PERSON/EVENT | PERIOD | DATE | INFORMATION | DISCIPLINE | POLITICAL HISTORY | MENU |
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CABET, ETIENNE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1813 |
Via Owen - French social reformer |
Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
CABOT, JOHN | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1497 | Venetian explorer - Newfoundland | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
CABOT, SEBASTIAN | EDWARD VI (E6) 1547-1553 |
1553 |
Via Chancellor - North-east passage |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
CABRAL, PEDRO | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1500 |
Via Diaz - claims Brazil for Portugal |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
CADE REBELLION, THE | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1450 | Rebellion in Kent, England | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
CADE, JACK | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1450 | Leader of rebellion in Kent, England | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
CAILLIE, RENE | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1828 |
Via West Africa-Fr.explorer-Timbuktu |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
CALATAFIMI, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1860 |
Via Garibaldi - Italian independence |
History (HY) | ITALIAN INDEPENDENCE (ITI) 1831-1871 |
MENU |
CALE, GUILLAUME | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1358 |
Via Jacquerie Uprising - leader |
History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
CALIFORNIAN GOLD RUSH, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1848 | At Colomo - forty-niners | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
CALLEY, JOHN | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1705 |
Via Newcomen - plumber assistant |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
CALLIXTUS II, POPE | HENRY I (H1) 1100-1135 |
1122 |
Via Treaty of Worms - Concordat |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
CALLOT, JACQUES | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1633 |
Via Westphalia - French engraver |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CALONNE, CHARLES ALEXANDRE DE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1784 |
Via States General - French minister |
History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
CALVERT, FREDERICK | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1873 |
Via Schliemann - Eng. archaeologist |
Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
CALVIN, JOHN | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1536 |
Fr.Protestant reformer - The Institutes |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
CALZABIGI, RANIERI DI | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1760 |
Via Gluck - Italian poet - librettist |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
CAMBODIA, INDOCHINA | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1867 |
Via French Indochina - part of |
History (HY) | SOUTH EAST ASIA (SEA) | MENU |
CAMBRAI, THE LEAGUE OF | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1508 |
Via Italian Wars - against Venice |
History (HY) | ITALIAN WARS (ITW) 1494-1559 |
MENU |
CAMBRAI, THE TREATY OF | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1529 |
Via Battle of Pavia - ends Italian Wars |
History (HY) | ITALIAN WARS (ITW) 1494-1559 |
MENU |
CAMBRIDGE, UNIVERSITY OF | HENRY (H2) II 1154-1189 |
1209 |
Via Paris University 1155 |
Education (ED) | XNA | MENU |
CAMERARIUS, RUDOLPH | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1694 | German Botanist - sexual reproduction | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
CAMERON, CHARLES | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1762 |
Via Adam - Scottish architect |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
CAMISARD WAR, THE | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1702 | Protestant rebellion in France | History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
CAMOENS, LUIS DE | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1572 |
Portuguese poet - The Lusiads |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CAMPERDOWN, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1797 |
Via Spithead and Nore Mutinies |
History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
CAMPION, EDMUND | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1581 |
Via Ricci - English Jesuit martyr |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
CAMPION, THOMAS | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1617 |
Via Monteverdi - Eng.composer/ poet |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
CAMPO FORMIO, TREATY OF | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1797 | Austria cedes territory to France | History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1885 |
Via British North America Act |
History (HY) | CANADA (CAN) | MENU |
CANAL BUILDING | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1761 |
Via James Brindley - worldwide |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
CANALETTO, ANTONIO | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1738 | Italian painter - scenes of Venice | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CANCHA-RAYADA, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1818 |
Via Chile- Sp.defeats Chilean rebels |
History (HY) | CHILE (CHL) | MENU |
CANNIZZARO, STANISLAO | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1869 |
Via Mendeleev - Italian chemist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
CANOVA, ANTONIO | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1812 |
Via Elgin Marbles -Italian Sculptor |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1503 | Kent, England - begun in 1070 | Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
CAO (or CAM), DIOGO | EDWARD IV (E4) 1461-1483 |
1482 | Portuguese explorer reachers Congo | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
CAPABILITY BROWN | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1751 | English landscaper gardener | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CAPE FRONTIER WARS, THE | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1779 | Boers v Bantu tribes - South.Africa | History (HY) | SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) | MENU |
CAPE ST. VINCENT, BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1797 | Victory of British over Spanish | History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1652 | Dutch settlement - Boers - Riebeeck | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
CAPTAIN SWING RIOTS, THE | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1830 |
Via Tolpuddle Martyrs- social uprising |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
CAPUCHINS, THE | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1528 | Order of Friars- by Matteo de Bassi | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
CARABOBO, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1821 |
Via Bolivar-Venezuelan independence |
History (HY) | SOUTH AMERICA (SAM) | MENU |
