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Simply History! (1) Crossword Puzzle

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A wide range of subjects from both the recent and distant past. Royalty, scientists, authors, painters, entertainers, mutinies and those in power, they're all included!
Author: moonraker2 - Diff: Harder

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      1. ___ Benson was the first Attorney General of the State of New York from 1777-1788 (6)
      4. In 1936 King Edward VIII became the first British monarch to ___ from the throne (8)
      10. In 1789 the crew of this British naval ship mutinied against their commander (1,1,1,6)
      11. The church of the Sagrada Familia was designed by the architect Antoni ___ (5)
      12. French Post-Impressionist painter Gustave ___ painted "Le Port de Dieppe" in 1926 (7)
      13. Maurice ___ French painter of the 1936 painting "Montmartre Street Corner"
      14. Tennessee ___ Ford country and Western singer who recorded "The Shotgun Boogie" in 1950 (5)
      15. Dutch dancer who was executed by the French as a German spy in World War I (4,4)
      18. John ___ the Younger was governor of Connecticut Colony from 1657-58 and 1659-76 (8)
      20. Scottish physicist Sir Andrew ___ served as High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1896 (5)
      23. Marcus H. ___ was the 66th Governor of Connecticut from 1915-1921 (7)
      25. The codename for the 1985 sinking of the Rainbow Warrior was Operation ___ (7)
      26. Winnie-the-Pooh was created by English author A. A. ___ in 1926 (5)
      27. In 1837 the poem "Death of the Poet" was penned by the Russian writer Mikhail ___ (9)
      28. During the English Civil War a Cavalier or ___ supported King Charles I (8)
      29. "The Complaint of Rosamond" is a 16th century romance from English poet Samuel ___ (6)

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      1. The King of England from 978 - 1016, known as "___ the Unready" (8)
      2. At the 1900 Summer Olympics, Louis ___ won the gold medal in the men's 25km cycle race (7)
      3. This United States President was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 (9)
      5. 11th-century embroidery depicting the Norman conquest of England (6,8)
      6. Henrik Ibsen's play "Lady ___ of Ostrat" relates to this 16th century landowner (5)
      7. President of the Independent Republic of El Salvador 1846-48, Eugenio ___ (7)
      8. Thomas ___ American inventor dubbed "The Wizard of Menlo Park" (6)
      9. A poem written by John Dryden in 1667, following the Great Fire of London
      16. The oil painting "Die Berge von Carrara" was from this German artist c1880 (4,5)
      17. The only British Prime Minister to be assassinated was Spencer ___ in 1812 (8)
      19. A founding member of Dire Straits, as bass guitarist, John ___ (7)
      21. In 1277 the celebrated Italian astronomer Guido ___ gave us "Liber Astronomiae" (7)
      22. Yitzhak ___ was twice the Prime Minister of Israel from 1983 - 84 and 1986 - 1992 (6)
      24. Benjamin Barker ___ was the Governor of New York from 1901 to 1904 (5)