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Sunderland, Earl of. 1674-1722. British Whig minister. South Sea National Debt scheme.
Sung. 960-1279. Chinese dynasty. Reform, prosperity, culture, movable type, paper currency.
Sunni. Majority orthodox Moslem sect who follow Sunnah, traditional legal, social practices. Shi’ite.
Supremacy, Act of. 1534 Henry VIII establishes Church of England under monarch. 1554 Repealed by Mary I. 1559 Elizabeth I re-established Church of England. Oath required of all MPs.
Suprematism. 20C. Russian school of geometric abstract art.
Supreme Being, Cult of. 1794. French Revolution. Robespierre. Cult of Reason.
Supreme Privy Council. 1726-30. Effectively ruled Russia after Peter the Great’s death without heir.
Surinam. 1499 Spain discovers. 1651 British settle. 1667 =Dutch Guiana. 1680s Slaves brought 1948 = Surinam. 1975 Independent.
Surprise Plot. 1603. To hold James I hostage for religious reform.
Surrealism. 1920-. Artistic and literary movement dealing with the expression of the subconscious mind, fantasy, dreams. Klee, Dali, de Chirico, Chagall.
Susanna. Biblical woman wrongfully accused by elders of adultery.
Suslov, Mikhail. 1902-82. Soviet Communist ideologist. Invasions of Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Afghanistan.
Sussex. 477- Anglo-Saxon kingdom. 9C Dominated by Wessex.
Sussex Incident. 1916. Germans sink passenger ferry hastening US entry into WWI.
Sutter, John. 1803-80. Owned California land on which gold was discovered 1848.
Suttner, Baroness von. 1843-1914. Austrian pacifist writer. Lay Down your Arms 1889.
Suzerainty. Authority over a state’s foreign affairs by another state.
Sverdrup, Johan. 1816-92. Norwegian reformer, Prime Minister 1884-9. Trial by jury.
Sverre. -1202. Norwegian king 1184-. Limited church power.
Svevo, Italo. 1861-1928. Italian psychological novelist. Confessions of Zeno 1923.
Sviatoslav. 920-72. Varangian Duke of Kiev 945-. Expansion creates empire.
Swabia. Celt. 1C Suevi. 3C +Alemanni =Swabians. c500 Franks. 1079 Hohenstaufen dynasty. 1286 Divided. 1488-1534 Swabian League.
Swabian League, Great. 1488-1534. 22 cities, nobles and local leagues in southern Germany form protective alliance.
Swahili. Bantu people and language of Central Africa.