Seymour, Thomas. c1508-49. Brother of Jane. Married Catherine Parr. Executed for treason.

Shakespeare, William. 1564-1616. English dramatic poet. Master of language, characters, perception.Titus Andronicus c1593. Romeo and Juliet c1594. Hamlet c1602. Othello c1604. King Lear c1606. Lover’s Complaint c1609. Sonnets 1609. Tempest 1611.

Shostakovich, Dmitri. 1906-75. Russian. Composed complex profound intense personal works. Rebuked by Stalin. Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk 1934.

Sighs, Bridge of. c1600. Venice. Connects Doge Palace court to prison.

Sigurdsson, Jon. 1811-79. Icelandic statesman. Led self-government movement.

Silenus. Son of Pan, foster father of Dionysus.

Simpson, James. 1811-70. British obstetrician. Chloroform, 1847.

Simpson, Wallis. 1896-1986. American divorcée for whom Edward VIII abdicated.

Sirens. Greek sea nymphs, half bird, half woman. Song lured sailors onto rocks.

Smithson, James. 1765-1829. English scientist. Left fortune to found Smithsonian Institution.

Somoza, Anastasio. 1896-1956. Nicaraguan president. 1936~. Sons ruled to 1979.

Sonderbund. 1845-7. League of Catholic Swiss cantons defeated in civil war.

Song-tsen Gam-po. 7C. First known king of Tibet.

Songhai. 15-16C. West African trading empire.

Sonnino, Sidney. 1847-1922. Italian diplomat. Encouraged Italy into WWI. Treaty of London.

Stephenson, George. 1781-1848. English inventor of steam locomotive 1814, “Rocket” 1829.

Stevenson, Adlai. 1900-65. US diplomat, United Nations founder.

Stevenson, Robert Louis. 1850-94. Scottish adventure novelist. Treasure Island 1882. Jekyll and Hyde 1886. Kidnapped 1886.

Stimson Doctrine. 1932. US not to recognize territories seized by agression.

Sufism. 8/9C Persian Moslem movement. Soul’s personal union with God. =Islamic mysticism.

Sullivan, Louis. 1856-1924. US architect. Skyscrapers. Carsonn Pirie Scott Store, Chicago 1899-1904.

Sumner, Charles. 1811-74. US Abolitionist senator. Urged Johnson impeachment.

Supreme Being, Cult of. 1794. French Revolution. Robespierre. Cult of Reason.

Swinburne, Algernon. 1837-1909. English poet. Song of Italy.

Symplegades. Cyanean Rocks. Cliffs at entrance to Black Sea. Crushed ships until Jason and Argonauts slipped through.

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