Kingsley. 1922-95. English novelist and poet. Angry Young Men. Lucky Jim 1954.

Amphion. Thebian king with magic lyre.

Andrew II. 1175-1235. King of Hungary, 1202-. Signed Golden Bull.

Angevin Dynasty. Descendants of French House of Anjou. France -1480. Plantagenet Kings of England 1154-1485. Charles I of Anjou.

Angry Young Men. 1950s British writers. Irreverence for establishment. Amis, Wain, Osborne.

Annam. 2000BC Kingdom in north Vietnam 1883 French protectorate.

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