Fielding, Henry. 1707-54. English picaresque novelist: Tom Jones 1749; Amelia 1751.

Fifth Column. 1936. Fascists within besieged Madrid who assisted Franco’s attackers. Term generally applied to subversives since.

Fifth Monarchy Men. 1645- English Puritan Millenialist anarchists. Venner led rebellions 1657,61.

Filibuster. Obstruction of bill passage by prolonged debate in US Senate.

Filibusters. 1850s. US adventurers who illegally organized revolutions in Central America. Walker.

Filioque. “and from the son” added to Nicene Creed in 6C, causing East-West Schism.

Fillmore, Millard. 1800-74. US President 1850-3. Delayed Civil War. Know Nothing Party 1856.

Final Solution. 1941-45. Systematic slaughter of Jews and minorities by Nazis. Holocaust.

Fingerprints. 8C Chinese used as signatures. 1870 Indian classification system. 1901 Galton-Henry System, Scotland Yard.

Finland. 7C Finns settle, displace Lapps. 1157 Sweden. 1809 Grand Duchy of Russia. 1919 Indepependent republic.

Finn MacCool. 3C. Leader of Irish warriors, subject of Fenian legends.

Finnish War of Independence. 1918. Anti-communists defeat Bolsheviks with German aid.

Finsen, Niels. 1860-1904. Danish originator of ultraviolet therapy. Invented U-V bulb.

Firdusi. c930-c1020. Persian epic poet. Book of Kings 1010.

Fire brigade. 4000BC China. 2000BC Egypt. 150BC Rome. 1722 Paris.

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.

Firearms. 1247 used at Siege of Seville.1327 Edward III uses canon vs Scots. 1364 Perugia First handguns. 1640 Flintlock.

Fisher, St. John. 1469-1535. English Humanist scholar. Beheaded for refusing to acknowledge Henry VIII as head of church. More.

Fisk, James. 1834-72. Flamboyant US financier. Attempt to corner gold market led to Black Friday 1869.

Fitzgerald, Edward. 1763-98. Irish rebel. Sought aid from France for 1798 uprising.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. 1896-1940. US Jazz age writer. This Side of Paradise 1920. Great Gatsby 1925.

Fitzgerald, Gerald. c1538-83. Irish. Rebelled vs Q Elizabeth 1579-83.

Fitzgerald, Thomas. 1513-37. Irish. Led rebellion vs Henry VIII 1534-5.

Five Dynasties. 907-60. China between T’ang and Sung dynasties. Upheaval stimulated arts. Art to represent metaphysical truth.

Five Hundred, Council of. 508BC. Athens’ representative government.

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