Cultural Revolution. 1966-9. Mao’s Red Guards purge China of bourgeois, capitalist elements.

Cummings, e.e. 1894-1962. Eccentric US poet. Tulips and Chimneys 1923.

Cunningham, Andrew. 1883-1963. WWII admiral, British chief of naval staff 1943-6.

Dada. Anarchistic, deliberately shocking “non-art” begun in Zurich, 1916. Led to Surrealism. Arp. Duchamp. Ernst.

Dance, George. (The Younger). 1741-1825. English Neoclassical architect College of Surgeons 1813. Founder, Royal Academy.

De La Mare, Walter. 1873-1956. English children’s poet, novelist.

Decorated English Architecture. 1250-1375. Introduced lighting and shade effects. York Minster.

Delacroix, Eugène. 1798-1863. French Romantic painter. Dante and Virgil. Massacre at Chios 1824.

Delaroche, Paul. 1797-1859. French portrait and historical painter. Death of Queen Elizabeth. Children of Edward.

Delorme, Philibert. c1510-70. French Classical architect. Tuileries Palace 1564. Old Paris Hôtel de Ville.

Deng Xiaoping. 1902-97. Chinese Communist leader 1973~. Purged by Mao, rehabilitated. Tiananmen.

Diadochi, Wars of. 321-281BC. Partition of Empire among Alexander’s generals.

Dictionary. 150BC Chinese. 1612 Italian. 1933 OED.

Dinh Bo Linh. -979. Emperor, reunified Vietnam, gained independence from China.

Doge. 697-1797. Chief magistrate in Venice, Genoa.

Dogen. 1200-53. Japanese philosopher. Brought Zen sect from China.

Dominican Order. 1216. Mendicant preaching friars with severe rule. Thomists.

Doric. 7C BC. Order of Greek architecture. Baseless columns with square capitals.

Dukhobors. 1755-. Russian Christian pacifist, anarchist sect. Leaders claimed to be Christ reincarnated. Tolstoy sponsored emigration to Canada, 1898.

Dyrrhachium, Battle. 48BC. Pompey defeats Caesar.

East-West Schism. 1054. Separation of Roman and Eastern Catholic churches over filioque.

Eastern Orthodoxy. Branch of Christianity. East-West Schism.

Eisenhower, Dwight D. 1890-1969. Commander-in-Chief of Allied Armies in Europe 1943-5. US president 1953-61.

Elizabeth. 1837-98. Wife of Emperor Francis-Joseph. Assassinated by anarchist.

Erasmus, Desiderius. c1466-1536. Dutch Humanist ecclesiastic reform writer. Published first New Testament based on Greek, 1516. Reason over ignorance and superstition. Opposed Luther. Praise of Folly. Enchiridion: Christ requires of us nothing but a pure and sincere life.

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