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Bright, John. 1811-89. English Quaker MP: Free Trade Movement. Cobden. Anti-Corn Law.
Brill, Paul. 1554-1626. Flemish Mannerist landscape painter.
Britannicus. 41-55. Son of Claudius, poisoned by Nero.
British Museum. World’s largest museum. Building 1823-52. Founded 1753 from Sloane Collection legacy. Elgin Marbles. Rosetta Stone.
British Somaliland. 1880 British protectorate. 1960 +Italian Somaliland =independent Somalia.
British Virgin Is. Arawak. Carib. 1493 Columbus. 1555 Spain. 1648 Dutch. 1666 British settle. 1960 British Crown Colony.
Britons. 6C BC-6C Celtic inhabitants of England.
Broglie, Louis de. 1892-1987. Italian/French physicist. Wave/particle theory.
Brosse, Salomon de. 1571-1624. Architect: Luxembourg Palace 1615.
Brown, Arthur. 1886-1948. First non-stop transatlantic flight, 1919, with Alcock.
Brown, Charles. 1771-1810. “Father of American novel”. Wieland 1798.
Brown, John. 1800-59. US slavery abolitionist. Harper’s Ferry. Hung.
Brown, Lancelot “Capability”. 1715-83. English landscape architect. Created the definitive “English Garden”: assymmetric, harmonious, accidental. Blenheim. Prior Park.
Brown, Robert. 1773-1858. Scottish botanist: Brownian movement. Plant cell nucleus.
Bruckner, Anton. 1824-96. Austrian Classical Romantic composer of symphonies, masses. Romantic Symphony 1874.
Bruegel, Jan (Velvet). 1568-1625. Flemish painter of landscape and still life.
Bruegel, Pieter (the Elder). 1525-69. Flemish narrative painter of village life. Natural realism. Peasant Wedding 1567. Hunters in the Snow 1565.
Brumaire, Coup of 18. Napoleon abolished Directory, est’d Consulate.
Brunel, Isambard. 1806-59. British inventor of transatlantic steamship, 1838; screw propeller, 1845.
Bruno, Giordano. 1548-1600. Italian Copernican philosopher opposed to dogma. Burned as heretic.
Brussels, Treaty. 1948. = Western Union. 50 year alliance of Britain, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands. 1954 + W Germany, Italy.
Buber, Martin. 1878-1965. Austrian/Israeli philosopher. I and Thou 1923. -Man’s relation to God.
Bucchero Ware. 7-5C BC Shiny black Etruscan pottery.
Bucharest, Treaty. 1812. Ended Russo-Turkish War. 1886. Serbia restores Rumelia to Bulgaria. 1913. Settled 2nd Balkan War. 1918. Romania capitulates to Central Powers. Voided by Allied victory.