PERSON/EVENT | PERIOD | DATE | INFORMATION | DISCIPLINE | POLITICAL HISTORY | MENU | BABBAGE, CHARLES | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1833 | English inventor - attempt at computer | Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
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BABINGTON PLOT, THE | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1586 | Roman Catholic conspiracy | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
BABUR, EMPEROR | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1526 | 1st Mughal Emperor in India - to 1530 | History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY, THE | EDWARD II (E2) 1307-1327 |
1309 | Pope moves to Avignon - until 1377 | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
BAC LE, THE AMBUSH OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1884 |
Via French Indochina- French defeat |
History (HY) | SOUTHEAST ASIA (SEA) | MENU |
BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN | GEORGE I (G1) 1714-1727 |
1721 | German composer- Brandenburg | Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
BACHMAN, JOHN | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1848 |
Via Audubon - American naturalist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BACON, FRANCIS | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1605 | English scientist and philosopher | Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
BACON, ROGER | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1268 | English philosopher and scientist | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
BADEN, THE TREATY OF | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1714 |
Via Utrecht - Emperor makes peace |
History (HY) | SPANISH SUCCESSION (WSS) 1701-1714 |
MENU |
BADEN-POWELL, ROBERT | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1896 |
Via Second Matebele War - Scouts |
History (HY) | SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) | MENU |
BADMINTON, THE GAME OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1863 |
Via Snippets - invented at Badminton |
Sport (SP) | XNA | MENU |
BAEDEKER, KARL | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1828 |
Via Snippets - guidebooks |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BAFFIN, WILLIAM | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1616 |
Via Hudson-Eng.explorer NE Canada |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
BAILLIE, CHARLES | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1571 |
Via Ridolfi Plot - papal agent |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
BAILY, EDWARD HODGES | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1843 |
Via Trafalgar - English sculptor |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BAKER, SAMUEL WHITE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1864 |
Via Speke - discoves Lake Albert |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
BAKEWELL, ROBERT | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1770 |
Via Agricultural Revolution - breeder |
Agriculture (AG) | XNA | MENU |
BAKUNIN, MIKHAIL | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1872 |
Via Marx - Russian revolutionary |
History (HY) | RUSSIA (RUS) | MENU |
BALACLAVA, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1854 | Battle in the Crimean War - October | History (HY) | CRIMEAN WAR (CRW) 1853-1856 |
MENU |
BALAKIREV, MILY | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1883 |
Via Rimsky-Korsakov - composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
BALBOA, VASCO NUNEZ DE | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1513 | First to reach E.coast of Pacific | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
BALES, PETER | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1590 |
Via Babington Plot - calligrapher |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BALL, JOHN | RICHARD II (R2) 1377-1399 |
1381 |
Via Peasants' Revolt - rebel leader |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
BALLANTYNE, ROBERT MICHAEL | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1857 |
Via Hughes - Scot.adventure writer |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BALLARD, JOHN | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1586 |
Via Babington Plot - Jesuit priest |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
BALLIOL, JOHN | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1290 |
Via Maid of Norway - King of Scotland |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
BALMAT, JACQUES | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1786 |
Via Mont Blanc - first to climb |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
BALZAC, HONORE DE | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1834 |
French novelist - The Human Comedy |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BANDULA, MAHA | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1821 |
Via First Anglo-Burmese War |
History (HY) | SOUTHEAST ASIA (SEA) | MENU |
BANDYOPADHYAY, KISHORI MOHAN | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1896 |
Via Panama Canal - Bengali scientist |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
BANKES, LADY MARY | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1646 |
Via Naseby - defence of Corfe Castle. |
History (HY) | ENGLISH CIVIL WAR (ECW) 1642-1651 |
MENU |
BANKS, JOSEPH | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1770 |
Via James Cook - English botanist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
BANNOCKBURN, THE BATTLE OF | EDWARD II (E2) 1307-1327 |
1314 | Bruce soundly defeats English | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
BANVARD, JOHN | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1846 |
Via Thornhill - Am.panorama artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BARANOV, ALEXSANDR | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1799 |
Via Alaska - Russian governor |
History (HY) | RUSSIA (RUS) | MENU |
BARATIERI, GENERAL ORESTE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1895 |
Via Adowa - Italian commander |
History (HY) | ETHIOPIA (ETH) | MENU |
BARBAROSSA, THE BROTHERS | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1535 |
Via Pirates - Arouj & Khair-ed-Din |
History (HY) | NORTH AFRICA (NAF) | MENU |
BARBARY PIRATES, THE | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1535 | Pirates working from North Africa | History (HY) | NORTH AFRICA (NAF) | MENU |
BARBER-SURGEONS | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1540 |
Via Paracelsus - London guild |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
BARBIZON SCHOOL, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1857 | French artistic school near Paris | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BARBOUR, JOHN | EDWARD II (E2) 1307-1327 |
1376 |
Via Bannockburn- Scot poet- Le Brus |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BARCLAY, ROBERT | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1678 |
Via Quakers - doctrine of inner light |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
BARDO, THE TREATY OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1881 |
Via Tunisia - French protectorate |
History (HY) | NORTH AFRICA (NAF) | MENU |
BARENTS, WILLEM | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1594 |
Via Frobisher - Dutch explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
BARING, EVELYN (Lord Cromer) | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1883 |
Via Anglo-Egyptian War- diplomat |
History (HY) | EGYPT (EGY) | MENU |
BARKER, THOMAS JONES | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1858 |
Via Indian Mutiny - English painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BARNARD, GEORGE GREY | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1885 |
Via Rodin - American sculptor |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BARNARDO, THOMAS | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1868 |
