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16 matches to Riga
Amethyst Incident. 1949. Escape of British frigate from China.
Balaklava, Battle. 1854. Crimean War. Indecisive British victory at high cost. Charge of Light Brigade.
Byrd, William. c1543-1623. British madrigal, church keyboard composer.
Cardigan, James Brudenell, Earl of. 1797-1868. British General. Led Charge of the Light Brigade. Tennyson. Crimean War.
Fire brigade. 4000BC China. 2000BC Egypt. 150BC Rome. 1722 Paris.
International Brigades. 1936-9. 60,000 volunteers who opposed Franco in Spanish Civil War.
Lassus, Roland de. 1531-94. Composer of masses, madrigals in Franco-Belgian style.
Monteverdi, Claudio. 1567-1643. Italian composer. First opera: Orfeo 1607. L’Arianna 1608. Madrigals 1583.
Morley, Thomas. c1557-1603. English madrigal composer. Plaine and Easie Introduction to Practicall Music 1597.
Moro, Aldo. 1916-78. Italian Prime Minister 1963~76. Killed by left wing terrorist Red Brigade.
Old Ironsides. 1797. US frigate Constitution. Tripolitan War. War of 1812.
Red Brigade. 1970-84. Italian left-wing terrorist group. Moro.
Renaissance Music. c16C. Freer, flexible polyphony; steady, predictable rhythm. Palestrina. Gabrieli. English madrigals.
Riga, Treaties. 1920 Russia recognizes Latvian independence. 1921 Russia cedes land to Poland.
Spanish Civil War. 1936-9. Germany and Italy aid Fascist Franco’s revolt against the Republic, which surrenders after 1M die. International Brigades. A cause of WWII. Guernica.
Tennyson, Alfred, Lord. 1809-92. English poet laureate. Charge of the Light Brigade 1855. Enoch Arden 1864. Crossing the Bar.