George III. 1738-1820. King of Great Britain and Ireland 1760-. Supported King’s Friends. Political instability. American Revolution. Insane 1810-.

George V. 1865-1936. King of UK 1910-. Repopularized monarchy with radio Christmas message.

Georgia. 6C BC Achaemenid. 4C BC Alexander. 65BC Rome. 330 Christian. 4-5C Sassanids, Byzantine dispute. 6C Sass. 7C Moslem. 8C 2 Kingdoms. c1000 United. 1220 Mongol(E). 14C United. 15C Turk/Persian. 1801 Russia. 1918 Independent. 1921 Soviet Republic. 1991 Independent. CIS.

Gericault, Théodore. 1791-1824. French painter. First Romantic. Officers 1812. Raft of Medusa 1819.

German Democratic Republic. (GDR). 1949-90. East Germany. People’s Republic in Soviet mould. COMECON. Warsaw Pact. 1990 Germany.

Ghazigi. “Warriors of the faith”. Ottoman military before Janissaries.

Ghetto. Jewish area of cities, esp: 1556-1885 Rome; 1239 Valencia; 1462 Frankfurt; 1516 Venice; 1066-1291 Old Jewry, London; 1939 Warsaw.

Ghibellines. Guelfs.

Gillette, King. 1855-1932. US safety razor, blade inventor.

Giolitti, Giovanni. 1842-1928. Italian Prime Minister 1892~1921. Universal male suffrage 1912.

Girondins. 1791-3 Moderate French republicans. Tried to save king’s life. Most executed. Danton.

Glencoe Massacre. 1692. Campbells kill 38 MacDonalds for late oath of allegiance to King William.

Gobelins Tapestry Works. 1440. Established by Jehan Gobelin. Colbert reorganized 1662. Louis XIV sumptuous style. Le Brun. Versailles interiors.

Gobineau, Joseph. 1816-82. Rationalized anti-semitism and Aryan supremacy. Essay on Inequality of Human Races 1353-5.

Godfrey of Bouillon. c1061-1100. First Crusade leader. Ruled Palestine 1099-.

Gold Standard. 1821-1937. Definition of national currencies in terms of gold purchasing power. Ended: 1931 Britain, 1933 USA, 1936 France. Friedman. Bretton Woods.

Golden Gate Bridge. 1937. San Francisco.

Goldwyn, Samuel. 1882-1974. Polish/US film producer with De Mille. MGM.

Goliad Massacre. 1836. 350 Texan prisoners by Mexico in War for Independence.

Gompers, Samuel. 1850-1924. British/US founder, president, AFL 1886~.

Gonçalves, Nuno. 15C. Founded Portugal school of painting. Sao Vicente altarpiece.

Goncalves Dias, Antonio. 1823-64. Romantic “National” poet of Brazil.

Gorboduc. Legendary English king. Sackville.

Gordius. Mythical Greek peasant king of Phrygia.

Gorgons. Three mythical Greek monsters. Medusa.

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