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Anna of East AngliaPersonAnna was king of the East Angles from about 636 until 654, a devout Christian ruler remembered for his saintly daughters.- Anna of KashinPersonAnna of Kashin was a Russian princess, wife of Grand Prince Mikhail of Tver, who was executed at the court of the Golden Horde in 1318.
Anna of KievPersonAnna of Kiev was a daughter of Yaroslav the Wise who became queen of France as the wife of Henry I, whom she married in 1051.
Anna of RussiaPersonAnna Ioannovna was Empress of Russia from 1730 to 1740, a niece of Peter the Great.
Anna of SavoyPersonAnna of Savoy was a Byzantine empress, wife of Andronikos III Palaiologos.
AnnabaPlaceAnnaba is a port city in north-eastern Algeria, near the ruins of ancient Hippo Regius, the see of Saint Augustine.
Annaberg-BuchholzPlaceAnnaberg-Buchholz is a town in the Ore Mountains of Saxony, Germany.- Annales (Ennius)Work / monumentThe Annales was an epic poem in Latin hexameters by Quintus Ennius, written in the early second century BCE.
Annales CambriaeWork / monumentThe Annales Cambriae, or Welsh Annals, are a set of Latin chronicles compiled in Wales, the oldest version probably at St Davids in the 10th century.
Annals and Antiquities of RajasthanWork / monumentAnnals and Antiquities of Rajasthan is a history of the Rajput states by James Tod, published in two volumes in London in 1829 and 1832.
Annals of InisfallenWork / monumentThe Annals of Inisfallen are a chronicle of medieval Irish history, preserved in a manuscript written largely in the late 11th century and continued by later hands into…- Annals of Loch CéWork / monumentThe Annals of Loch Cé are an Irish chronicle in Irish and Latin covering events from 1014 to 1590, chiefly in Connacht.
Annals of the Joseon DynastyWork / monumentThe Annals of the Joseon Dynasty (Joseon Wangjo Sillok) are the official chronicles of the reigns of Joseon kings from Taejo to Cheoljong, covering 1392 to 1863 in…
Annals of the KaqchikelsWork / monumentThe Annals of the Kaqchikels is a chronicle written in the Kaqchikel Maya language in Latin script by members of the Xajil family in the late 16th century.
Annals of UlsterWork / monumentThe Annals of Ulster are a chronicle of Irish history from the fifth century to the sixteenth, compiled in the late fifteenth century for Cathal Óg Mac Maghnusa on…
AnnalyPlaceAnnaly was a medieval Irish lordship in the northern part of Tethba, roughly the area of modern County Longford.- Annama DevaPersonAnnama Deva is the traditional founder of the Kakatiya royal line of Bastar in central India.
Annapolis RoyalPlaceAnnapolis Royal is a town on the Annapolis Basin in western Nova Scotia, Canada.
Annapolis, MarylandPlaceAnnapolis is the capital of the US state of Maryland, on the Severn River near Chesapeake Bay.
Anne FrankPersonAnne Frank was a German-born Jewish girl whose family fled to Amsterdam and, from 1942, hid from the Nazi occupiers in a secret annex behind her father's business.
Anne HutchinsonPersonAnne Hutchinson was an English-born Puritan spiritual adviser in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of MontpensierPersonAnne Marie Louise d'Orléans, known as La Grande Mademoiselle, was a cousin of Louis XIV and the richest heiress in France.
Anne of BrittanyPersonAnne of Brittany was duchess of Brittany from 1488 and twice queen of France, through marriage to Charles VIII in 1491 and Louis XII in 1499.
Anne of ClevesPersonAnne of Cleves was a daughter of Duke John III of Cleves and the fourth wife of Henry VIII of England.
Anne of ForezPersonAnne of Forez was the heiress of the County of Forez in central France.
Anne of FrancePersonAnne of France was the eldest daughter of King Louis XI.- Annexation of the PunjabEventThe annexation of the Punjab was the incorporation of the Sikh Empire's territory into British India by the East India Company in 1849.
AnoiaPlaceAnoia is a comarca, or county, in central Catalonia, Spain, with its capital at Igualada, named after the Anoia river that crosses it.
AnouvongPersonAnouvong was the last king of Vientiane, ruling from 1805 as a vassal of Siam.- Ansa SasrakuPersonAnsa Sasraku was a king of Akwamu, an Akan state in the hinterland of the Gold Coast.
Ansar (Sudan)People / groupThe Ansar ('helpers') were the followers of Muhammad Ahmad, the Mahdi of Sudan, who rose against Turco-Egyptian rule in 1881.
Anscar I of IvreaPersonAnscar I was a Burgundian noble who supported Guy of Spoleto's bid for the crowns of France and Italy in 888.
AnscaridsPeople / groupThe Anscarids were a dynasty descended from Anscar I, margrave of Ivrea in north-western Italy in the late 9th century.
