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Disraeli, Benjamin. 1804-81. English radical Imperialist Tory Prime Minister 1868,74-80. Suez Purchase. Novelist:Henrietta Temple 1837. Sybil. Coningsby. Lothair 1870.
Dissolution of Monasteries. 1536, small; 1539, large. Henry VIII siezes wealth of church.
Dittersdorf, Karl von. 1739-99. Viennese light opera composer. Singspiel.
Divine Right. 16-18C. Assertion that king’s authority came from God. Louis XIV. James I. Charles I.
Diving Bell. 1538.
Dixiecrats. 1948. Org. of S US Democrats.
Djilas, Milovan. 1911- Yugoslav Communist dissident.
Dmitri. 1350-89. Moscow prince defeats Golden Horde 1380.
Dmitri. -1591. Murdered heir to Russian throne. Gudunov. Time of Troubles. 1605-12 three “False Dmitris” claim throne.
Dobson, Frank. 1888-1963. English modernist sculptor.
Docetism. Gnostic heresy. Christ was phantasm, not human.
Dodecanese. 12 Aegean islands including Rhodes. 16C Turkey. 1912 Italy. 1947 Greece.
Dodge City. 1864. Famed US frontier town.
Dodgson, Charles. (Lewis Carroll). 1832-98. English author: Alice in Wonderland 1865.
Dodona. Site of Greek oracle of Zeus.
Doenitz, Karl. 1891-1980. German admiral. Wolf pack U-boat strategy. Authorized German surrender, 1945.
Doge. 697-1797. Chief magistrate in Venice, Genoa.
Dogen. 1200-53. Japanese philosopher. Brought Zen sect from China.
Dogger Bank Incident. 1904. Russians sink British North Sea fishing trawlers believing them to be Japanese torpedo boats. Compensation paid. Russo-Japanese War.
Dolet, Étienne. 1509-46. French scholar. Executed for denying the soul’s immortality.
Dollar Diplomacy. Buying a country’s support with loans, aid.
Dollfuss, Engelbert. 1892-1934. Fascist Austrian Chancellor 1932-. Attacked Socialist demonstration led to 5 day civil war. Assassinated by Nazis.
Döllinger, Johann von. 1799-1890. German theologian. Opposed Papal infallibility. Excommunicated.
Domesday Book. 1086. Census and survey of England. Ordered by William I as basis for taxation.
Dominica. Carib. 1493 Columbus discovers. 1660s French settle. 17C French, British dispute. 1805 British. 1966 Self-governing. 1978 Independent republic.