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970 matches to Narrative Art
Stuart, Esme. 1542-83. Planned rescue of Mary Queen of Scots. Exiled.
Stuart, Frances. 1648-1702. “Only true love” of Charles II of England.
Stuart, Henry. 1725-1807. Last Stuart claimant to English throne. Left family jewels to George IV.
Stuart, James. 1688-1766. “The Old Pretender”. Catholic Prince of Wales, claimant to British throne. Jacobites.
Suharto. 1921-. Indonesian president. 1967-. Brutally repressed communist coup 1965.
Sullivan, Arthur. 1842-1900. British composer. Operetta form. Mikado 1885. HMS Pinafore 1878. Onward Christian Soldiers. Gilbert.
Sumerian Art. Realistic sculpture.
Suprematism. 20C. Russian school of geometric abstract art.
Surrealism. 1920-. Artistic and literary movement dealing with the expression of the subconscious mind, fantasy, dreams. Klee, Dali, de Chirico, Chagall.
Sykes-Picot Agreement. 1916. France, Britain agree on post WWI partition of Ottoman Empire.
Symbolists. 19C French literary movement expressing truth subjectively by symbols. Spread to art, music. Verlaine. Mallarmé. Munch.
Symons, Arthur. 1865-1945. British Symbolist poet.
Syracuse, Battle. 480BC Carthage repelled. 415-413BC Critical Athenian defeat in Peloponnesian War. 396, 392 Carthage defeated. 382-75 Defeated by Carthage. 214-211 BC Rome conquers, sacks city.
Syria. c10000BC Natufians. c2300BC Akkadian. c1900 Amorite. 16C Egypt. 14C Hittite. 8C Assyria. 7C Babylon. 538 Achaemenid. 332 Alexander...301 Seleucid. 64BC Rome...395 Byzantine. 634 Moslem. 877 Egypt. 11C Seljuk 1098 Latin Empire(part). 12C Ayyubid. 1249 Mameluk. 1516 Ottoman. 1920 French League of Nations mandate. 1943 Independent. 1958 +Egypt = United Arab Republic. 1961 -Egypt=Syria. Damascus.
Taft-Hartley Act. 1947. US act regulating unions, strikes.
Tamayo, Rufino. 1899-91. Mexican artist.
Tammany Society. 1789-. Powerful NY Democratic party association.
Tamworth Manifesto. 1834. Peel’s moderate reforms as British Conservative Party platform.
Tangier. 15C BC Phoenicia. Carthage. Rome = Tingis. 429 Vandal. 541 Byzantine. 621 Visigoth. c682 Moslem. 1471-17C Spain, Portugal dispute. 1661 English. 1684 Morocco. 1923 International neutral port. 1940-45 Spanish occupy. 1956 Morocco.
Tappan, Arthur. 1786-1865. US abolitionist. Founded Anti-Slavery Society 1833.
Targowica, Confederation. 1792. Conservative Poles begin war. Second partition 1793.
Tartini, Giuseppe. 1692-1770. Italian violinist, composer.
Tartu, Treaty. 1920. Estonia independent of Russia.
Taxation. On Income 1193. On Cooking Oil: 1000BC Egypt. Foreigners: 400BC Greece. Imports 1CBC Rome. Property: 453BC Greece, 1642 England. Sales: 49BC Rome. 1973 UK VAT. Inheritance: 23BC Rome. Salt: 1286-1790 France. Hair Powder: 1795-1869 Hearths: 1663-89. Cards: 1615. Whiskey. Eisphora. Boadicea. Godiva. Danegeld. Domesday Book. Tithes.
Tea Act. 1773. British give British East India Company effective monopoly in North America. Boston Tea Party.