Primogeniture. Right of eldest son to inherit. Prevented dilution of wealth of aristocracy.

Prince Rupert’s Land. Hudson Bay drainage area, NW Territory.

Prior, Matthew. 1664-1721. English epigrammist/poet: City Mouse and the Country Mouse.

Privateers. 13-19C. Pirates licensed by letters of marque to plunder enemy vessels. Drake. Hawkins.

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

Proclus. 410-485. Greek Neoplatonist philosopher: opposed Christianity.

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

Progressive Conservative. 1854-. (Named 1942) Major Canadian political party. Bennet. Diefenbaker.

Progressive Party. 1912,24 Dissident US Republicans. 1948 Dissident Democrats.

Prohibition. 1920-33. US 18th Amendment. Alcoholic drinks illegal. Repealed by 21st. Temperance Movement.

Prohibition Party. 1869-. US political party promoting Prohibition.

Prokofiev, Sergei. 1891-1953. Russian Romantic opera and symphony composer, pianist. Strong folk element. Peter and the Wolf 1936.

Proletariat. Marxist term for those who live by the sale of their labour. Bourgeoisie.

Prometheus. Titan who made man of clay and gave him life, stole fire from the gods for him. Chained to a rock to have an eagle eat his liver daily. Freed by Hercules.

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

Protectionism. Levying of import duties to make domestic production more competitive. 1337 England. 1870s Germany creates Depression. 1930 US deepens Depression. List. Smoot-Hawley.

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.

Proteus. Greek sea god who assumed any form he wished.

Proudhon, Pierre. 1809-65. French Anarchist Socialist: “Property is theft.”-What is Property? 1840. “Government is the Scourge of God”. Systèmes des Contradictions Économiques 1846.

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

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

Prussia. 1226 Teutonic Knights. 1466 «Poland. 1525 Duchy of Poland. c1660 Independent. 1701 Kingdom. 1772-95 +NW Poland. 1871 Dominated German Empire. 1919 Weimar(W)/ Poland(E). 1933 Germany(W). Bismarck.

Pruth, Treaty. 1711. Ends Russo-Turkish War. Turkey regains territory.

Przhevalsky, Nikolai. 1839-88. Russian explorer of Tibet, Mongolia.

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