Via Booth - Irish philanthropist |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
BARNET, THE BATTLE OF | EDWARD IV (E4) 1461-1483 |
1471 | Warwick the kingmaker is defeated | History (HY) | WARS OF THE ROSES (WOR) 1455-1485 |
MENU |
BARNUM, PHINEAS TAYLOR | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1871 |
Via Snippets - Amercan showman |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BAROQUE ART | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1611 |
Via Rubens - colourful and sensual |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BARRIE, SIR JAMES | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1883 |
Via Stevenson-Scot.writer - Peter Pan |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BARRY, CHARLES | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1834 |
Via Snippets - English architect |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
BARTH, HEINRICH | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1845 |
Via Sturt - German African explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
BARTHOLDI, FREDERIC | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1886 |
Via Statue of Liberty-French engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
BASEBALL - THE BEGINNINGS | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1786 |
Via Snippets - alleged first match |
Sport (SP) | XNA | MENU |
BASEDOW, JOHANN BERNHARD | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1774 |
Via Rousseau -school reformer |
Education (ED) | XNA | MENU |
BASEDOW, KARL ADOLPHE VON | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1840 |
Via 1840s - German physician |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
BASEL, THE TREATY OF | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1499 | Switzerland gains its independence | History (HY) | SWITZERLAND (SWI) | MENU |
BASILE, GIAMBATTISTA | EDWARD VI (E6) 1547-1553 |
1634 |
Via Straparola - Neapolitan writer |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BASKERVILLE, JOHN | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1763 |
Via Beaumarchais - English printer |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
BASLE, TREATIES OF | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1795 | French peace settlements | History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
BASS, GEORGE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1798 |
Via Botany Bay - English explorer |
Exploration (EX) | AUSTRALIA (AUS) | MENU |
BASTILLE, STORMING OF THE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1789 | Start of the French Revolution | History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
BASTILLE, THE | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1370 |
Via Order of Garter - of this time |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
BASUTOLAND (LESOTHO) | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1886 |
Via First Anglo-Boer War - protected |
History (HY) | SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) | MENU |
BATES, HENRY | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1848 |
Via Wallace - English naturalist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
BATTLE ABBEY | WILLIAM I (W1) 1066-1087 |
1070 | Built at the site of Battle of Hastings | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
BATU - MONGOL RULER | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1241 | The Mongols advance into Europe | History (HY) | MONGOLS (MON) | MENU |
BAUDELAIRE, CHARLES | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1857 |
Via Poe- French poet- Fleurs du Mal |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BAUHIN, GASPARD CASPER | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1623 |
Via Linnaeus - Swiss botanist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
BAUTISTA DE TOLEDO, JUAN | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1563 |
Via Escorial - Spanish architect |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
BAUTZEN, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1813 |
Via Retreat from Moscow - Fr.victory |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
BAVARIAN SUCCESSION, WAR | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1778 | War between Austria and Prussia | History (HY) | AUSTRIA (AUT) | MENU |
BAXTER, JOHN | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1840 |
Via Eyre - exploring companion |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
BAYBARS I OF EGYPT & SYRIA | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1260 | Mamluk Leader 1260 -1277 | History (HY) | EGYPT (EGY) | MENU |
BAYEUX TAPESTRY, THE | WILLIAM I (W1) 1066-1087 |
1077 | Pictorial record of Battle of Hastings | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
BAYEZID I, SULTAN | RICHARD II (R2) 1377-1399 |
1389 |
Via Batte of Kosovo - decisive role |
History (HY) | OTTOMAN EMPIRE (OTT) 1301-1922 |
MENU |
BAYLE, PIERRE | JAMES II (J2) 1685-1688 |
1696 |
Via Rev of Nantes - Fr.philosopher |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
BAZALGETTE, JOSEPH WILLIAM | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1865 |
Via Snippets-London sewage scheme |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
BAZILLE, FREDERIC | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1862 |
Via Impressionism - French artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BEACHY HEAD, THE BATTLE OF | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1690 |
Via Grand Alliance - French victory |
History (HY) | GRAND ALLIANCE (WGA) 1688-1697 |
MENU |
BEARDSLEY, AUBREY | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1894 |
Via Oscar Wilde - English illustrator |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BEAU BRUMMELL | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1811 |
Via Prince Regent - English Dandy |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
BEAU NASH, RICHARD | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1740 |
Via Gainsborough - Eng.dandy - Bath |
History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
BEAUCHAMPS, PIERRE | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1681 |
Via Lully - king's dancing master |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
BEAUFORT, COMMANDER FRANCIS | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1806 |
Via Snippets - scale of wind force |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
BEAUHARNAIS, JOSEPHINE DE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1796 |
Via Napoleon - wife - Empress 1804 |
History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
BEAUMARCHAIS, PIERRE DE | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1775 | French dramatist - Barber of Seville | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BEAUMONT, FRANCIS | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1611 | Eng.playwright - worked with Fletcher | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BEAUMONT, SIR GEORGE | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1795 |
Via Constable - art connoisseur |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BECCARIA, CESARE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1764 |
Via Bentham - Italian criminologist |
Law (LW) | XNA | MENU |
BECHSTEIN, KARL | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1856 |
Via Snippets - German piano maker |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
BECHUANALAND (BOTSWANA) | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1885 |
Via First Anglo-Boer War - protected |
History (HY) | SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) | MENU |
BECKET, THOMAS | HENRY (H2) II 1154-1189 |
1170 | Killed following dispute with Henry II | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
BECQUEREL, HENRI | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1896 | French physicist - radioactivity | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
BEECHAM, THOMAS | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1907 |
