Fitzgerald, F. Scott. 1896-1940. US Jazz age writer. This Side of Paradise 1920. Great Gatsby 1925.

Fitzgerald, Gerald. c1538-83. Irish. Rebelled vs Q Elizabeth 1579-83.

Fitzgerald, Thomas. 1513-37. Irish. Led rebellion vs Henry VIII 1534-5.

Flagellants. 13C-. Christian sects who practise self-whipping as means of salvation.

Flamininus, Quinctus. c227-174BC. Roman General who def Philip V of Macedonia 197BC.

Flanders. Historical region of France, Belgium, Neth. 13C Cloth industry. Ghent. Bruges.

Flaubert, Gustave. 1821-1880. French Realist novelist. Madame Bovary 1851. Novembre 1842. Acquitted of corrupting public morals, 1857.

Fleming, Sir Sandford. 1827-1915. Scottish/Canadian scientist, engineer. CPR. Standard Time zones 1884.

Flemish. School of Music. 1450-1550. Vocal contrapuntal ideal of a capella.

Fleur de Lys. National emblem of France 496-1789. Tricolour.

FLN. 1954-62. Algerian National Liberation Front conducts war vs France.

Flora. Roman goddess of flowers.

Florentine. School of Painting. 1270 Academy of Fine Arts. Express humanist ideas through art. Realism and chiarascuro. DaVinci, Michelangelo, Raphael.

Fokker, Anthony. 1890-1939. Dutch/German/ US aircraft engineer for Germany, WWI. Remote control plane, 1919.

Folies-Bergère. 1869. Paris theater introduced striptease 1894.

Fontainebleau. 12C castle richly decorated by Francis I.

Fontana, Domenico. 1543-1607. Italian/Swiss architect. Vatican Library 1587. St. Peter’s Cupola 1588.

Food and Agriculture Organization. 1945- UN agency. Administers World Food Program.

Ford, Ford Madox. 1873-1939. English writer and editor. Transatlantic Review 1924.

Ford, Gerald. 1913-. Only non-elected US President 1974-6. Replaced Agnew as VP, Nixon as President pardoned Nixon.

Ford, John. c1586-1639. English dramatist. Broken Heart 1627.

Forum. 2C. Roman open-air meeting place. Trajan.

Foujita, Tsuguhara. 1886-1968. Japanese/French painter.

Four Forest Cantons. 1291 separated from Hapsburg rule. 1332 formed basis of Switzerland.

Four Freedoms. 1941. Goals of Allies set forth by Roosevelt. Freedom: of expression, worship; from want, fear.

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