Lancelot. Knight of King Arthur’s Round Table. Guinevere’s lover. Galahad’s father.

Lancret, Nicolas. 1690-1743. French painter of light comic scenes.

Land, Edwin. 1909-91. US inventor of Polaroid filter 1932, camera 1947, range-finder, anti-aircraft sights during WWII.

Land Decree. 1917. Confiscation of private property in Russia.

Landsgemeinde. Swiss canton meeting. Direct democracy.

Landsteiner, Karl. 1868-1943. Austrian/US. Discovered ABO blood types 1901, Rh factor 1940.

Langtry, Lily. 1853-1929. English beauty/actress. Favourite of Edward VII as Prince of Wales.

Lansdowne, Henry. 1845-1927. British statesman. Governor General of Canada, India. Secretary of War 1895-1900.

Lao-tzu. =Old Philosopher. 604-531BC. Legendary Chinese philosopher. Founded Taoism. The Way of Life.

Laos. 14C Buddhist Lan Xang. 18C Vientiane(C)/ Luang Prabang(N)/ Champassak(S). 19C Siam. 1893 French protectorate. 1942 Japanese occupy. 1946 French. 1953 Independent...civil wars. 1975 Lao People’s Democratic Republic. 1991 New Constitution and freedoms.

LaPérouse, Jean. 1741-88. French explorer in Pacific 1785.

Laplace, Pierre. 1749-1827. French mathematician, astronomer. Celestial mechanics 1779-1825. Solar system origin from condensed gas.

Lapse, Doctrine of. British East India Company claimed control of any state where direct royal line ended causing Indian Mutiny 1857. Dalhousie.

Lapua. 1929-32. Finnish-Estonian Fascist movement. Failed putsch, 1932.

Largo Caballero, Francisco. 1869-1946. Spanish socialist Prime Minister, 1936-7. Radical polemics led to Civil War.

Lars Porsena. 6C BC. Etruscan king of Clusium. Conquered Rome.

Las Casas, Bartolomé de. 1474-1566. Spanish missionary to South America. New Laws 1542. Historia de las Indias.

Lascaux Caves. 100,000BC paintings discovered 1940.

Lassalle, Ferdinand. 1825-64. German Socialist. 1848 Revolutionary Movement.

Lassus, Roland de. 1531-94. Composer of masses, madrigals in Franco-Belgian style.

Lateran. Complex of 3 buildings in Rome. 16C Palace was papal residence to1309.

Latin Empire of Constantinople. 1204-61. Established by 4th Crusade leaders.

Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. 1099-1291. Jerusalem.

Latin Wars. 340-338BC. Rome conquers Latium.

Latins. Latium tribe. Includes Romans.

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