Fiorentino, Rosso. 1495-1540. Italian/French Fontainebleau painter.

Firdusi. c930-c1020. Persian epic poet. Book of Kings 1010.

Fire brigade. 4000BC China. 2000BC Egypt. 150BC Rome. 1722 Paris.

Fire of London. 1666. Four days. 87 churches. 13,200 houses. 100,000 homeless. Rebuilt in 10 years. 1136 fire was previously known as Great Fire of London.

Firearms. 1247 used at Siege of Seville.1327 Edward III uses canon vs Scots. 1364 Perugia First handguns. 1640 Flintlock.

First Coalition. 1792. European countries opposed to French Revolution.

Fischer von Erlach, J.B. 1656-1723. Austrian architect. Intro. baroque. Schönbrunn Palace 1696, Church of St Charles Borromeo 1716-37.

Fisher, Ronald. 1890-1962. British scientist. Mathematical statistics. Variance.

Fisher, St. John. 1469-1535. English Humanist scholar. Beheaded for refusing to acknowledge Henry VIII as head of church. More.

Fisk, James. 1834-72. Flamboyant US financier. Attempt to corner gold market led to Black Friday 1869.

Fitch, John. 1743-98. First US steamboat, 1787.

Fitzgerald, Edward. 1763-98. Irish rebel. Sought aid from France for 1798 uprising.

Fitzgerald, Thomas. 1513-37. Irish. Led rebellion vs Henry VIII 1534-5.

Five Dynasties. 907-60. China between T’ang and Sung dynasties. Upheaval stimulated arts. Art to represent metaphysical truth.

Five Hundred, Council of. 508BC. Athens’ representative government.

Five Hundred, Council of. 1795. Lower House of French Parliament.

Five Mile Act. 1665. English Nonconformist clergy banned 5 miles from towns where they had preached.

Five Pecks of Rice. 206-20. Chinese Taoist political movement vs poverty, instability.

Five Year Plans. 1928- Russian planning cycles.

Fizeau, Armand. 1819-96. French physicist. Measured speed of light, 1849.

Flagellants. 13C-. Christian sects who practise self-whipping as means of salvation.

Flaminian Way. 220BC. Roman road to Rimini.

Flamininus, Quinctus. c227-174BC. Roman General who def Philip V of Macedonia 197BC.

Flammarian, Camille. 1842-1925. French astronomer: L’astronomie Populaire.

Flamsteed, John. 1646-1719. First Astronomer Royal of England, 1675.

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