Via Delius - English conductor |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1804 | German composer- Eroica Symphony | Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
BEETON, MRS ISABELLA | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1861 |
Via Snippets -household management |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BEHAIM, MARTIN | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1492 |
Via Vespucci - first terrestial globe |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
BEHN, APHRA | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1688 |
Via Rousseau - Eng.writer- Oroonoko |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BEHRING, EMIL VON | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1890 |
Via Koch - German immunologist |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
BEIJING, THE PEACE OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1901 |
Via Boxer Rebellion - indemnity |
History (HY) | BOXER REBELLION (TBR) 1899-1901 |
MENU |
BEIT, ALFRED | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1873 |
Via Rhodes - Ger.diamond merchant |
History (HY) | SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) | MENU |
BELASCO, DAVID | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1900 |
Via Puccini - American producer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
BELGIUM - INDEPENDENCE | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1831 | Intervention of the great powers | History (HY) | BELGIUM (BEL) | MENU |
BELGRADE, THE TREATIES OF | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1739 |
Via Jassy - Ottoman - Austria/Russia |
History (HY) | OTTOMAN EMPIRE (OTT) 1301-1922 |
MENU |
BELGRANO, MANUEL | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1810 |
Via Argentina - rebel leader |
History (HY) | ARGENTINA (ARG) | MENU |
BELL, ALEXANDER GRAHAM | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1876 | Scottish-American scientist- telephone | Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
BELL, ALEXANDER MELVILLE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1860 |
Via Bell - teaching deaf to speak |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
BELL, CHARLES | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1830 |
Via Bright - Scottish physician |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
BELL, HENRY | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1812 |
Via Fulton - Scottish boatbuilder |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
BELL, JOHN | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1796 |
Via Jenner - Scottish anatomist |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
BELLAMY, EDWARD | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1887 |
Via James - American writer |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BELLINGSHAUSEN, FABIAN GOTTLIEB | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1821 |
Via Antarctic - Russian explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
BELLINI, GENTILE | EDWARD IV (E4) 1461-1483 |
1480 |
Via Mehmed II - Venetian artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BELLINI, GIOVANNI | RICHARD III (R3) 1483-1485 |
1483 | Leading Venetian artist | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BELLINI, JACOPO | EDWARD IV (E4) 1461-1483 |
1468 |
Via Mehmed II - Venetian artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BELLINI, VINCENZO | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1831 | Italian opera composer- bel canto | Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
BELLO, RICHARD DE | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1300 |
Via Snippets - the Mappa Mundi |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
BELLOTTO, BERNADO | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1738 |
Via Canaletto - Italian artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BENEDICT XIII, POPE | HENRY V (H5) 1413-1422 |
1417 |
Via Council of Constance - pretender |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
BENIN, THE KINGDOM OF | EDWARD II (E2) 1307-1327 |
1309 | Emergence in West Africa | History (HY) | WEST AFRICA (WAF) | MENU |
BENSON, ARTHUR C. | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1901 |
Via Elgar - English poet & essayist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BENTHAM, JEREMY | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1789 | English philosopher - Utilitarianism | Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
BENTLEY, THOMAS | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1762 |
Via Wedgwood - London agent |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BENZ, KARL | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1885 | German inventor of automobile | Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
BERAIN THE ELDER, JEAN | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1674 |
Via Boulle - French royal designer |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BERGMANN, ERNST VON | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1886 |
Via Lister - German surgeon |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
BERING, VITUS | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1728 | Danish explorer - Bering Strait | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
BERKELEY, GEORGE | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1710 | Irish philosopher - empiricism | Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
BERLIN CONFERENCE, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1884 | Directing the "scramble for Africa" | History (HY) | AFRICA (AFR) | MENU |
BERLIN CONGRESS, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1878 | Revises Treaty of San Stefano | History (HY) | RUSSIA (RUS) | MENU |
BERLIN DECREE, THE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1806 | Blockade on British commerce | History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
BERLINER, EMILE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1888 |
Via Edison - American inventor |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
BERLINGHIERI, BONAVENTURA | JOHN (JO) 1199-1216 |
1209 |
Via Francis of Assisi - Italian painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BERLIOZ, HECTOR | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1846 | French composer and conductor | Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
BERNADOTTE, JEAN BAPTISTE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1810 |
Via Treaty of Kiel - King of Sweden |
History (HY) | SCANDINAVIA (SCA) | MENU |
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX | WILLIAM II (W2) 1087-1100 |
1098 |
Via Cistercians - abbot of Clairvaux |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
BERNARD, CLAUDE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1865 |
Via Lister - French physiologist |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
BERNHARDT, SARAH | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1900 |
Via Rostand - French actress |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BERNINI, GIOVANNI | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1633 | It. architect/sculptor- St.Peter's, Rome | Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
BERNOULLI, DANIEL | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1738 | Swiss physicist - hydrodynamics | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
BERTHOLLET, CLAUDE-LOUIS | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1787 |
Via Antoine Lavoisier- French chemist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
BERTHOUD, FERDINAND | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1773 |
Via Harrison - Swiss clockmaker |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
BERTRAM, CHARLES | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1746 |
Via Stukeley - English forger |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BERTRAND DU GUESCLIN | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1360 |
Via Bretigny - French military leader |
