Artagnan, d’. Guarded Fouquet at Vincennes Prison.

Artaxerxes. I-III. 5-4C BC. Achaemenid kings.

Artemis. Greek goddess of hunting. =Roman Diana.

Artemisia. -c350BC. Queen of Halicarnass, wife of Mausolus. Built Mausoleum.

Artesian Well. Ancient Egypt, China, Persia, Syria.

Arthur. c500. Legendary king of Camelot. Knights of the Round Table.

Arthur I. 1187-1203. Duke of Brittany. Claimant to English throne. Defeated by John I.

Articles of Confederation. 1781-9. First US Constitution.

Artigas, José. 1764-1850. Uruguay revolutionary leader. “Father of Uruguayan independence”.

Artois. 5C Franks. 9C Flanders. 1180 France 1329 Burgundy, Austria. 1659 France.

Aryabhata. 476-550. Hindu astronomer. Explained eclipses, earth’s rotation.

Ashcan. 20C US school of modern art.

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

Astarte. Semitic goddess. =Aphrodite.

Athenian League. 378-338BC. Refounded Delian League. War with Sparta 378-371BC.

Atlantic Charter. 1941. British-US declaration of 8 principles of peace and security. Endorsed by >25 nations.

Atlantis. Legendary island which disappeared after earthquake.

Atomism. 5C BC. World is an infinity of small indestructible particles. Leucippus.

Attlee, Clement. 1883-1967. British Labour Prime Minister. 1945-51. National Health. Nationalization.

Attwood, Thomas. 1783-1856. British Chartist.

Audubon, John. 1785-1851. US ornitholigist, artist. Birds of America.

Augereau, Pierre. 1757-1816. Marshal under the Napoleonic Empire.

Aurignacian. Late Paleolithic art period.

Austerlitz, Battle. Moravia. Napoleon defeats Austrians and Russians, Dec 2, 1805. Peace with Austria.

Austrasia. 511-751. East Frankish kingdom. Part of Merovingian Empire. 7C Mayors of Palace held power. Carolingian Empire. Clovis. Neustria.

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