Praguerie. 1440. French nobles rebel vs Charles VII.

Predestination. Christian doctrine that God has pre-ordained who will be saved. Calvinism.

Prefect. Roman civil servants delegated Consul’s power.

Presbyterianism. 16C-. System of church organization sharing power between clergy and congregation. Calvin. Knox. Episcopacy. Congregationalism.

Presley, Elvis. 1935-77. US singer of rock, folk, gospel, and country music. 28M records sold. Heartbreak Hotel 1956.

Preston, Battle. 1648. Cromwell defeats Charles I last forces in English Civil War.

Primitivism. Naive art by primitive peoples, children, or as an adopted style. Rousseau. Grandma Moses.

Privy Council. English monarch’s principal advisers. Little power since 17C.

Procrustes. Greek robber. Adjusted victims to his bed length by stretching or cutting.

Profumo Affair. 1963. British War Minister Profumo and Christine Keeler, who also associated with Soviet attaché. Embarassed government.

Prophet. Old Testament Hebrew spiritual leader, divinely inspired spokesperson. Muhammad, Moses, Jeremiah, Isaiah, Jesus.

Protectorate. 1653-9. English government after Civil War by Instrument of Government. Cromwell.

Protestantism. Christian doctrine based on faith instead of church dispensations. Reformation. Presbyterianism. Calvin. Luther.

Provence. 6C BC Greeks settle. 121BC Rome. 5C Visigoth/Burgundy...Ostrogoth. 6C Frank. 1246 Angevin. 1486 France.

Provisors, Statutes of. 1351, 1390. Limited pope’s power in England.

Prud’hommes, Councils. Medieval French trade tribunals revived by Napoleon.

Ptolemy XIV. c59-44BC. Last Macedonian king of Egypt 47-. Brother, co-ruler with Cleopatra.

Ptolemy XV. Caesarion. 47-30BC. Egyptian king 44-. Son of Caesar and Cleopatra. Killed by Octavian.

Puebla, Battles. 1862 Mexican guerillas humiliate French army. “Cinco de Mayo”. 1863 French victorious, Maximilian.

P’u-i, Henry. 1906-67. Last Chinese Emperor. 1908-12. Japanese puppet Emperor of Manchukuo 1934-45. Interned by Soviets in Siberia 1945-50. Reeducated by Communist Chinese. Pardoned 1959. Mechanic. From Emperor to Citizen 1980.

Pure Land Buddhism. 4C China, Japan. Followers of Buddha saviour Amitabha (Amida, O-mi-t’o). Paradise for invoking his name.

Puritanism. 16-17C. English Calvinist movement to purify church of Catholic and political elements. Valued hard work, education, thrift.

Pydna, Battle. 168BC. Romans defeat, divide Macedonia.

Pym, John. 1583-1643. English Puritan. Led Long Parliament. Civil War.

Pyramus and Thisbe. Legendary Babylonian lovers of Ovid’s Metamorphoses.

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