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124 matches to Long Parliament
Bishops’ Wars. 1639. Scots vs Charles’ Anglicanism. 1640. Covenanters force Charles to call Long Parliament.
Grand Remonstrance. 1641. Grievances presented to Charles I by Long Parliament.
Long Parliament. 1640-60. Civil War parliament. Ended Charles I attempt to govern without one.
Pym, John. 1583-1643. English Puritan. Led Long Parliament. Civil War.
Westminster Assembly. 1643-52. Convened by Long Parliament to inaugurate Presbyterianism in England and Wales. Westminster Confession of Faith.
Westminster Confession of Faith. 1647. Doctrine of Presbyterian religion of Westminster Assembly called by Long Parliament.
Alba Longa. Italian birthplace of Romulus and Remus. Oldest Latin city (1152BC).
Alsace-Lorraine. Iron rich region along Rhine. 1C BC Rome. 5C Alemanni. 496 Franks. 870 German. 1648(A)/1766(L) French 1871 Prussia. 1919 France 1940 Germany. 1945 France.
Chu Teh. 1886-1976. Commander-in-Chief of Chinese Red Army. Long March.
Comte, Auguste. 1798-1857. French Positivist philosopher. Religion belongs to primitive society. Positivism 1830. Tejada Law.
Exarchate of Ravenna. 6-8C. Part of Italy belonging to Byzantine Empire. Ravenna.
Filibuster. Obstruction of bill passage by prolonged debate in US Senate.
Formigny, Battle. 1450. French artillery defeat English longbow.
Grand Canal. 4C BC-1400. China. World’s longest, 1,000 miles.
Grande Gallery of Louvre. Longest gallery in the world, 300m.
Greco, El. 1541-1614. Greek/Spanish painter. Elongated figures. Assumption 1577. Crucifixion. Toledo c1608.
Hiawatha. 15C Onondaga chief, legendary founder of League of 5 nations. Longfellow.
Kiangsi Soviet. 1931-4. Chinese Communist Provincial government vs Nationalists under Mao. Long March.
Leo XIII. 1810-1903. Pope 1878-. Rerum Novarum 1891: right to private property. Ended opposition to scientific progress. Longest papal rule.
Long, Crawford. 1815-78. US physician. First surgical use of ether, 1842.
Long, Huey. 1893-1935. US demagogic Louisiana governor. 1928-31, US Senator 1931-5. Share the Wealth. Shot.
Long March. 1934-5. 100,000 Chinese Communists march from Kiangsi, 6,000 miles to Shensi. Mao became leader. 50,000 die.
Longchamp, William. -1197. English Chancellor. Ruled in Richard I’s absence 1190-1. Arranged ransom 1193 ending John’s rebellion.
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. 1807-82. US poet. Evangeline 1847. Hiawatha 1855. Paul Revere’s Ride 1863.
Longinus. 213-273. Greek philosopher. Advised Zenobia to revolt vs Rome. Executed.