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

Bronze Age. 3500-500BC. First uses of metal for arms and tools. Began in Near East. Society more structured. Specialization begins. Iron Age.

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

Brooke, James. 1803-68. British “White Raja”; family ruled Sarawak 1841-1946.

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

Brown, John. 1800-59. US slavery abolitionist. Harper’s Ferry. Hung.

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

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

Bruckner, Anton. 1824-96. Austrian Classical Romantic composer of symphonies, masses. Romantic Symphony 1874.

Brumaire. 2nd Month of French Revolutionary calendar.

Brumaire, Coup of 18. Napoleon abolished Directory, est’d Consulate.

Brummel, George. (Beau). 1778-1840. English dandy, fashion leader.

Brundisium, Treaty. 40BC. Antony rules east, Octavian rules west of Roman Empire.

Brunei. 15C + Borneo. 16-18C Decline; European colonies. 1888 British protectorate. WWII Japanese occupy. 1971 Self-governing. 1983 Independent Sultanate.

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

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.

Brute. Descendant of Aeneas, said to have founded New Troy at London..

Bryan, William Jennings. 1860-1925. US Democrat vs Gold Standard. Scopes prosecutor.

Bryant, William. 1794-1878. US poet/journalist. Founded Republican Party. Evening Post.

Buccaneers. 1630-97. British,French,Dutch pirates vs Spanish ships and colonies in Caribbean, S. America. Morgan.

Bucchero Ware. 7-5C BC Shiny black Etruscan pottery.

Buchanan, James. 1791-1868. US President 1857-61. Compromise policy failed to avert civil war.

Bucharest, Treaty. 1812. Ended Russo-Turkish War. 1886. Serbia restores Rumelia to Bulgaria. 1913. Settled 2nd Balkan War. 1918. Romania capitulates to Central Powers. Voided by Allied victory.

Buchmanism. 1922-65. Christian revivalist movement stressing honesty, purity, love, unselfishness. =Moral Rearmament 1938. Oxford Group.

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