Ananias. Early Christian struck dead for lying to Peter.

Andrew, St. Apostle and martyr. Patron saint of Scotland and Russia. Peter’s brother.

Armstrong, Louis. 1900-71. US New Orleans Jazz trumpeter and band leader.

Baroque Art. 1600-1750. Orig in Italy, spread across W. Europe. Architecture: Ornate style characterized by stucco, frescoes, rood screens. Vanbrugh. Bernini’s Barberini Palace. Music: Counterpoint vs Renaissance polyphony. Opera, cantata. Bach. Monteverdi. Vivaldi. Painting: Dynamic, emotional. Caravaggio. Reni. Rubens.Van Dyck. Rococo.

Barrie, James. 1860-1937. Scottish author: Peter Pan 1904.

Behrens, Peter. 1868-1940. German modern architect. AEG Factory 1909.

Bellaud. 1532-88. Provencale truculent poet who inspired Marat, Rabelais and Petrarch.

Bloody Sunday. 1887. Police kill 2 Socialists in Trafalgar Square Riot. 1905. Slaughter of petitioners to Winter Palace of Nicholas II leads to Russian Revolution. 1972. 13 killed in Londonderry riot.

Borel, Petrus. 1809-59. French Romantic poet, writer.

Bramante, Donato. 1444-1514. Italian architect. St. Peter’s 1506.

Breda Compromise. 1566. Dutch petition against Inquisition. Dutch Revolt -1579.

Brittany. Inhab c3500BC. Celts. 57BC Rome. 5-6C Britons (Celts) re-settle. 12C Capetian. 1365 Montfort Dukedom. 1532 France.

Capet, Hugh. Hugh Capet.

Capetians. Dynasty that ruled France 987-1328.

Carpetbagger. 1865-77. Northern politicians in S US during Reconstruction.

Catherine II, the Great. 1729-96. Autocratic Empress of Russia, 1762-. Overthrew husband, Peter III. Annexed Crimea, Polish territory.

Charles IV, the Fair. 1294-1328. King of France 1322-, and Navarre. Won part of Aquitaine from England. Last Capetian.

Chartists. 1836-58. British workers’ reform movement. Petitions 1838,40,48 for universal male suffrage, ballot vote led to riots 1839. Lovett.

Chillon Castle. 900-1200. Mostly built by Peter II of Savoy. Subject of Byron poem.

Chocolate. 1519 Cortes brings to Spain 1657 first Chocolate House. 1847 Fry: bars. 1875 Peter: Milk Chocolate.

Cordeliers. 1790-4. French moderate revolutionaries. Met at convent. Petitioned vs king. Most executed. Marat.

Draco. Author of written law code, Athens, 621BC. Death was penalty for petty crimes. Later repealed.

Fabergé, Peter. 1846-1920. Russian jeweller. Imperial Easter Eggs 1884-1917.

Fawkes, Guy. 1570-1606. Gunpowder Plot perpetrator.

Flemish. 15-17C school of painting. Technical skill, detail. VanEyck. Bruegel. Rubens.

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