AnschlussEventThe Anschluss was the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany in March 1938.
AnsedoniaPlaceAnsedonia is a hilltop locality on the coast of southern Tuscany, part of the comune of Orbetello.- Anselm ErbPersonAnselm Erb was abbot of the Benedictine Imperial Abbey of Ottobeuren in Swabia from 1740 until his death.
Anselm of CanterburyPersonAnselm of Canterbury (c. 1033–1109) was an Italian-born monk, abbot of Bec in Normandy and from 1093 Archbishop of Canterbury.- Anselm of HavelbergPersonAnselm of Havelberg was a German churchman and theologian, bishop of Havelberg from 1129 and archbishop of Ravenna from 1155.
- AnseungPersonAnseung was a member of the Goguryeo royal family whom Silla recognised as king of Goguryeo in 670, after the fall of Goguryeo to Silla and Tang China.
Ansfried of UtrechtPersonAnsfried was a count in the Low Countries who served Emperor Otto III before becoming bishop of Utrecht in 995.
AnsgarPersonAnsgar was a Frankish monk and missionary, known as the Apostle of the North.- AnshanPlaceAnshan was an ancient city in the highlands of south-western Iran, at the site of Tal-e Malyan in Fars.
AntaeusReligion / ideaAntaeus was a giant of Greek mythology, a son of Poseidon and Gaia, who lived in Libya and forced travellers to wrestle with him, killing them.- AntalaotraPeople / groupThe Antalaotra were Muslim, Swahili-speaking merchant communities of north-western Madagascar, of mixed East African, Arab and Malagasy descent.
- AntalasPersonAntalas was a Berber chief who ruled a principality around Capsa (Gafsa) in southern Byzacena, in present-day Tunisia, in the 6th century.
- AntaloPlaceAntalo is a village in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, south of Mekelle near Hintalo.
AntalyaPlaceAntalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of south-western Turkey, on the Gulf of Antalya.
AntananarivoPlaceAntananarivo is the capital and largest city of Madagascar, in the central highlands.
Antanas SmetonaPersonAntanas Smetona was the first President of Lithuania, from 1919 to 1920, and returned to power after the military coup of December 1926.- Antanas SniečkusPersonAntanas Sniečkus was first secretary of the Communist Party of Lithuania from 1940 until his death in 1974, the longest-serving party leader in Soviet Lithuania.
AntanosyPeople / groupThe Antanosy are a Malagasy people of the Anosy region in south-eastern Madagascar, around Taolagnaro (Fort-Dauphin).
Ante PavelićPersonAnte Pavelić was the founder of the fascist Ustaše movement and leader, as Poglavnik, of the Independent State of Croatia from 1941 to 1945.
Ante TrumbićPersonAnte Trumbić was a Croatian politician from Split who led the Yugoslav Committee, the exile body of South Slav politicians from Austria-Hungary, during the First World…- AntediosPersonAntedios is the name of a ruler of the Iceni, an Iron Age people of East Anglia, known from silver coins inscribed with his name.
AntemoroPeople / groupThe Antemoro (Antaimoro) are a Malagasy people of south-eastern Madagascar, around the Matitana river and Vohipeno.
AntenorPersonAntenor is a Trojan elder in Greek legend, an adviser of King Priam who argued for returning Helen to the Greeks.
AntequeraPlaceAntequera is a town in the province of Málaga, Spain, at a crossing of the routes between Seville, Granada and Málaga.- Antera DukePersonAntera Duke was an Efik slave trader of Duke Town in Old Calabar, in present-day south-eastern Nigeria, in the late 18th century.
- AnthelaPlaceAnthela was a small place near the pass of Thermopylae in central Greece, with a sanctuary of Demeter Amphictyonis.
Anthonie HeinsiusPersonAnthonie Heinsius was Grand Pensionary of Holland from 1689 until his death in 1720 and a close ally of the stadtholder and English king William III.
Anthony AlbanesePersonAnthony Albanese is an Australian politician who became prime minister in May 2022 at the head of a Labor government.
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of ShaftesburyPersonAnthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, was an English statesman who served Charles II as Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lord Chancellor.
Anthony EdenPersonAnthony Eden was a British politician who served as Foreign Secretary and then as Prime Minister from 1955 to 1957.- Anthony HiltonPersonAnthony Hilton was an English planter who led settlers from Saint Kitts to found the first English settlement on Nevis in 1628.
- Anthony II, Count of DelmenhorstPersonAnthony II was count of Delmenhorst, a younger son of Count Anthony I of Oldenburg.
Anthony MusgravePersonAnthony Musgrave was a British colonial administrator born in Antigua who governed several colonies, including Newfoundland, British Columbia, Natal, South Australia…
Anthony SherleyPersonAnthony Sherley was an English adventurer who travelled to the court of Abbas I of Persia in 1598 with his brother Robert.
