Reconquista. 11C-1492 Campaign of Christians to recapture Spain, Portugal from Moslems. 1118 Aragon. 1238 Valencia. 1492 Granada.

Reed, Walter. 1851-1902. Discovered, 1900, connection between Yellow Fever and mosquito, control of which allowed the Panama Canal to be built.

Regency. France. 1715-23. Philippe, duc d’Orléans regent for Louis XV.

Regulating Act. 1773. To control East India Company’s administion of India.

Reichstag Fire. 1933. Arson. Hitler blamed “red peril” as excuse for assuming dictatorship.

Relativity. Einstein’s theories that space and time are not absolute. Special 1905. General 1916.

Remarque, Erich. 1898-1970. German/US writer. All Quiet on the Western Front 1929.

Remonstrants. 1610-. Persecuted Dutch Arminians’ remonstrance vs Calvinism.

Reni, Guido. 1575-1642. Italian Baroque painter. Aurora and the Hours 1613.

Republican Party. 1792 Jefferson’s agrarian party. 1820 Whigs. 1854. Anti-slavery party. Lincoln. = Grand Old Party. vs Democratic Party.

Republican People’s Party. Turkey 1923-50. Founded by Ataturk.

Resistance. WWII underground paramilitary groups in German-occupied countries, notably France. Partisans. Maquis.

Rhaetia. Roman alpine province conquered 15BC.

Rhys, Ernest. 1859-1946. Welsh writer. Edited 983-volume Everyman’s Library series 1906-.

Rickover, Hyman. 1900-86. US Admiral. “Father of nuclear submarine”.

Rights of Man, Declaration. 1789. Preamble to 1791 French constitution. Guaranteed representation, equality before law, property, freedom of religion, press, speech.

Rimbaud, Arthur. 1854-91. French Symbolist poet: Illuminations. Anticipated Freud’s ideas.

Rio Salado, Battle. 1340. Major Christian victory in conquering Spain from Moslems.

Ripon, Treaty. 1640. Ended Bishops’ war between Scotland and England.

Robert, Henry. 1837-1923. US writer. Robert’s Rules of Order 1876.

Robert Guiscard. 1015-85. Norman. Conquered and founded Two Sicilies.

Roberts, Charles. 1860-1943. Poet, “Father of Canadian literature”. Songs of the Common Day 1893.

Rochester, 2nd Earl. 1647-80. English satiric poet. History of Insipids 1676. Maim’d Debauchée.

Rockingham, 2nd Marquess. 1730-82. British Prime Minister. Tried to make peace with American colonies.

Rococo. Art and Architecture 1720-70. Last stage of Baroque. Shell shaped motif in ornamentation. Dainty, graceful, ornate, smiling. Watteau. Boucher. Fragonard.

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