History (HY) | HUNDRED YEARS WAR (HYW) 1339-1453 |
MENU |
BERZELIUS, JONS | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1803 |
Via Dalton - Swedish chemist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
BESSEL, FRIEDRICH WILHELM | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1838 |
Via Adams - German astronomer |
Astronomy (AS) | XNA | MENU |
BESSEMER PROCESS, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1856 | Improved method of making steel | Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
BESSEMER, HENRY | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1856 |
Via Bessemer Process - engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
BEVAN, EDWARD | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1892 |
Via Chardonnet - English chemist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
BEWICK, THOMAS | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1797 |
Via Bass - English bird illustrator |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BEZZECCA, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1866 |
Via Garibaldi - Italian independence |
History (HY) | ITALIAN INDEPENDENCE (ITI) 1831-1871 |
MENU |
BICHAT, XAVIER | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1800 |
Via Jenner - French physician |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
BIG BEN, WESTMINSTER, LONDON | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1859 |
Via Snippets - bell and clock tower |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
BIGELOW, ERASTUS | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1845 |
Via Snippets - carpet power loom |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
BILLY THE KID | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1880 |
Via Ned Kelly - American outlaw |
History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
BIOT, JEAN-BAPTISTE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1804 |
Via Gay-Lussac - French physicist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
BISHOPS' WARS, THE | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1637 | Religioius wars between Eng/Scotland | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
BISMARCK, OTTO VON | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1870 | Prussian prime minister/war leader | History (HY) | PRUSSIA (PRU) | MENU |
BISSELL, MELVILLE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1876 |
Via Snippets - the first carpet sweeper |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
BIZET, GEORGES | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1875 | French opera composer - Carmen | Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
BLACK DEATH, THE | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1347 | Bubonic plague reaches Europe | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
BLACK HAWK WAR, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1832 |
Via Second Seminole War- The Sauk |
History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
BLACK HOLE OF CALCUTTA,THE | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1756 | Alleged atrocity against British | History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
BLACK LINE, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1830 |
Via Trail of Tears - Tasmania |
History (HY) | AUSTRALIA (AUS) | MENU |
BLACK PRINCE, THE | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1356 | Battle of Poitiers & Limoges massacre | History (HY) | HUNDRED YEARS WAR (HYW) 1339-1453 |
MENU |
BLACK WAR, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1828 |
Via Trail of Tears - Tasmania |
History (HY) | AUSTRALIA (AUS) | MENU |
BLACK, JAMES WALLACE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1860 |
Via Talbot - American photographer |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
BLACK, JOSEPH | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1762 |
Via Joseph Priestly - Scottish chemist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
BLACKBEARD (EDWARD TEACH) | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1718 |
Via Piracy - English pirate |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
BLACKMORE, RICHARD | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1870 | English author - Lorna Doone | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BLACKSTONE, WILLIAM | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1769 | English Jurist - Laws of England | Law (LW) | XNA | MENU |
BLACKWELL, ELIZABETH | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1849 | First American woman doctor | Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
BLADENSBURG, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1814 |
Via War of 1812 - British victory |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
BLAKE, ADMIRAL ROBERT | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1652 |
Via Anglo-Dutch War - gains victory |
History (HY) | NETHERLANDS (NET) | MENU |
BLAKE, WILLIAM | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1794 | English mystic poet and illustrator | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BLANCHARD, FRANCOIS | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1785 | French balloonist crosses channel | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
BLANE, GILBERT | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1785 |
Via Lind- Scots physician -scurvy |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
BLAXLAND, GREGORY | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1813 |
Via Flinders - Australian explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
BLENHEIM, THE BATTLE OF | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1704 | Allied victory over French | History (HY) | SPANISH SUCCESSION (WSS) 1701-1714 |
MENU |
BLENKINSOP, JOHN | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1813 |
Via Trevithick - English mine engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
BLIGH, WILLIAM | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1789 |
Via Mutiny on The Bounty - Captain |
History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
BLISS, FREDERICK J. | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1894 |
Via Petrie - American achaeologist |
Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
BLOEMFONTEIN CONFERENCE, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1899 |
Via 2nd Anglo-Boer War |
History (HY) | ANGLO-BOER WAR (2ND) (SBW) 1899-1902 |
MENU |
BLOEMFONTEIN CONVENTION, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1854 |
Via Orange Free State - to Boers |
History (HY) | SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) | MENU |
BLONDIN, CHARLES | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1859 |
Via Snippets- French tightrope walker |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BLOOD RIVER, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1838 | Boer Voortrekkers defeat Zulus | History (HY) | SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) | MENU |
BLOOD, COLONEL THOMAS | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1671 |
Via Snippets - steals English crown |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
BLOODY ASSIZES, THE | JAMES II (J2) 1685-1688 |
1685 |
Via Monmouth Rebellion - Jeffreys |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
BLOODY MARSH, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1742 |
Via Georgia - British defeat Spanish |
History (HY) | NORTH AMERICA (NAM) | MENU |
BLUCHER, GEBHARD LEBERECHT VON | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1815 |
Via Waterloo - Prussian general |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
BLUE MOSQUE, ISTANBUL, THE | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1616 |
Via Snippets - is completed |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
BLUE STOCKINGS, THE | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1760 |
Via Boswell - women intellectuals |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BLY, NELLIE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1889 |
