The Pocket Guide to World History

Pius IX. 1792-1878. Pope 1846-. Longest reign. Defined Immaculate Conception 1854 Papal Infallibility. Syllabus Errorum 1864 criticized Liberalism. [Read more ...]

Pius XII. Pope 1939-58. Proclaimed neutrality in WWII. [Read more ...]

Pizarro, Francisco. ~1475-1541. Spanish conqueror of Incas in Peru 1531-3. Founded Lima 1535. [Read more ...]

Place, Francis. 1771-1854. Fought Combination Act, 1822. Advocated birth control, 1827. [Read more ...]

Place de Grève. -1830 Meeting place for Paris unemployed in Middle Ages. [Read more ...]

Place de la Concorde. 1775. Paris. Designed by Gabriel 1755. Site of guillotine 1793. [Read more ...]

Plague. 429-425BC Athens. 33% died. 1347-53 Europe. (Black Death). Killed 25-50% population. 1603~65 England. 1720 Provençe. 1710 Scandinavia. 1894 China, Hong Kong. 100,000 died, 10M around world. [Read more ...]

Plaid Cymru. 1925-. Welsh party seeks Dominion status. [Read more ...]

Plain. Moderate party in French Revolution. Montagnards. [Read more ...]

Plains of Abraham, Battle. 1759. British defeat French, capture Quebec. New France falls. Wolfe, Montcalm killed. [Read more ...]

Plainsong. Gregorian chant. Singing in unison without harmony. [Read more ...]

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