Bruce, Robert the. 1274-1329. Scottish King 1306-. Vs Edward I and II. Bannockburn victory.

Bruckner, Anton. 1824-96. Austrian Classical Romantic composer of symphonies, masses. Romantic Symphony 1874.

Brundisium, Treaty. 40BC. Antony rules east, Octavian rules west of Roman Empire.

Bucchero Ware. 7-5C BC Shiny black Etruscan pottery.

Bucharest, Treaty. 1812. Ended Russo-Turkish War. 1886. Serbia restores Rumelia to Bulgaria. 1913. Settled 2nd Balkan War. 1918. Romania capitulates to Central Powers. Voided by Allied victory.

Buchman, Frank. 1878-1961. English founder of Buchmanism.

Buck, Pearl S. 1892-1973. US novelist of Chinese life. Good Earth 1931.

Bucket Shop. Brokerage house that attempted to profit by delaying placing orders. Now illegal.

Buckingham Palace. 1703. Rebuilt by Nash 1825. London residence of British sovereigns since 1837.

Buckle, Henry. 1821-62. English scientific historian.

Budé, Guillaume. 1467-1540. Humanist, Greek scholar. Founded Collège de France.

Buganda.19C African kingdom. 1890s Britain. 1962 Independent under Uganda. 1966 Uganda.

Bukhari, al. 810-870. Arab scholar. Collected sayings of Mohammed.

Bukharin, Nikolay. 1888-1938. Russian Bolshevik. Shot in Stalin’s Purge. Rehabilitated 1988.

Bulganin, Nikolai. 1895-1975. Soviet Prime Minister 1955-8 with Khrushchev.

Bulgaria. Balkans. 7C Bulgar Empire. 1018 Byzantine. 1185 2nd Bulgar Empire. 1396 Ottoman. 1878. Independent kingdom. 1946 People’s Republic. 1991Republic.

Bulgarian Horrors. 1876. Brutal Ottoman suppression of uprising. 15,000 killed in reprisals.

Bull, John. 1562-1628. English early keyboard composer. Often credited with God Save the Queen.

Bülow, Bernard. 1849-1929. Prussian Prime Minister 1900-9. Bismarckian Realpolitik. Social legislation.

Bulwer-Lytton. 1803-73. English novelist. Last Days of Pompeii, 1834. -“It was a dark and stormy night”.

Bunker Hill, Battle. 1775. Early American victory in Revolution. Putnam.

Bunsen, Robert. 1811-99. German chemist, perfected bunsen burner. Discovered Caesium, Rubidium 1860. Spectroscopy 1859. Kirchhoff.

Bunuel, Luis. 1900-83. Spanish filmmaker. Controversial film of social injustice, Andalusian Dog 1928.

Bunyan, Paul. Legendary US giant lumberjack with blue ox Babe.

Burckhardt, Jacob. 1818-97. Swiss cultural historian. Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy 1860.

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