Anthony St LegerPersonSir Anthony St Leger was an English administrator who served three times as lord deputy of Ireland between 1540 and 1556.
Anthony the GreatPersonAnthony the Great was an Egyptian Christian who gave away his property and withdrew into the desert as a hermit in the late third century.
Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-WolfenbüttelPersonAnthony Ulrich was Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, co-ruling with his brother from 1685 and alone from 1704.
Anthony WaynePersonAnthony Wayne (1745–1796) was an American general, nicknamed "Mad Anthony" for his daring, who served in the Revolutionary War and captured Stony Point in 1779.
Anti-AtlasPlaceThe Anti-Atlas is a mountain range in southern Morocco, running north-east from the Atlantic coast towards the Jebel Saghro, south of the High Atlas and the Sous valley.- Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of YugoslaviaInstitutionThe Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia (AVNOJ) was the political assembly of Tito's Partisan movement in the Second World War, first…
Anti-Fascist People's Freedom LeaguePeople / groupThe Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League was a Burmese nationalist coalition formed during the Second World War and led by Aung San.
Anti-Revolutionary PartyPeople / groupThe Anti-Revolutionary Party was a Dutch Protestant political party founded in 1879 by Abraham Kuyper, the first national mass party in the Netherlands.- Anti-Rightist CampaignEventThe Anti-Rightist Campaign was a political purge in the People's Republic of China launched in 1957, after the Hundred Flowers movement had invited intellectuals to…
Anti-Socialist LawsWork / monumentThe Anti-Socialist Laws were a German law passed in October 1878 at Otto von Bismarck's urging after two attempts on the life of Wilhelm I.
AntialcidasPersonAntialcidas was an Indo-Greek king who ruled from Taxila in the late 2nd century BCE.
AntibesPlaceAntibes is a town on the French Riviera between Cannes and Nice.
Antigonid dynastyStateThe Antigonid dynasty was a Hellenistic dynasty descended from Alexander's general Antigonus I Monophthalmus.- Antigonus I MonophthalmusPersonAntigonus I Monophthalmus, the 'One-Eyed', was a Macedonian general of Alexander the Great who became one of the most powerful successors after Alexander's death.
Antigonus II GonatasPersonAntigonus II Gonatas was king of Macedon and son of Demetrius Poliorcetes.
Antigonus III DosonPersonAntigonus III Doson was king of Macedon from 229 BCE.
Antigua GuatemalaPlaceAntigua Guatemala is a city in the central highlands of Guatemala, founded in 1543 as Santiago de los Caballeros after the destruction of the previous capital.
Antigua Labour PartyPeople / groupThe Antigua Labour Party, later renamed the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party, grew out of the Antigua Trades and Labour Union in the 1940s.
Antiguo CuscatlánPlaceAntiguo Cuscatlán is a city in the La Libertad department of El Salvador, on the south-western edge of the capital, San Salvador.
Antillean CreoleTermAntillean Creole is a French-based creole language spoken in the Lesser Antilles, including Martinique, Guadeloupe, Dominica and Saint Lucia, where it is called Kwéyòl.
AntinoopolisPlaceAntinoopolis was a city founded by the emperor Hadrian in 130 CE on the east bank of the Nile in Middle Egypt, near the place where his favourite Antinous had drowned.
AntinousPersonAntinous was a young Greek from Bithynia who became the favourite of the emperor Hadrian.- AntiochPlaceAntioch was an ancient city on the Orontes River near the Mediterranean coast in present-day Turkey.
Antioch-on-the-OrontesPlaceAntioch-on-the-Orontes was a city founded around 300 BCE by Seleucus I Nicator, named after his father Antiochus.
Antiochus I Theos of CommagenePersonAntiochus I Theos was king of Commagene from about 70 to 38 BCE.
Antiochus II TheosPersonAntiochus II Theos was king of the Seleucid Empire from 261 to 246 BCE.
Antiochus III the GreatPersonAntiochus III the Great was a Seleucid king who reigned from 222 to 187 BCE.
Antiochus IV EpiphanesPersonAntiochus IV Epiphanes was a Seleucid king who reigned from 175 to 164 BCE.
Antiochus VII SidetesPersonAntiochus VII Sidetes was a Seleucid king who attempted to restore the dynasty's power in the second century BCE.
Antiochus XIII AsiaticusPersonAntiochus XIII Asiaticus was the last king of the Seleucid dynasty, son of Antiochus X and Cleopatra Selene.
Antioquia DepartmentPlaceAntioquia is a department of north-western Colombia in the Central and Western Cordilleras; its capital is Medellín.
AntipaterPersonAntipater was a Macedonian general and statesman who served Philip II and governed Macedon and Greece while Alexander the Great campaigned in Asia.- Antipope Anacletus IIPersonAnacletus II, born Pietro Pierleoni, was an antipope from 1130 to 1138.