LaBarre, Jean. 1747-66. French nobleman, beheaded for mutilating a crucifix.

Labienus, Quintus. -39BC. Roman general. Defeated Parisii, 52BC.

Labour Party. 1888 Scotland. 1890 NZ. 1891 Australia. 1900 Britain. 1930 Israel. Founded by unions, Fabians for democratic change towards socialism. First UK MPs elected 1906. First UK Labour government 1924.

Labourers, Statute. 1351. Parliament’s freezing of rising wages after plague leads to Peasants Revolt.

Lachesis. Fate which determined length of the thread of life.

LaCierva y Codorniu, Juan de. 1895-1936. Spanish. Invented autogiro 1923. First vertical take-off 1934.

Laconia. 1400BC Mycenae. 1100 Dorian. 195BC Achaean L. 146BC Rome. 267 Visigoth. 587 Slavs. 805 Byzantine. 1829 Greece.

Ladislaus I. 1040-95. King of Hungary 1077-. National hero, defeated Poles, Russians, Tatars. Conquered Croats.

Ladislaus II. 1350-1434. King of Poland, 1386-. Victories made Poland a power. Merged with Lithuania. Tannenberg.

Ladislaus III. 1424-44. Polish King 1434-. Ladislaus V of Hungary 1440-. Led 2 crusades vs Turks.

Lady of the Lake. Gave Excalibur to Arthur. Lived in castle under the lake.

Laënnec, René. 1781-1826. French. Invented stethoscope 1819.

Laertes. King of Ithaca. Odysseus’ father.

Lafayette. 1757-1834. French revolutionary general and political leader in American Revolution, 1776, French Revolutions, 1789, 1830.

LaFayette, Marie. 1634-93. First psychological novelist. Princess of Cleves 1678.

LaFontaine, Jean de. 1621-95. French poet. Fables 1668-94.

Laforgue, Jules. 1860-1887. French symbolist poet. Invented verse libre. Les Complaintes 1885.

Lagos, Battle. 1759. British navy stops French invasion of England.

Laing, R.D. 1927-89. British Existential psychologist. Madness as form of self-expression.

Laissez-Faire. Motto of 19C liberals calling for free markets and trade. Smith. “Laissez-faire, laissez-passer, laissez-aller”-Legendre 1680.

Lamartine, Alphonse de. 1790-1869. French Romantic poet. Méditations Poétiques 1820.

Lame Duck. Non-reelected office holder in office awaiting successor.

Lammenais, Félicité de. 1782-1854. French RC priest. Liberal writer influenced Christian Democrats. Paroles d’un Croyant 1833.

Lanark. 1779-1830. Owen’s cooperative Scottish business. 10½ hour day. Health and pension insurance.

Lancaster. 1399~1471. Dynasty ruling England. Henry IV to VI. War of Roses.

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