Fabre, Henri. 1823-1915. French entomologist: Souvenirs entomologiques.

Factory Acts. England. 1802 Apprentices 12 hr day. 1819 Minimum age 9. 1833. Limited child labour to 8 hours and education required 1844 Women, children 10 hr max. 1842 No women/children in mines. 1920 Minimum age 14. US 1844 Women 12 hr max. 1874 Women/children 10 hr max.

Fair Deal. 1945,9. Truman’s program for jobs, housing, social insurance in US.

Faisal I. 1885-1933. Self proclaimed king of Syria 1920. Deposed. King of Iraq 1921-.

Faisal II. 1935-58. Pro-western last Iraqi king 1939-. Killed in coup.

Faneuil Hall. 1742-. Boston “cradle of American liberty”.

Farnese, Alessandro. 1545-92. Italian/Spanish governor of Netherlands. Quelled rebellion.

Farragut, David. 1801-70. Union Civil War admiral. -“Damn the torpedoes. Full speed ahead!”.

Fatima. c606-33. Daughter of Mohammad. Matriarch of Fatimids. Wife of Ali, Shi’ite leader.

Fatimid. 909-1171. N African, Middle East Shi’ite Empire.

February Manifesto. 1899-1905. Override of Finnish Constitution. Rule by Czar’s Edict. Russification 1890-1905.

February Revolution. 1917. Early phase of Russian Revolution. Czar overthrown. Provisional Gov’t.

Félibrige. 1854. Mistral’s Provençale revival movement.

Feminism. 20C Women’s movement to achieve equality with men.

Fénelon, François. 1651-1715. French theologian. Quietism 1696. Telemachus 1698.

Ferdinand II of Aragon. 1452-1516. Unified Spain with Isabella. Equipped Columbus. Expelled Moors and Jews. Began Inquisition.

Fielding, Henry. 1707-54. English picaresque novelist: Tom Jones 1749; Amelia 1751.

Fifth Column. 1936. Fascists within besieged Madrid who assisted Franco’s attackers. Term generally applied to subversives since.

Filioque. “and from the son” added to Nicene Creed in 6C, causing East-West Schism.

Finlay, Carlos. 1833-1915. Cuban. Discovered that Yellow Fever is transmitted by mosquitoes 1881. Reed.

Fischer von Erlach, J.B. 1656-1723. Austrian architect. Intro. baroque. Schönbrunn Palace 1696, Church of St Charles Borromeo 1716-37.

Fitzgerald, Gerald. c1538-83. Irish. Rebelled vs Q Elizabeth 1579-83.

Five Dynasties. 907-60. China between T’ang and Sung dynasties. Upheaval stimulated arts. Art to represent metaphysical truth.

Five Hundred, Council of. 508BC. Athens’ representative government.

Flamininus, Quinctus. c227-174BC. Roman General who def Philip V of Macedonia 197BC.

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