Barnabas, St. -61. Cyprus Christian. Founded church at Antioch.

Barnard, Christian. 1922-2001. South African surgeon-first human heart transplant 1967.

Barnburners. 1842-54. US radical anti-slavery Democrats vs Hunkers.

Baroque Art. 1600-1750. Orig in Italy, spread across W. Europe. Architecture: Ornate style characterized by stucco, frescoes, rood screens. Vanbrugh. Bernini’s Barberini Palace. Music: Counterpoint vs Renaissance polyphony. Opera, cantata. Bach. Monteverdi. Vivaldi. Painting: Dynamic, emotional. Caravaggio. Reni. Rubens.Van Dyck. Rococo.

Barrès, Maurice. 1862-1923. French writer, politician. la Colline inspirée 1913.

Barrows. 2500BC-1000 AD. Burial mounds.

Barton, Clara. 1821-1912. US Civil War nurse. Founded US Red Cross 1881.

Baruch, Bernard. 1870-1965. US financier/elder statesman; adviser to US presidents, Churchill.

Bärwalde, Treaty. 1631. French pay Swedes to fight Hapsburgs.

Barye, Antoine. 1795-1875. French sculptor of simplicity, energy. Jaguar devouring a hare 1850.

Basil, St. 330-79. Founder of Basilians...Greek Orthodox Church.

Basque. Europe’s oldest racial group. NW Spain, SW France. Euzkadi. ETA.

Bates, W. 1825-92. English naturalist. Supported Darwin with mimicry evidence.

Baudelaire, Charles. 1821-67. French modernist poet: Fleurs du Mal 1857. Influenced Symbolists.

Baudricourt, Robert. Brought Joan of Arc to Charles VII.

Bauhaus. 1919-33. German art institute. ’Arts and sciences should cooperate in architecture’ -Gropius.

Bazaine, Achille. 1811-88. French marshal, surrendered Metz, 1870. Condemned as traitor. Escaped 1874.

Beauregard, Pierre. 1818-93. Confederate general. Ordered attack on Ft. Sumter.

Becket, St. Thomas à. 1118-70. Archbishop of Canterbury 1162-, murdered in Cathedral by Henry II’s knights.

Becquerel, Henri. 1852-1908. French discoverer of Uranium radioactivity, 1896. Curie.

Beerbohm, Max. 1872-1956. English caricaturist, satirist, dandy. Caricatures 1896.

Beethoven, Ludwig van. 1770-1827. German composer expressing emotions in music. Tone poet. Developed form and structure. “The Shakespeare of music”. 9 Symphonies. Eroica 1804. 5th 1807. 9th 1824.

Beghards. 13C. Catholic men’s charitable communities. Condemned 1311.

Behaviourism. 1913. Actions are response to physical stimuli. Skinner. Watson. Pavlov.

Belgium. 150BC Celts. 51BC Rome. 3C Franks. 9C Lower Lorraine. 15C Burgundy. 1477 Hapsburg. 1555 Spain. 1714 Austria. 1795 French. 1814 Austria. 1815 +Holland=United Netherlands. 1831 Independent kingdom. Neutrality guaranteed by Quintuple Treaty 1839. WWII Germans occupy. 1948 Benelux.

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