Stopes, Marie. 1880-1958. British Family Planning pioneer. First London birth control clinic 1921.

Strafford, First earl. 1593-1641. English adviser to Charles I. Executed by Parliament.

Straisund, Treaty. 1370. Denmark makes commercial concessions to Hanseatic League.

Straits Settlements. British colony in SE Asia 1795-1946. Malacca, Penang, Singapore.

Strathclyde. 6C Celtic kingdom. 756 Northumbria. 921 England. 945 Scotland.

Strathcona and Mount Royal, First Baron. 1820-1914. Canadian statesman key to Canadian Pacific Railway; drove last spike.

Strauss, David. 1808-74. German theologian: Gospel interpreted as myth. Life of Jesus 1835-6.

Strauss, Richard. 1864-1949. Traditional German composer of symphonic poems, operas. Don Juan 1889. Salome 1905. Also Sprach Zarathustra 1909.

Stravinsky, Igor. 1882-1971. Russian/US composer. New freedom of rhythm. Fire Bird 1910. Rite of Spring 1913, full of energy and virtuosity.

Stresa Conference. 1935. Britain-France-Italy “front” vs German rearmament.

Stresemann, Gustav. 1878-1929. German statesman. Gained entry to League of Nations.

Stroganov. Wealthy Russian merchant family 16-17C. Helped colonise Siberia 1574. Aided czars.

Strohmeyer, Friedrich. 1776-1835. German chemist. Cadmium, 1817.

Strozzi. Florentine noble family. Rivals of Medici.

Struensee, Johann. 1737-72. German physician to Danish king. Ruled Denmark 1770-. Executed for adultery with queen.

Stuart. Family which ruled Scotland 1371-1714, England 1603-1714.

Stuart, Esme. 1542-83. Planned rescue of Mary Queen of Scots. Exiled.

Stuart, Frances. 1648-1702. “Only true love” of Charles II of England.

Stuart, Henry. 1725-1807. Last Stuart claimant to English throne. Left family jewels to George IV.

Sturm und Drang. 1760-80. German anti-enlightenment literary movement. Goethe. Klinger.

Stuyvesant, Peter. c1610-72. Dutch governor of New Amsterdam.

Stymphalian birds. Man-eating birds Hercules killed as 6th labour.

Styria. Celtic. 15BC Rome. 5C Germanic. 6C Slav. 8C Frankish. 9C German. 1056 Steyr. 1180 Duchy. 1192 Babenberg. 1276 Hapsburg. 1918 Austria. 1919 S: Yugoslavia.

Styx. River of Hades. Souls ferried by Charon.

Succession States. 1918. Former Austria-Hungary territories: Czechoslovakia, Romania, Yugoslavia, Poland, Austria, Hungary.

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