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33 matches to Varangian Guard
Praetorian Guard. 27BC-312. Roman Emperor’s guard. Only military allowed in Rome.
Red Guards. 1966-69. Paramilitary student units during Chinese Cultural Revolution.
Royal Scots Guards. 1633. Oldest regular regiment in British Army.
Swiss Guards. 1505- Swiss Mercenaries protecting monarchs, Pope. 600 massacred at Tuileries 1791. 1825- Incorporated in Vatican forces. Julius II.
Tuileries, Storming of. 1792 Massacre of Swiss Guards. King’s authority suspended. French Revolution.
United Nations. UN. 1945. Charter signed by 50 nations at San Francisco. To safeguard world peace and protect human rights. Most countries members now. 15 agencies for education, relief. Trusteeship .
Vestal Virgins. Chaste Roman guardians of Temple to Vesta, goddess of the hearth.
Yeomen of the Guard. 1485 British Monarch’s bodyguard. Beef Eaters, Yeoman Warders of the Tower of London, 1669-.