Nkomo, Joshua. 1917-99. Zimbabwe nationalist. Founded ZAPU.

Nkrumah, Kwame. 1909-72. Gold Coast/Ghana Prime Minister 1952-60, President 60-66.

Nobel Prize. Nobel legacy funded. Peace Prize and prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature. 1969 +Economics. . Declined: Le Duc Tho, Pasternak, Sartre.

Nobiles. 3C- Roman ruling aristocracy. Patricians and office holding Plebeians.

Noguchi, Isamu. 1904-88. Japanese/US abstract sculptor. UNESCO Garden, Paris 1958.

Nolde, Emil. 1867-1956. German Expressionist painter.

Nominalism. Philosophy. Abstractions do not exist. Things are their names. Vs Realists. Aristotle. Roscelin. Hobbes.

Nonconformists. Those who do not subscribe to a state religion. Act of Uniformity.

Noncooperation Movement. 1920-22. Ghandi’s non-violent protest in India. Amritsar Massacre.

Nordenskjöld, Erik. 1832-1901. Sweden. First successful navigation of North-East passage 1878-9.

Nore Mutiny. 1797. British North Sea fleet protest conditions. Parker hung.

Norfolk, First Duke. c1366-99. Lord Appellant. Dominated Richard II 1387-89.

Norman Conquest. 1066. Brought Norman laws, customs, feudal system to England. Hastings.

Norns. Norse goddesses of Past, Present, Future.

North, Frederick. 1732-92. English Prime Minister during American Revolution.

North German Confederation. 1867-71. 22 states led by Prussia. German Empire.

North Sea Oil. 1975. First pumped.

North West Company. 1783-1821. Rival of Hudson’s Bay Co. Merged.

Northern Expedition. 1926-8. Kuomintang unify China, purge Communists.

Northern Ireland. Ireland. 17C Protestants settle. 1801 United Kingdom. 1920 Ireland divided. 1922 Civil War. 1922 Direct rule. IRA.

Northern War, First. 1655-60. Sweden vs Poland and allies. Sweden wins Danish territory. Poland renounces claim to Swedish throne.

Northwest Passage. Attempts 1497- to find a sea route around Canada to Asia. Amundsen succeeded 1903-6. McClure 1853.

Northwest Rebellion. 1885. Saskachewan natives and Métis for land rights. Defeated. Riél.

Norton, Thomas. 1532-84. First English tragedy with Sackville, in blank-verse. Gorboduc 1561.

Nostradamus. 1503-66. French astrologer. Prophesied Napoleon and Hitler.

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