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48 matches to Rose of Lima
Rose of Lima, St. 1586-1617. Peruvian Dominican mystic. First American native saint. Patron Saint of South America.
Adlerian Psychology. Man is driven to attain power to compensate for “inferiority feeling”. Can lead to “Overcompensation”, e.g. short dictators. Neuroses are illnesses as an excuse for underachievement.
Ambrose, St. c340-397. Bishop of Milan. Introduced Plainsong (chant) into church music.
Barnet, Battle. 1471. Yorkist victory in War of Roses.
Bierce, Ambrose. 1842-1914. Satirical US writer. Cobwebs 1874. From an Empty Skull.
Bosworth Field, Battle. 1485. Tudor victory, ended War of Roses. Richard III killed.
British Museum. World’s largest museum. Building 1823-52. Founded 1753 from Sloane Collection legacy. Elgin Marbles. Rosetta Stone.
Bryan, William Jennings. 1860-1925. US Democrat vs Gold Standard. Scopes prosecutor.
Cade’s Rebellion. 1450. English small property holders revolt. War of Roses.
Champollion, Jean. 1790-1832. French. Deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics. Rosetta Stone.
Coke, Edward. 1552-1634. English jurist. Defended Common Law. Prosecuted Raleigh.
Edward IV. 1442-83. First York king of England. 1461~83. Revived monarch’s power. Wars of Roses.
Edward V. 1470-83. King of England 1483. Imprisoned and probably killed by Richard III. Wars of Roses.
Fleming, Ambrose. 1849-1945. British vacuum tube inventor 1904.
Fouquier-Tinville, Antoine. 1746-1795. Public prosecutor of the Revolutionary Tribunal during Terror. Guillotined.
Francis I. 1494-1547. French king 1515-. Vs Charles V. Prosecuted Protestants. Began exploration, colonization. Field of Cloth of Gold.
Henry VI. 1421-71. King of England and France 1422-61, 70-1. Founded King’s College Cambridge, Eton. Lost France except Calais. Weakness led to War of Roses. Deposed.
Henry VII. 1457-1509. First Tudor King of England 1485-. Defeated Richard III at Bosworth Field, 1485. Ended War of Roses. United Lancasters, Yorks.
Hieroglyphics. c3400BC-500. Egyptian picture writing system. Rosetta Stone.
Jean de Meung. 1240-1305. French poet. Roman de la Rose 1280.
Lancaster. 1399~1471. Dynasty ruling England. Henry IV to VI. War of Roses.
Ludlow, Battle. 1459. War of Roses. York, Warwick routed by Lancastrians.
Margaret of Anjou. 1430-82. Q consort to Henry VI. Led Lancastrians in War of Roses.
Montrose, James Graham, Marq. of. 1612-50. Scottish general for Charles I in Civil War. Executed.
Montrose Campaign. 1644-5. Scotland defeats England in Civil War.