British North America Act. 1867. Granted Canada self-governing Dominion status.

British Virgin Is. Arawak. Carib. 1493 Columbus. 1555 Spain. 1648 Dutch. 1666 British settle. 1960 British Crown Colony.

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.

Broglie, Louis de. 1892-1987. Italian/French physicist. Wave/particle theory.

Brongniart, Adolph. 1801-76. French father of paleobotany.

Bronte, Charlotte. 1816-55. English Romantic author: Jane Eyre 1847; Shirley, Villette 1853.

Bronte, Emily. 1818-48. English Romantic novelist of passionate intensity: Wuthering Heights 1847.

Brook Farm. 1841-7. Massachussets commune. Ripley. Hawthorne.

Broussel. Parliamentarian, whose arrest by Anne of Austria began the Fronde 1648.

Brown, Arthur. 1886-1948. First non-stop transatlantic flight, 1919, with Alcock.

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

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

Browning, Elizabeth Barrett. 1806-61. English poet: Sonnets from the Portuguese 1848. Aurora Leigh 1857. Wife of Robert.

Browning, Robert. 1812-89. English epic poet: Ring and the Book.

Bruce, Robert the. 1274-1329. Scottish King 1306-. Vs Edward I and II. Bannockburn victory.

Bruegel, Pieter (the Elder). 1525-69. Flemish narrative painter of village life. Natural realism. Peasant Wedding 1567. Hunters in the Snow 1565.

Brumaire. 2nd Month of French Revolutionary calendar.

Brunel, Marc. 1769-1849. French engineer. Thames tunnel 1825-42.

Brunelleschi, Filippo. 1377-1446. Florentine architect. Dome of Florence Cathedral 1420. Perspective 1415.

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

Bruno, St. c1035-c1101. Founder of German Carthusian Order 1084.

Brussels, Treaty. 1948. = Western Union. 50 year alliance of Britain, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands. 1954 + W Germany, Italy.

Brut. Unrestricted style of art produced by those outside of society: insane, criminal, etc.

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

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