Ascham, Roger. 1515-68. English humanist, author.

Asclepius. Greek god of healing. Killed by Zeus to prevent immortality of man. Son of Apollo.

Ascot. 1711. First Royal Meeting.

Asculum, Battle. 279BC. “Pyrrhic” victory of Pyrrhus over Romans.

Asgard. Scandinavian abode of the gods.

Ashanti Empire. 17-19C Ghana kingdom. Supplied slaves to traders.

Ashcan. 20C US school of modern art.

Ashikaga. 1338-1573. Japanese Shogunate. Overthrew Emperor.

Ashkenazi. 1534-72. Cabalistic Jewish scholar. Established Safed center of learning, Palestine.

Ashurbanipal. Assyrian king 669-626BC. Lost Egypt. Built Nineveh Library-22,000 clay tablets.

Asia Minor. = Anatolia.

Asiento. 1517-1750. Monopoly contracts to supply slaves to Spanish colonies.

Ask. First man in Norse mythology. Embla.

Aske, Robert. -1537. Led Pilgrimage of Grace against Henrician Reformation.

Asoka. 269-232BC. Indian Maurya Emperor. Buddhist convert, missionary.

Aspern-Essling, Battle. 1809. First important loss for Napoleon.

Asquith, Herbert. 1852-1928. Liberal Prime Minister of England, 1908-16: Pensions and unemployment insurance. Parliament Act.

Assad, Hafiz al-. 1928-2000. Syrian President 1971-. Supports Qadaffi, PLO. Anti-Israel.

Assassins. 1124-1270. Secret Moslem order who murdered all enemies.

Assignats. French legal tender, 1789-96. Overissue caused inflation. Became worth 1% of face value.

Assyria. 30C-612BC. Empire from Egypt to Iran.

Astarte. Semitic goddess. =Aphrodite.

Aston, Francis. 1877-1945. English physicist. Mass spectrograph.

Astor, John. 1763-1848. German/US fur magnate.

Astor, Nancy. 1879-1964. First woman to sit in British House of Commons, 1919-45.

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