Brahmavihara. Brahman heaven, attained by sympathy, compassion, joy, equanimity.

Brahms, Johannes. 1833-97. German composer. “Romantic spirit controlled by a classical intellect”. Requiem 1868.

Brains Trust. 1932. Roosevelt’s advisers on New Deal.

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

Braque, Georges. 1882-1963. French painter. Developed Cubism with Picasso. First living artist in Louvre. Man with Guitar 1911.

Braun, Eva. 1912-45. Hitler’s mistress.

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

Brétigny, Treaty (Calais). 1360. After Poitiers defeat, French John II ransomed for 3M gold crowns; Aquitaine to England.

Brian Boru. 941-1014. King of Munster 964-, unified Ireland, king 1002-. Began O’Brien dynasty.

Briand, Aristide. 1862-1932. French Prime Minister 1909~29, orator. “Separation of Church and State”, 1905. Advocated union of Europe. Kellogg-Briand.

Bright, John. 1811-89. English Quaker MP: Free Trade Movement. Cobden. Anti-Corn Law.

British Museum. World’s largest museum. Building 1823-52. Founded 1753 from Sloane Collection legacy. Elgin Marbles. Rosetta Stone.

Britten, Benjamin. 1913-76. Influential English composer of operas and symphonies. Paul Bunyan 1941. Billy Budd 1951. War Requiem 1962. Death in Venice 1973.

Broca, Paul. 1824-80. French pathologist; discovered brain’s speech center.

Brooke, James. 1803-68. British “White Raja”; family ruled Sarawak 1841-1946.

Brown, Charles. 1771-1810. “Father of American novel”. Wieland 1798.

Brown, John. 1800-59. US slavery abolitionist. Harper’s Ferry. Hung.

Brown, Lancelot “Capability”. 1715-83. English landscape architect. Created the definitive “English Garden”: assymmetric, harmonious, accidental. Blenheim. Prior Park.

Brumaire, Coup of 18. Napoleon abolished Directory, est’d Consulate.

Brunhild. 534-613. Visigoth queen of Austrasia. Fued w Fredegund. Def by Neustria. Executed by having her hair tied to tail of wild horse.

Brutus, Lucius. Ousted Etruscan Tarquinius to found Roman republic 509BC..

Buber, Martin. 1878-1965. Austrian/Israeli philosopher. I and Thou 1923. -Man’s relation to God.

Bucephalus. -326BC. Alexander the Great’ s horse.

Buffons, War of. 1752. Paris intellectuals debate Italian vs French opera. Rousseau.

Bukharin, Nikolay. 1888-1938. Russian Bolshevik. Shot in Stalin’s Purge. Rehabilitated 1988.

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