Roberval, Gilles de. 1602-75. French physicist: balance 1670. Geometry of curves.

Robespierre, Maximilien de. 1758-94. Jacobin extremist French revolutionary leader. Opposed Cult of Reason. Led Terror. Executed.

Robin Hood. 13C Legendary English archer and outlaw, who robbed the rich to help the poor.

Rochdale. 1844 Pioneer cooperative. Owen.

Roger I. 1031-1101. Brother, ally of Robert Guiscard. Ruled Two Sicilies 1085-.

Romantic. Period of music. c1800-1910. Sought freedom of expression. Instrumental virtuoso. Berlioz. Liszt. Schubert. Schumann.

Saint-Just, Louis de. 1767-94. French revolutionary leader. Ally of Robespierre.

Schuman, Robert. 1886-1963. French Prime Minister 1947-8. 1950 plan to pool European resources led to EEC.

Schumann, Robert. 1810-56. German Romantic piano, choral composer. Lyrical works. Spring Symphony 1841. Rhenish Symphony 1850.

Scott, Robert. 1868-1912. English Antarctic explorer. Died returning from the South Pole.

Selkirk, Alexander. 1676-1721. Sailor marooned 1704-9. Prototype for Robinson Crusoe.

Separatists. 16-17C. Factions who left Church of England. Brownists, Pilgrims, Quakers.

Service, Robert. 1874-1958. Canadian poet. Shooting of Dan McGraw.

Sheridan, Philip. 1831-88. Union general, captured Shenandoah, forced Lee’s surrender.

Sherwood, Robert. 1896-1955. US dramatist. Idiot’s Delight 1936.

Sirhan, Sirhan. 1944-. Arab/US killer of Robert Kennedy.

Smirke, Robert. 1781-1867. Architect. British Museum 1823.

Sorbonne College. c1257. Founded by Robert de Sorbon. Seat of University of Paris.

Stevenson, Robert Louis. 1850-94. Scottish adventure novelist. Treasure Island 1882. Jekyll and Hyde 1886. Kidnapped 1886.

Sunday School. 1580 Milan. 1780 England. 1786 Virginia. Raikes.

Supreme Being, Cult of. 1794. French Revolution. Robespierre. Cult of Reason.

Tamworth Manifesto. 1834. Peel’s moderate reforms as British Conservative Party platform.

Terror, The. 1793-4. 17000 executed by revolutionary tribunal in French Revolution. Robespierre.

Thermidor, Coup of 9. 1794. French moderatism after Terror. Directory. Robespierre executed. Jacobins persecuted.

Thompson, Robert Wm. 1845 First pneumatic tires.

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