Via Verne - American journalist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BOAT RACE, THE UNIVERSITY | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1829 |
Via Snippets-first Oxford v Cambridge |
Sport (SP) | XNA | MENU |
BOCCACCIO, GIOVANNI | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1353 |
Italian poet and writer - Il Decameron |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BOCCHERINI, LUIGI | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1791 |
Via Haydn - Italian composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
BOCKLIN, ARNOLD | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1883 |
Via Munch - Swiss symbolist painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BODE, JOHANN ELERT | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1801 |
German astronomer - Uranographia |
Astronomy (AS) | XNA | MENU |
BODLEIAN LIBRARY, OXFORD | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1602 |
Via Snippets-after Sir Thomas Bodley |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BODLEY, SIR THOMAS | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1602 |
Via Snippets - sets up Bodleian library |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BODONI, GIAMBATTISTA | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1768 |
Via Baskerville - Italian printer |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
BOERHAAVE, HERMANN | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1708 | Dutch physician - bedside tutor | Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
BOIELDIEU, FRANCOIS ADRIEN | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1825 |
Via Mendelssohn - French composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
BOILEAU, NICOLAS | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1666 |
Via Rigaud - French poet/critic |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BOLEYN, ANNE | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1533 | Wives of H8 - 1533-1536 - executed | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
BOLINGBROKE, HENRY | RICHARD II (R2) 1377-1399 |
1397 | Son of John of Gaunt- future Henry IV | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
BOLIVAR, SIMON | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1824 | Venezuelan S.American liberator | History (HY) | SOUTH AMERICA (SAM) | MENU |
BOLIVIA, SOUTH AMERICA | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1825 |
Via Bolivar - gains independence |
History (HY) | SOUTH AMERICA (SAM) | MENU |
BOLOGNA, THE UNIVERSITY OF | HENRY I (H1) 1100-1135 |
1119 | One of the first universities | Education (ED) | XNA | MENU |
BOLTZMANN, LUDWIG | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1868 |
Via Maxwell - Austrian physicist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
BONAPARTE, FRANCOIS CHARLES | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1814 |
Via Waterloo - Napoleon's son |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
BONAPARTE, NAPOLEON | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1799 | Seizes power in the Consulate | History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
BONIFACE VIII, POPE | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1302 | Unam Sanctam - spiritual authority | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
BONINGTON, RICHARD PARKES | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1824 |
Via Delacroix - English landscapes |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1745 | The '45 Jacobite Rebellion | History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
BONPLAND, AIME | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1804 |
Via Humboldt - French botanist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
BONTURI, ELVIRA | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1884 |
Via Puccini - his mistress/wife |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
BOOTH, CATHERINE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1878 |
Via Booth - founder Salvation Army |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
BOOTH, CHARLES | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1886 |
Via Booth - English social reformer |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
BOOTH, JOHN WILKES | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1865 |
Via Lincoln - assassinator |
History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
MENU |
BOOTH, WILLIAM | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1878 | Founder of the Salvation Army | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
BORGIA, CESARE | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1493 | Italian leading family - political tyrant | History (HY) | ITALIAN WARS (ITW) 1494-1559 |
MENU |
BORGIA, LUCREZIA | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1493 |
Via Cesare Borgia - court at Ferrara |
History (HY) | ITALIAN WARS (ITW) 1494-1559 |
MENU |
BORODIN, ALEKSANDR | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1888 | Composer-friend of Rimsky-Korsakov | Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
BORODINO, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1812 |
Via Retreat from Moscow- Fr.victory |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
BOROUGH, STEPHEN | MARY I (M1) 1553-1558 |
1556 |
Via Muscovy Co. - English navigator |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
BOROUGHBRIDGE, BATTLE OF | EDWARD II (E2) 1307-1327 |
1322 |
Via Edward II - Hugh Despensers |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
BORROMINI, FRANCESCO | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1631 |
Via Bernini-Italian architect-churches |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
BOSCH, HIERONYMUS | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1500 |
Dutch painter - Picture of Hell |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BOSE, JAGADISH CHANDRA | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1895 |
Via Marconi - Indian physicist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
BOSHIN WAR, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1868 |
Via Shogunate - civil war in Japan |
History (HY) | JAPAN (JAP) | MENU |
BOSSUET, JACQUES | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1697 |
Via Rigaud - French bishop |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
BOSTON MASSACRE, THE | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1770 | American Independence | History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
MENU |
BOSTON NEWSLETTER, THE | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1704 |
Via Snippets-1st American newspaper |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BOSTON TEA PARTY, THE | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1773 | Tax protest by American colonists | History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
MENU |
BOSTON, THE BATTLE FOR | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1776 | American Independence | History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
MENU |
BOSWELL, JAMES | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1773 | Scottish biographer - re.Johnson | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BOSWORTH, THE BATTLE OF | RICHARD III (R3) 1483-1485 |
1485 | Henry Tudor defeats Richard III | History (HY) | WARS OF THE ROSES (WOR) 1455-1485 |
MENU |
BOTANY BAY | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1788 | Settlement of first convict colony | History (HY) | AUSTRALIA (AUS) | MENU |
BOTHWELL, THE EARL OF | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1567 |
Via Mary Queen of Scots - favourite |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
BOTTA, EMILE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1843 |
Via Layard - French archaeologist |
Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
BOTTEGO, VITTORIO | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1892 |
