Schlieffen Plan. 1905 German military strategy to conquer France. Failed in WWI but succeeded in WWII.

Scholasticism. 11-14C. Christian movement to reconcile faith, reason. Anselm. Thomas Aquinas. Duns Scotus.

Schönbrunn, Peace. 1809. Austria lost land to France, Russia, Bavaria, Warsaw in Napoleonic Wars.

Schoolmen. Scholasticism.

Schrödinger, Erwin. 1887-1961. Austrian. Wave equation 1926.

Schuman, Robert. 1886-1963. French Prime Minister 1947-8. 1950 plan to pool European resources led to EEC.

Schwann, Theodor. 1810-82. German scientist. Isolated first enzyme from animal tissue 1836.

Schwarzenberg, Karl, Fürst zu. 1771-1820. Austrian. Commanded with Napoleon in Russia. Later led Allies vs Napoleon.

Schweitzer, Albert. 1875-1965. German medical missionary to Africa 1913-.

Scopes Trial. 1925. Scopes found guilty of teaching evolution in Tennessee high school. Bryan. Darrow.

Scotland. c4000BC Inhabited. c1800BC Beaker people. c300BC Celts (Picts). Caledonia. c500 AD Scots (Celts from Ireland) settle. 832 MacAlpin unifies. 945 + Cumbria + Strathclyde. c1016 + Lothian. 1328 Independence acknowledged by England. 1603 James VI becomes James I of England. 1707 Great Britain. 1801 United Kingdom.

Scotland Yard. Site of Palace where Scottish kings stayed. 1829- HQ, London Metropolitan Police.

Scott, Walter. 1771-1832. Prolific Scottish Romantic historical novelist. Lady of the Lake 1810; Waverley 1814; Ivanhoe 1819.

Scribe. c5C-200BC. Jewish scholar, teacher. 200BC- jurist/doctor of law.

Scrofula.(King’s evil). Tuberculosis. Once thought cured by king’s touch.

Scylla. Rock opposite Charybdis, danger to passing ships...mythical sea monster ate sailors.

Seaborg, Glenn. 1912-99. US chemist. Isolated plutonium, Atom bomb ingredient.

Secularism. Humanism. Movement toward “this-worldliness”.

Segovia, Andrés. 1894-1987. Spanish classical guitarist.

Sejm. 1467-. Polish legislative assembly.

Selassie, Haile. Haile Selassie.

Selkirk, 5th earl. 1771-1820. Philanthropist. Established Scottish colonies in Canada. Red River.

Senanayake, D.S. 1884-1952. “Father” of Independent Ceylon. Prime Minister 1947-.

Senegal. Wolof, Fulani, Serer, Tukulor. 1406 Bettencourt explored. 15C Portugal. 1626 French settle. 1895 French colony. 1959 +Sudanese Republic=Mali Federation. 1960 -Mali=Independent republic.

Separatists. 16-17C. Factions who left Church of England. Brownists, Pilgrims, Quakers.

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