Dominican Order. 1216. Mendicant preaching friars with severe rule. Thomists.

Dominican Republic. Arawak. 1492 Columbus discovers. Spain 1795 France 1801 Haiti. 1809 Sp. 1822 Haiti. 1844 Independent.

Don Quixote. Cervantes’ idealist 16C hero who attacks sheep and tilts at windmills.

Donatism. 301-5C. Christian sect believing sacraments given by priests who had sinned are invalid.

Donnelly, Ignatius. 1831-1901. US author. “Proved” Bacon wrote Shakespeare’s plays. Great Cryptogram 1888.

Donnybrook. 1204-1855. Irish county fair renowned for drunken brawls.

Dorians. 1100BC. Savage tribe who conquered Peloponnesus from Achaeans.

Doric. 7C BC. Order of Greek architecture. Baseless columns with square capitals.

Dost Muhammed. 1793-1863. Afghanistan ruler 1826-. Provoked Afghan Wars.

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. 1821-81. Russian psychological writer. Crime and Punishment 1866. Idiot 1868. Brothers Karamazov 1880. Exiled to Siberia 1849-59.

Doubleday, Abner. 1819-93. US formerly thought to be baseball inventor. Cartwright.

Douglas. 1200-. Prominent Scottish family. Accused of treason, William Douglas murdered by James II 1452.

Douglas, Gawin. c1474-1522. Scottish poet. First English translation of Aeneid.

Dover, Treaty. 1670. Secret agreement. Louis XIV and Charles II. led to Third Dutch War. Ends Triple Alliance.

Dow, Herbert. 1866-1930. US chemist. Founded Dow Chemical Co.

Dowding, Hugh. 1882-1970. WWII air marshal. Fighter Commander, Battle of Britain.

Dowie, John. 1847-1907. Scot. founder of Christian Catholic Church and Zion City, IL, USA.

Downs, Battle. 1639. Dutch def Spain = end of Spain’s sea power.

Dowson, Ernest. 1867-1900. English Decadent poet. -“I have been faithful to thee, Cynara, in my fashion”.

Doyle, Arthur Conan. 1859-1930. British doctor, mystery writer and creator of Sherlock Holmes. Study in Scarlet 1887.

Draco. Author of written law code, Athens, 621BC. Death was penalty for petty crimes. Later repealed.

Draft Riots. 1863. New York City workers vs Union army draft laws.

Drake, Francis. 1540-96. English pirate/explorer. Sailed around the world 1580. Vice Admiral at defeat of Spanish Armada, 1588. Privateers.

Drang nach Osten. Historic German wish for eastward expansion cited by Hitler.

Dreadnought. 1905-22. Class of British battleship. Started arms race 1907-14. Jutland. Two-Power Standard.

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