Via Dubois- Italian explorer-Jubaland |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
BOTTGER, JOHANN | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1707 |
Via Meissen - German alchemist |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
BOTTICELLI, SANDRO | EDWARD IV (E4) 1461-1483 |
1478 |
Florentine artist - Primavera |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BOUCHER, FRANCOIS | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1731 | Popular French rococo painter | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BOUCICAULT, DION | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1868 |
Via Reade- Irish-American playwright |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BOUDIN, EUGENE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1856 |
Via Monet - French marine artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BOUGAINVILLE, LOUIS ANTOINE | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1766 |
Via James Cook - French explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
BOULLE, ANDRE CHARLES | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1672 | Outstanding French furniture designer | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BOULSOVER, THOMAS | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1742 |
Via Snippets - silver plating |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
BOULTON, MATTHEW | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1782 |
Via James Watt - English engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
BOUNTY, MUTINY ON THE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1789 | Captain Bligh is cast adrift | History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
BOURDELLE, ANTOINE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1888 |
Via Rodin - French sculptor |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BOURNE, WILLIAM | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1578 |
Via Drebbel - plan of diving boat |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
BOUVINES, THE BATTLE OF | JOHN (JO) 1199-1216 |
1214 | French defeat Otto IV of Germany | History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
BOW STREET RUNNERS, THE | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1748 |
Via Fielding - a body of "thief takers" |
History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
BOWDICH, THOMAS EDWARD | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1822 |
Via 1st Anglo-Ashanti War - explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
BOWDLER, THOMAS | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1807 |
Via Shakespeare - "bowdlerize" |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BOWIE, JIM | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1835 |
Via Alamo - American frontiersman |
History (HY) | TEXAS (TEX) | MENU |
BOXER REBELLION, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1900 | To expel foreigners from China | History (HY) | BOXER REBELLION (TBR) 1899-1901 |
MENU |
BOXING - FIRST RULES OF | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1743 |
Via Snippets - Jack Broughton |
Sport (SP) | XNA | MENU |
BOYACA, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1819 |
Via Bolivar - New Granada |
History (HY) | SOUTH AMERICA (SAM) | MENU |
BOYCE, WILLIAM | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1760 |
Via Gluck - English composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
BOYCOTTING, THE PRACTICE OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1881 |
Via Phoenix Park Murders - Ireland |
History (HY) | IRELAND (IRE) | MENU |
BOYLE, ROBERT | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1661 | Irish scientist - law on gases | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
BOYNE, THE BATTLE OF THE | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1690 | King defeats James Stuart in Ireland | History (HY) | IRELAND (IRE) | MENU |
BOYS' BRIGADE, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1883 |
Via Snippets - founder William Smith |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
BOZZACCHI, GIUSEPPINA | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1870 |
Via Delibes - Italian ballerina |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
BRACTON, HENRY DE | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1268 |
Via Bacon - English jurist |
Law (LW) | XNA | MENU |
BRADFORD, GOVERNOR WILLIAM | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1620 |
Via Pilgrim Fathers - strong leader |
History (HY) | NORTH AMERICA (NAM) | MENU |
BRAHE, TYCHO | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1576 | Dan.astronomer-Castle of the Heavens | Astronomy (AS) | XNA | MENU |
BRAHMS, JOHANNES | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1877 | German composer -symphonies | Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
BRAID, JAMES | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1841 |
Via Mesmer - founder of hypnotism |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
BRAILLE, LOUIS | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1824 |
Via Snippets - reading for the blind |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
BRAITHWAITE, JOHN | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1829 |
Via Stephenson - English engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
BRAMAH, JOSEPH | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1795 |
Via Industrial Revolution-Eng.engineer |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
BRAMANTE, DONATO | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1506 | Italian architect - St.Peter's Basilica | Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
BRAMHAM MOOR, THE BATTLE OF | HENRY IV (H4) 1399-1413 |
1408 |
Via Shrewsbury-Northumberland killed |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
BRANDENBURG GATE, BERLIN | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1789 |
Via Snippets - completed by Langhans |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
BRANLY, EDOUARD | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1895 |
Via Marconi - French physicist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
BRANT, SEBASTIAN | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1494 |
Via Snippets- Ger.poet - Ship of Fools |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BRAUN, KARL FERDINAND | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1898 |
Via Marconi - German physicist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
BRAY, THOMAS | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1701 |
Via Snippets - philanthropist SPCK |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
BRAYTON, GEORGE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1872 |
Via Auto Industry- American engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
BRAZIL, SOUTH AMERICA | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1822 |
Via Bolivar - gains independence |
History (HY) | SOUTH AMERICA (SAM) | MENU |
BRAZZA, PIERRE DE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1878 |
Via Stanley - French explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
BREDA, TREATY OF | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1667 |
Via Second Anglo-Dutch War |
History (HY) | NETHERLANDS (NET) | MENU |
BREDA,THE DECLARATION OF | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1660 | Issued by Charles II of England | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
BREECHES BIBLE, THE | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1557 |
Via Tyndale - or the Geneva Bible |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
BREITENFELD, THE BATTLE OF | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1631 |
Via Thirty Yrs War- Protestant victory |
History (HY) | THIRTY YEARS WAR (TYW) 1618-1648 |
MENU |
BREMULE, THE BATTLE OF | HENRY I (H1) 1100-1135 |
1119 |
Via Tinchebrai - victory for Henry I |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
