Bethmann-Hollweg. 1856-1921. German Chancellor, 1909-17. Tried to mediate before WWI. Overthrown by Hindenburg and Ludendorf.

Beurse, van der. 14C Brussels moneylender. Led to term, Bourse.

Bevan, Aneurin. 1897-1960. British Socialist MP 1929-60. Architect of National Health Service, 1948.

Beveridge Report. 1942. Advocated ‘cradle to grave’ social insurance in Britain.

Bevin, Ernest. 1881-1951. British labour leader, statesman. TUC. Initiated Colombo Plan.

Bhagavad-Gita. (Lord’s Song) Hindu scripture.

Bible. Hebrew and Christian sacred scriptures translated from Hebrew and Aramaic. 3C BC Greek translation. 1382 Wycliffe, Rogers, English. 1522-34 Luther, German. 1611 King James version. Vulgate by St. Jerome. Apocrypha.

Biedermeier. 1815-35. German bourgeois kitsch style of sentimental art and utilitarian furniture. Circular pedestal table.

Black Prince. Son of Edward III. Captured King John II of France at Poitiers, 1356.

Black Thursday. Oct. 24, 1929. NY Stock Exchange crash.

Black War. 1804-30. Tasmanian natives defeated by European settlers.

Blackstone, William. 1723-80. English common law scholar/jurist. Commentaries 1765-9.

Bliss, Arthur. 1891-1975. English subjective composer. Colour Symphony 1922.

Blood Purge. 1934. Hitler’s murder of 74 Nazi radicals.

Bloomsbury Group. 1907-30. Agnostic English intellectuals searching for good, true, beautiful. Forster, Woolf, Keynes, Russell, Huxley, et.al.

Bluebeard. 6C- legend of murderous husband.

Blurb, Miss. 1907. Photo appeared on novel jackets.

Boccioni, Umberto. 1882-1916. Italian artist. Founded Futurism. Riot in the Gallery 1909.

Boffrand, Germain. 1667-1754. French architect. Palais Bourbon 1710.

Bohemia. Celts. 5-6C Slavs. 9C Unified. 1061 HRE. 10C + Moravia + Silesia + Galicia. 1158 Kingdom. 1526 Hapsburg. 1918 Czechoslovakia. 1939-45 German. 1993 Czech Republic.

Böhme, Jakob. 1575-1624. German mystic. Explained world in terms of opposing elements. Aurora 1612.

Boleslav the Cruel. -967. Brother, murdered St. Wenceslaus to become Prince of Bohemia, 929.

Bollandists. 1629-. Belgian Jesuits. Update Acta Santorium, (Lives of Roman Catholic saints).

Bologna, Concordat. 1516. Control over French church given to king.

Bonaventure, St. 1217-1274. Italian Franciscan theologian.

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