Dionysius. c431-367BC. Syracuse tyrant, unites Greek cities, defeats Carthaginians. Syracuse becomes major power.

Dionysius of Halicarnassus. 1C BC Greek writer of 20 volume History of Rome.

Dionysus. Greek god of wine and orgies = Bacchus.

Diplomatic Revolution. 1756. Reversal of alliances led to Seven Years War.

Disarmament Conference. 1932-4. 60 Nations fail to agree due to Hitler’s rise in Germany.

Disciples of Christ. c1810-. US Protestant organization urging ancient order of Christianity.

Disestablishment Acts. 1869, 1920 End Roman Catholic obligations to fund Episcopal Church of Ireland, Wales.

Disputations. 4-18C Compulsory public debates, Jew vs Christian.

Disruption. 1843. Free Church secedes from Church of Scotland.

Dissolution of Monasteries. 1536, small; 1539, large. Henry VIII siezes wealth of church.

Divine, Father. 1882-1965. US black leader. Peace Mission Movement.

Divine Right. 16-18C. Assertion that king’s authority came from God. Louis XIV. James I. Charles I.

Dogger Bank Incident. 1904. Russians sink British North Sea fishing trawlers believing them to be Japanese torpedo boats. Compensation paid. Russo-Japanese War.

Dollfuss, Engelbert. 1892-1934. Fascist Austrian Chancellor 1932-. Attacked Socialist demonstration led to 5 day civil war. Assassinated by Nazis.

Domesday Book. 1086. Census and survey of England. Ordered by William I as basis for taxation.

Don Pacifico Affair. 1850. Britain siezes Greek ships. Causes international protest.

Donation of Constantine. 8C. Forged document granting land to the papacy. Exposed 1440.

Donation of Pepin. 756. Land exchanged for Pope’s recognition. Basis of Papal States.

Donne, John. 1572-1631. English metaphysicist. Dean of St. Paul’s 1621-31. Elegies, Songs, Sonnets, Devotions. “No man is an island.”

Doppler, Christian. 1803-53. Austrian physicist. Effect of relative motion on frequency, 1851.

Dordrecht Confession. 1632. Mennonite doctrine.

Douglas, Gawin. c1474-1522. Scottish poet. First English translation of Aeneid.

Douglass, Frederick. 1817-95. US ex-slave abolitionist leader.

Dowie, John. 1847-1907. Scot. founder of Christian Catholic Church and Zion City, IL, USA.

Dowson, Ernest. 1867-1900. English Decadent poet. -“I have been faithful to thee, Cynara, in my fashion”.

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