BRETIGNY, THE TREATY OF | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1360 | Truce in the Hundred Years War | History (HY) | HUNDRED YEARS WAR (HYW) 1339-1453 |
MENU |
BREWSTER, DAVID | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1811 |
Via Fresnel - Scottish physicist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
BRIDGE OF SIGHS, VENICE, THE | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1600 |
Via Snippets - It.archItect Contino |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
BRIGGS, HENRY | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1617 |
Via Napier- English mathematician |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
BRIGHT, JOHN | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1839 |
Via Repeal of Corn Law - leader |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
BRIGHT, RICHARD | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1827 | English physician - kidney disease | Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
BRIGHT, TIMOTHY | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1588 |
Via Snippets - early shorthand |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
BRILLAT-SAVARIN, JEAN ANTHELME | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1825 |
Via Snippets - French gastronome |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BRINDLEY, JAMES | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1761 | English engineer - canal building | Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
BRITISH COLUMBIA | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1871 | Joins the Canadian Federation | History (HY) | CANADA (CAN) | MENU |
BRITISH EAST INDIA COMPANY | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1600 | Initially named English East.Ind.Co | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1835 |
Via Snippets - Henry De La Beche |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
BRITISH MUSEUM, LONDON, THE | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1759 |
Via Snippets - open to the public |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BRITISH NORTH AMERICA ACT | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1867 | Dominion of Canada established | History (HY) | CANADA (CAN) | MENU |
BRITISH REFORM ACT, FIRST | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1832 | Franchise and constituencies | History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
BRITISH REFORM ACT, SECOND | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1867 |
Via Fenian Movement - franchise |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
BRITISH REFORM ACT, THIRD | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1884 |
Via Gladstone - franchise extended |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
BROADWOOD, JOHN | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1784 |
Via Cristofori -Scottish piano maker |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
BROCK, THOMAS | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1911 |
Via Queen Victoria - English sculptor |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BRONTE SISTERS, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1847 | Novelists - Charlotte, Emily, Anne | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BRONTE, BRANWELL | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1847 |
Via Bronte Sisters - brother |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BRONZINO, AGNOLO | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1540 |
Via Cosimo de Medici - It.portraitist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BROUGHAM, HENRY (LATER BARON) | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1832 |
Via Reform Bill - horse & carriage |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
BROUGHTON, JACK | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1743 |
Via Snippets - rules of boxing |
Sport (SP) | XNA | MENU |
BROUWER, ADRIAEN | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1635 |
Via Steen - Little Masters of Holland |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BROWN, FORD MADOX | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1870 |
Via Pre-Raphaelites - English artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BROWN, JOHN | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1859 |
Via American Civil War - his body |
History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
MENU |
BROWN, JOHN | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1862 |
Via Victoria - The Queen's attendant |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
BROWN, SAMUEL | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1824 |
Via Auto Industry - English engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
BROWNE, HABLOT KNIGHT | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1850 |
Via Dickens - English illustrator |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BROWNING, ROBERT | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1842 |
English poet - Pied Piper of Hamelin |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BROWNING,ELIZABETH BARRETT | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1846 |
Via Browning - wife and poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BRUANT, ARISTIDE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1885 |
Via Toulouse-Lautrec- cabaret artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BRUCE, DAVID | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1903 |
Via Koch - Scottish microbiologist |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
BRUCE, JAMES | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1772 | Scottish explorer - the Blue Nile | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
BRUCE, ROBERT | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1306 | Crowned King of Scotland - to 1329 | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
BRUCH, MAX | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1868 |
Via Joachim - German composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
BRUCKNER, ANTON | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1865 |
Via Wagner - Austrian composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
BRUEGEL, PIETER - THE ELDER | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1566 |
Flemish painter - The Wedding Feast |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BRUGES, THE TREATY OF | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1375 | Truce in the Hundred Years War | History (HY) | HUNDRED YEARS WAR (HYW) 1339-1453 |
MENU |
BRULE, ETIENNE | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1615 |
Via Champlain - Lake Superior |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
BRUNEL, ISAMBARD KINGDOM | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1837 | English engineer - railways, ships | Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
BRUNEL, MARC ISAMBARD | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1825 |
Via Brunel - French engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
BRUNELLESCHI, FILIPPO | HENRY V (H5) 1413-1422 |
1420 | Italian architect - Florence cathedral | Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
BRUNI, LEONARDI | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1423 |
Via Ghiberti - Italian scholar/historian |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BRUNO, SAINT | WILLIAM I (W1) 1066-1087 |
1084 |
Via Carthusian Order - founder |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
BRUNSWICK MANIFESTO, THE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1792 |
Via Valmy - threat by Duke Brunswick |
History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
BRYANT AND MAY | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1891 |
Via Booth - match-making company |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
BUCHNER, GEORG | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1835 |
Via Danton - German dramatist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BUCKINGHAM, DUKE OF - George Villiers | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1625 |
