Anne of Austria. 1601-66. Wife of Louis XIII. Founded Feuillantines, 1622; Val-de-Grâce, 1638. Regent for Louis XIV until he became of age.

Anne of Cleves. 1515-57. Fourth wife of Henry VIII. Divorced.

Annual Register. 1759-. English political record. Burke.

Anouilh, Jean. 1910-87. French dramatist: Antigone, Becket 1959.

Anschluss. Austrian “reunification” with Germany, 1938 by plebiscite-99.75% for.

Anselm, St. 1033-1109. Archbishop of Canterbury, founder of Scholasticism. Proved God exists 1078.

Ansgar, St. 801-65. Patron saint of Scandinavia.

Antaeus. Giant son of Poseiden killed by Heracles.

Antarctic Treaty. 1959. 12 nations agree for 30 years of demilitarized, nuclear free scientific study.

Antarctica. 1773 Cook explores seas. 1820 first sighted. Bransfield. 1821 first landing-Davis. 1911 Amundsen first to S Pole.

Anthony of Padua, St. 1195-1231. Franciscan teacher in S. France, Italy.

Anthroposophy. Human power to contact spiritual world. Steiner.

Anti-Comintern Pact. 1936. Germany and Japan oppose International Communism. Axis.

Anti-Corn Law League. 1839-46. Cobden and Bright’s pacifist movement for Free Trade, public education, against social reform and Chartists. Corn Laws.

Anti-Masonic Party. 1826. US party absorbed into Whigs 1838.

Anti-Semitism. Racial prejudice against Jews. Pogrom. Final Solution.

Antigone. Faithful daughter of Oedipus. Buried alive.

Antigone. Priam’s sister. Hair turned to snakes.

Antigonid. 277-168BC. Dynasty ruling Greece and Macedonia.

Antigonus II, Gonatus.320-239BC. Celtic king of Macedon.

Antigua. Carib. 1493 Columbus discovers. 1632 English settle. 18C slave trade. 1958-62 West Indies Federation. 1967 Self-government. 1981 Independent +Barbuda.

Antigua, Treaty. 1968. Formed CFTA, now Caribbean Community.

Antigua and Barbuda. 1981 Independent Antigua and Barbuda.

Antinomianism. 16C Belief that some Christians by special faith need not obey Old Testament moral laws.

Antinoüs. c110-30. Favourite of Hadrian.

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