Whitlam, Gough. 1916-. Australian Labour Prime Minister 1972-5. Quit Vietnam War. Dismissed by Governor General. Reduced immigration restrictions. White Australia.

ZANU. Zimbabwe African National Union. 1963-. Founded by Mugabe vs white minority rule. 1987 +ZAPU.

ZAPU. Patriotic Front. Zimbabwe African People’s Union. 1961-. Founded by Nkomo vs white minority rule in Rhodesia. 1987 Merged with ZANU.

Adam, Robert. 1728-92. Scottish architect: Neoclassical English country houses.

Addams, Jane. 1860-1935. US social reformer. Founded NAACP, Hull House.

Alexandria. Founded 332BC by Alexander the Great. Centre of Hellenistic culture. Lighthouse one of Seven Wonders. 284BC Great Library of 700,000+ volumes. Fires 47BC, 391.

Angevin Dynasty. Descendants of French House of Anjou. France -1480. Plantagenet Kings of England 1154-1485. Charles I of Anjou.

Ark of the Covenant. Built by Moses to house 10 Commandments.

Astor, Nancy. 1879-1964. First woman to sit in British House of Commons, 1919-45.

Ben Bella, Ahmed. 1918-. Algerian Socialist revolutionary. President 1962-5. House arrest 1965-79.

Bibliothèque Nationale. French National Library begun by Charles V collection now houses 20M works. 7M Books.

Bucket Shop. Brokerage house that attempted to profit by delaying placing orders. Now illegal.

Bundesrat. Upper house of Swiss, German, Austria Parliaments.

Bundestag. Lower House of German Parliament 1949-. Elects Chancellor.

Chambers, William. 1726-96. English Palladian architect. Somerset House 1776-86.

Chocolate. 1519 Cortes brings to Spain 1657 first Chocolate House. 1847 Fry: bars. 1875 Peter: Milk Chocolate.

Coffee. 16/17C to Europe. 1650 Oxford. First coffee house.

Congress, US. Senate and House of Representatives. Legislative branch of government.

Dance, George. (The Elder). British designer of Mansion House 1737, London Bridge rebuild 1746.

Fire of London. 1666. Four days. 87 churches. 13,200 houses. 100,000 homeless. Rebuilt in 10 years. 1136 fire was previously known as Great Fire of London.

Five Hundred, Council of. 1795. Lower House of French Parliament.

Garnier, Charles. 1825-98. French architect. Paris Opera House 1860.

Golden House. 65. Nero’s huge Roman palace.

Gunpowder Plot. Nov 5, 1605. Conspiracy of Catholics against James I. Betrayed, the Houses of Parliament were not blown up. Guy Fawkes is burned in effigy each year. Catesby.

Haussman. Baron. 1809-91. Parisian town plan, 1852. Opera House. Bois de Boulogne.

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