Via Charles I - court favourite |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
BUCKLAND, WILLIAM | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1833 |
Via Lyell - English geologist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
BUDDING, EDWIN | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1830 |
Via Snippets- Eng.inventor of mower |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
BUENA VISTA, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1847 |
Via Mexican War - U.S. victory |
History (HY) | MEXICO (MEX) | MENU |
BUFFON, GEORGES | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1767 | French naturalist - Natural History | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
BULGARIAN ATROCITIES, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1876 |
Via Russo-Turkish War |
History (HY) | OTTOMAN EMPIRE (OTT) 1301-1922 |
MENU |
BULGARIAN HORRORS, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1876 |
Via Russo-Turkish War |
History (HY) | OTTOMAN EMPIRE (OTT) 1301-1922 |
MENU |
BULL RUN, SECOND BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1862 | Confed victory in American Civil War | History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
MENU |
BULL RUN, THE FIRST BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1861 | Confed victory in American Civil War | History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
MENU |
BULL, OLE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1850 |
Via Grieg - Norwegian violinist |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
BULLER, SIR REDVERS | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1899 |
Via 2nd Anglo-Boer War - Brit.cmdr. |
History (HY) | ANGLO-BOER WAR (2ND) (SBW) 1899-1902 |
MENU |
BULOW, HANS VON | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1868 |
Via Wagner - German conductor |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
BULWER-LYTTON, EDWARD | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1834 |
Via Pompeii - English novelist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BUNKER HILL, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1775 | American Independence | History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
MENU |
BUNKUM FOR BUNCOMBE | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1820 |
Via Snippets - meaning nonsense |
History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
BUNSEN, ROBERT | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1855 |
Via Snippets - German chemist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
BUNYAN, JOHN | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1678 |
English writer - Pilgrim's Progress |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BURBAGE, JAMES | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1599 |
Via The Theatre - Eng.actor/manager |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BURBAGE, RICHARD & CUTHBERT | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1599 |
Via Globe Theatre - the founders |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BURCKHARDT, JOHANN LUDWIG | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1812 | Swiss explorer - Petra/Abu Simbel | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
BURDETT, SIR FRANCIS | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1819 |
Via Peterloo - radical reformer |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
BURGHERS OF CALAIS, THE | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1347 |
Via Crecy - saviours of the city |
History (HY) | HUNDRED YEARS WAR (HYW) 1339-1453 |
MENU |
BURGOYNE, GENERAL JOHN | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1777 |
Via Battles of Saratoga - Brit.cmdr. |
History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
MENU |
BURKE, EDMUND | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1790 | English orator and political writer | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BURKE, JOHN | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1828 |
Via Snippets - British & Irish peerage |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BURKE, ROBERT O'HARA | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1860 | Crosses Australia south to north | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
BURKE'S PEERAGE | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1828 |
Via Snippets - British & Irish peerage |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BURLEIGH, LORD (WILLIAM CECIL) | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1558 |
Via Elizabeth I - chief advisor |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
BURMA, THE KINGDOM OF | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1824 |
Via First Anglo-Burmese War |
History (HY) | SOUTHEAST ASIA (SEA) | MENU |
BURNE-JONES, EDWARD | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1870 |
Via Pre-Raphaelites - English artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BURNETT, FRANCES HODGSON | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1886 |
Via Kipling - American author |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BURNEY, CHARLES | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1789 |
Via Haydn - General History of Music |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
BURNEY, FANNY | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1778 |
Via Samuel Johnson - diarist/novelist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BURNS, ROBBIE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1786 |
Scottish poet - Tam O'Shanter |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BURNSIDE, GENERAL AMBROSE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1862 |
Via Battle of Fredericksburg |
History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
MENU |
BURTON, RICHARD FRANCIS | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1857 | Eng.soldier/explorer- source of Nile | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
BURTON, ROBERT | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1621 |
Via Jonson- Eng.scholar- Melancholy |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BUSHNELL, DAVID | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1775 |
Via War at Sea- American submarine |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
BUTLER, LADY (ELIZABETH THOMPSON) | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1879 |
Via First Anglo-Afghan War- artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
BUTLER, SAMUEL | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1663 |
Via Dryden - English poet/satirist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BUTLER, SAMUEL | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1884 |
English satirist - The Way of all Flesh |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BUXTEHUDE, DIETRICH | GEORGE I (G1) 1714-1727 |
1703 |
Via Bach-German organist/composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
BYLOT, ROBERT | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1616 |
Via Baffin - British explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
BYNG, ADMIRAL | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1757 |
Via Seven Yrs' War - executed |
History (HY) | SEVEN YEARS WAR (SYW) 1756-1763 |
MENU |
BYNKERSHOEK, CORNELIUS VAN | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1703 |
Via Grotius - Dutch jurist - sea law |
Law (LW) | XNA | MENU |
BYRD, WILLIAM | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1572 |
Via Tallis - Eng.composer - Gradualia |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
BYRON, GEORGE GORDON | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1812 |
Eng.poet - Childe Harold's Pilgrimage |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
BYZANTINE EMPIRE, THE | WILLIAM II (W2) 1087-1100 |
1091 | Under Alexius I - plus brief history | History (HY) | BYZANTIUM (EMPIRE) (BYZ) | MENU |
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