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Vilar, Esther. 1935-. German anti-feminist writer. Manipulated Man.
Villa, Pancho. 1878-1923. Mexican revolutionary, bandit. Chihuahua governor. 1913-. Overthrew Huerta with Carranza 1914. Raided New Mexico 1916.
Villehardouin, Geoffroi de. c1150-1213. French crusader/historian. Conquête de Constantinopole 1209.
Villein. Feudal serf bound to land. Performs services for lord in exchange for protection and land use.
Villeneuve, Pierre. 1763-1806. French admiral defeated at Trafalgar.
Villiers, G. 1592-1628. First Duke of Buckingham. Incompetent favourite of Charles I who dissolved parliament to prevent his impeachment, 1626 causing Civil War.
Villon, François. 1431-63+. French bohemian poet in “jargon”, secret language of Conquillades. Banished. Le Testament 1461.
Vimy Ridge. 1917. WWI battle. Key position taken by Canadians despite high casualties.
Vinland. ~1000. Region of northeast North America discovered by Leif Eriksson. L’Anse aux Meadows.
Viollet-le-Duc, Eugène. 1814-79. French Gothic Revival architect. Restored Notre-Dame 1841-54, Vincennes. Ste-Chapelle.
Virchow, Rudolf. 1821-1902. German pathologist, anthropologist. Applied microscope to medical research. Cellular pathology 1858.
Virgil. 70-19BC Roman epic poet. Aeneid 30-19BC. Bucolics. Georgics 36BC.
Virginia. Algonkian, Sioux, Iroquoia. 1587 British settle Roanoke Colony. 1607 First successful colony. 1619 Slaves brought. 1776 Independent. USA.
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions. 1798,9. States protest Alien +Sedition Acts limiting freedoms. Nullification.
Virginia Company. London. 1606-24. To colonize North America. Founded Jamestown 1607.
Virginia Declaration of Rights. 1776. Model for US Bill of Rights.
Virginius Affair. 1873. Spain siezes US flagged Cuban ship, Virginius. Executes 53 for smuggling arms to Cuba during Ten Years War. Indemnity paid to US, Great Britain.
Viscount. 4th rank of British peerage, below earl.
Vishnu. Hindu god. Preserver of world and moral order.
Visigoths. 376-711. Western Goths. Alaric sacked Rome 410. Defeated at Vouillé by Clovis 510. Settled Spain, southern France 415-711. Destroyed by Moors 711.
Vitalism. Bergson’s theory of evolution. Life force differentiates living things from others. Aristotle.
Vitoria. 1813. Wellington victory, liberated Spain from France. Peninsular War.
Vivian. Wanton. Captured Merlin in Arthurian legend.