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Blue Stockings. 1750s French literary salon held by educated women.
Bluebeard. 6C- legend of murderous husband.
Blues and Greens. 5-9C. Byzantine political factions. Nika Revolt.
Blum, Léon. 1872-1950. French Socialist Prime Minister 1936-7. 40 hr. week.
Blurb, Miss. 1907. Photo appeared on novel jackets.
Bly, Nellie. 1867-1922. US star reporter.
Boabdil (Mohammed XI). -1538. Last Moorish King of Spain, 1482-92.
Boadicea. -60. British Iceni Queen. Led rebellion vs Romans over taxes, 60.
Boccaccio, Giovanni. 1313-75. Italian “father” of vernacular novel. Decameron 1348-53.
Boccioni, Umberto. 1882-1916. Italian artist. Founded Futurism. Riot in the Gallery 1909.
Bocskay, István. 1557-1606. Hungarian rebel vs HRE Catholicism. Gained Transylvania from Rudolf II. Vienna Peace, 1606.
Bode, Johann. 1747-1826. German astronomer: Laws of planetary distances, 1766.
Bodel, Jean. 1167-1210. Wrote first French miracle play. Play of St. Nicholas 1200.
Bodhidharma. (Daruma). 6C Indian monk in China. Founded Ch’an Buddhism =Zen.
Bodhisattva. One who delays Buddhahood to save others. Mahayana.
Bodin, Jean. 1530-96. French political philosopher. Advocated democratic monarchy.
Boeotian League. 550-335BC. Federal government formed by Thebes. Opposed Sparta in Corinthian War. Defeated by Philip of Macedonia, 338. Destroyed by Alexander the Great, 335.
Boer War. 1880-1. Boers defeat British, who had annexed Transvaal, 1877.
Boer War. 1899-1902. British defeat Boer Republic in South Africa. Vereeniging.
Boers. 17-19C Dutch settlers in South Africa. Great Trek.
Boethius. 475-524. Roman translator of Aristotle. Neoplatonic. Stoic. Consolation of Philosophy 523 (while imprisoned).
Boffrand, Germain. 1667-1754. French architect. Palais Bourbon 1710.
Bogart, Humphrey. 1899-1957. US film star. Maltese Falcon 1941. Casablanca 1942.
Bogomils. 9-15C. Slavic ascetic Christian cult. All matter created by the devil.
Bohemia. Celts. 5-6C Slavs. 9C Unified. 1061 HRE. 10C + Moravia + Silesia + Galicia. 1158 Kingdom. 1526 Hapsburg. 1918 Czechoslovakia. 1939-45 German. 1993 Czech Republic.