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Henry III. 1551-89. French king 1574-. Wars of Religion, Three Henrys. Assassinated.
Religion, Wars of. 1562-1598. Eight French wars between Catholics and Protestants. Ended by Edict of Nantes. Sully. Mornay. Three Henrys War.
Three Henrys War. 1585-89. French War of Religion. Henri de Guise fails to depose Henry III. Executed. Henry III murdered. Henry of Navarre takes throne.
Brecht, Bertolt. 1898-1956. German experimental dramatist: Threepenny Opera 1928. Mother Courage.
Cerberus. Three-headed dog, guardian of Greek underworld.
Chekhov, Anton. 1860-1904. Russian melancholic cynical novelist/dramatist: Seagull, Three Sisters.
China. T’ang(leg). Yü (leg). c1994BC Hsia. c1500 Shang. c1027 Chou. 481 Warring States. 221 Ch’in. 202BC Han. 220 AD Three Kingdoms. 265 Chin. 386 Northern Dyn(N)/420 Southern Dyn(S). 581 Sui rebuild. 618 T’ang. 10C Five dyn/Ten kingdoms. 960 Sung. 1279 Yüan (Mongol). 1368 Ming. 1644 Ch’ing (Manchu). 1912 Republic. 1938-44 Japanese occupation. 1949 People’s Republic.
Dmitri. -1591. Murdered heir to Russian throne. Gudunov. Time of Troubles. 1605-12 three “False Dmitris” claim throne.
Dumas, Alexandre (Père). 1802-70. French writer. Three Musketeers 1844. Count of Monte Cristo.
Fates. Three goddesses who determines the birth, life, and death of a man.
Gorgons. Three mythical Greek monsters. Medusa.
Graces. Three beautiful attendants of Aphrodite. Aglaia, brightness. Euphrosyne, joy. Thalia, bloom.
Jerome, Jerome K. 1859-1927. English novelist: Three Men in a Boat.
Jonah. Hebrew prophet who spent three days in the stomach of a whale.
Pilon, Germain. c1537-90. Fench. sculptor. Three Graces 1561.
Three-Anti Campaign. 1951-2. Chinese communists try to eliminate fraud, mismanagement, corruption after revolution.
Three Emperors’ League. 1873-75, 1881-87. Secret Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia. For mutual peace and to isolate France.
Three Feudatories, Revolt. 1673-81. Ming generals unsuccessful revolt vs Manchu Empire.
Three Holy Children. Biblical Hebrews who survived Nebuchadnezzar’s furnace. Apocrypha.
Three Kingdoms. 220-280. Wei, Wu, Shu Han division of China between Han, Chin dynasties.
Three Kings, Battle. 1578. Invading Moors, Portuguese defeated by Moroccans. All kings died.
Three Mile Island. 1979. US nuclear power station accident.
Three Principles of the People. 1923. Sun Yat-sen: Nationalism, freedom from Imperial rule; Democracy; Livelihood.
Three Wise Men. Magi visited Jesus in Bethlehem. Guided by star.
Weill, Kurt. 1900-50. German surrealist satirical opera composer. Socio-political operas of great influence on future composers. ThreePenny Opera 1928 with Brecht. Happy End 1929.