Dreyfus, Alfred. 1859-1935. Jewish French officer. Trial divided France, 1894-1906. Unjustly sent to Devil’s Island on forged evidence. Zola. Esterhazy.

Drugs, War on. 1971-. US prohibition and criminalization of recreational drug use. World’s highest incarceration rate.

Druids. Celtic priests and teachers.

Drunken Parliament. 1661. Scotland.

Druon Antigonus. Legendary giant. Cut off enemies’ right hands.

Dualism. Cartesian division of world into mind and matter.

Dualism, Christian. Christ’s nature is human and divine. Nestor. Monophysitism. Monothelitism.

Dualism, Religious. Belief in 2 opposed deities, usually good and evil. Gnosticism.

Dubcek, Alexander. 1921-92. Czech First Secretary, 1968-9. Attempted reforms led to Soviet Invasion.

Dumas, Alexandre (Fils). 1824-1895. Son of Alexandre, writer. Dame aux camélias 1848.

Dumas, Alexandre (Père). 1802-70. French writer. Three Musketeers 1844. Count of Monte Cristo.

Dunes, Battle. 1658. England, France defeat Spanish. Fronde.

Dupin, Amandine. Wrote as George Sand.

Durand, Asher. 1796-1886. US painter. Founded Hudson River school.

Durand Line. 1893. Divided Afghanistan from British India.

Dürer, Albrecht. 1471-1528. German painter, pioneer engraver. Apocalypse 1498. Grand Passion 1501. St Jerome 1513. 4 Apostles 1526.

Durrell, Lawrence. 1912-90. British erotic writer. The Alexandria Quartet 1957-60.

Dutch West India Company. 1621-1794. Commercial and colonial interests in Africa, South America. Driven from Brazil, 1654, New York, 1667.

Dvaravati. 6-13C. Kingdom in Thailand. Indian culture.

East Anglia. 6C Anglo-Saxon kingdom. c870 Denmark. 917 England.

East-West Schism. 1054. Separation of Roman and Eastern Catholic churches over filioque.

Easter Rebellion. 1916. Ireland. Irish Free State.

Eastern Question. 19-20C. Instability caused by decline of Turkish rule led to Crimean War and WWI.

Eastman, George. 1854-1932. US inventor of roll film and Kodak camera 1888. Bromide print 1871.

Edda. c1230. Collections of Icelandic literature, songs.

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