Andrew II. 1175-1235. King of Hungary, 1202-. Signed Golden Bull.

Androcles. Roman slave, saved by a lion.

Andromaque. Wife of Hector, model of conjugal and maternal love.

Andromeda. Ethiopian wife of Perseus.

Andropov, Yuri. 1914-84. Soviet chief of state, 1984: advocated efficiency.

Andrusov, Treaty. 1667. Ended Russo-Polish War. Divided Ukraine.

Angelico, Fra. c1400-55. Florentine classical colorist painter: Convent of St. Mark. Madonna and Angel Musicians 1433.

Angevin Dynasty. Descendants of French House of Anjou. France -1480. Plantagenet Kings of England 1154-1485. Charles I of Anjou.

Anglicanism. Catholic adherence to the doctrines of the Church of England.

Anglo-American War. 1812-14. US, angry at British blockade of France, and Tippecanoe interference, invades Canada. Toronto and White House burned. US defeated. Ghent Treaty.

Anglo-Catholicism. High Church movement in Church of England. Stresses link with Roman Catholic church. Oxford Movement.

Anglo-Dutch Wars. 17-18C. Established England’s naval power, ended Dutch world power.

Anglo-Irish Agreement. 1985. Irish Republic gets voice in governing N. Ireland.

Anglo-Irish Treaty. 1921. Partitioned Ireland. Irish Free State as Dominion. N. Ireland in UK.

Anglo-Soviet Agreement. 1941. 20 year pledge against Nazi Germany and Axis powers.

Angola. Bantu. 1482 Cao discovers.1641-8 Dutch. 1575 Portuguese colony. 1975 Independent.

Angström, Anders. 1814-74. Swedish physicist: discovered spectroscopy 1853.

Ansgar, St. 801-65. Patron saint of Scandinavia.

Antarctica. 1773 Cook explores seas. 1820 first sighted. Bransfield. 1821 first landing-Davis. 1911 Amundsen first to S Pole.

Anti-Comintern Pact. 1936. Germany and Japan oppose International Communism. Axis.

Antigonid. 277-168BC. Dynasty ruling Greece and Macedonia.

Antigua and Barbuda. 1981 Independent Antigua and Barbuda.

Antipater. -319BC. Macedonian general and regent.

Antoine, André. 1858-1943. Antoine Theatre, Paris 1897.

Antonine Wall. 142. Scotland. North of Hadrian’s. Abandoned ~196. Antoninus.

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