CARAVAGGIO, MICHELANGELO | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1599 | Italian painter - gruesome works | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CARBERRY HILL, THE BATTLE OF | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1567 |
Via Mary Qn of Scots - defeated |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
CARBUTT, JOHN | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1885 |
Via Motion Pictures-Eng.photographer |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
CARDANO, GEROLAMO | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1545 | Italian mathmetician - Algebra | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
CARDIGAN, THE 7th EARL OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1854 |
Via Balaclava - cmdr.of light brigade |
History (HY) | CRIMEAN WAR (CRW) 1853-1856 |
MENU |
CAREW, THOMAS | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1640 |
Via Herrick - English Cavalier Poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CAREY, HENRY | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1745 |
Via Snippets - Brit. national anthem |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
CAREY, JAMES | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1881 |
Via Phoenix Park Murders - radical |
History (HY) | IRELAND (IRE) | MENU |
CAREY, WILLIAM | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1793 |
Via India Act - Baptist missionary |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
CARLILE, WILSON | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1882 |
Via Snippets - founds Church Army |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
CARLIN, MARTIN | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1774 |
Via Riesener - French cabinet maker |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CARLIST WAR, THE FIRST | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1833 | Conflict for Spanish throne | History (HY) | SPAIN (SPA) | MENU |
CARLIST WAR, THE SECOND | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1846 |
Via First Carlist War, 1846-1848 |
History (HY) | SPAIN (SPA) | MENU |
CARLIST WAR, THE THIRD | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1872 | Ends in return of monarchy | History (HY) | SPAIN (SPA) | MENU |
CARLSBAD DECREES, THE | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1832 |
Via German Confed-rebellion crushed |
History (HY) | GERMANY (GER) | MENU |
CARLYLE, THOMAS | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1839 |
Via Chartism - Scottish historian |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CARMELITES, THE | HENRY (H2) II 1154-1189 |
1156 | Religious Order of White Friars | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
CARNATIC WARS, THE | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1756 |
Via Anglo-French war, India |
History (HY) | SEVEN YEARS WAR (SYW) 1756-1763 |
MENU |
CARNEGIE HALL | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1891 |
Via Snippets - opens in New York |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
CARNOT, LAZARE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1793 |
Via Execution of Louis XVI-military ldr |
History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
CARPETBAGGERS | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1865 |
Via The Reconstruction - USA |
History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
MENU |
CARPINI, JOHANNES DE PLANO | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1247 | Italian monk returns from Mongolia | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
CARRACCI, AGOSTINO | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1585 |
Via Annibale Carracci - brother artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CARRACCI, ANNIBALE | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1601 |
Via Caravaggio - Italian painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CARRERA, JOSE MIGUEL | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1811 |
Via Chile - Chilean commander |
History (HY) | CHILE (CHL) | MENU |
CARRIER, JEAN-BAPTISTE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1793 |
Via Reign of Terror - at Nantes |
History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
CARRIER-BELLEUSE, ERNEST | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1864 |
Via Rodin - French sculptor |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CARROLL, CHARLES | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1828 |
Via Stephenson - American financier |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
CARROLL, LEWIS | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1865 |
English author - Alice in Wonderland |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CARTA PISANA, THE | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1275 |
Via Crusades - ancient map of Med. |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
CARTAILHAC, EMILE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1879 |
Via Altamira - French prehistorian |
Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
CARTE, RICHARD D'OYLY | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1875 |
Via Gilbert and Sullivan - theatre |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
CARTERET, JOHN (EARL OF GRANVILLE) | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1742 |
Via George II - British statesman |
History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
CARTHUSIAN ORDER, THE | WILLIAM I (W1) 1066-1087 |
1084 | Founded by St. Bruno | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
CARTIER, JACQUES | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1534 | French explorer - St.Lawrence River | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
CARTWRIGHT, EDMUND | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1789 |
Via Industrial Revolution-wool combing |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
CASANOVA, GIACOMO | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1756 |
Via Snippets - world's greatest lover? |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CASEMENT, ROGER | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1904 |
Via Congo Free State - consul |
History (HY) | CONGO (CON) | MENU |
CASKET LETTERS, THE | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1567 |
Via Mary Qn of Scots - conspiracy |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
CASSATT, MARY | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1874 |
Via Pissarro - American artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CASSINI III | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1740 |
Via Anville - French cartographer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
CASSINI, JACQUES DOMINIQUE | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1793 |
Via Cassini III - French cartographer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
CASSINI, JEAN-DOMINIQUE | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1665 | French astronomer - Jupiter | Astronomy (AS) | XNA | MENU |
CASTIGLIONE, BALDASSARE | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1528 |
Italian writer/diplomat - The Courtier |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CASTLE BUILDING | WILLIAM I (W1) 1066-1087 |
1069 | Built to defend Norman Conquest | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
CASTLEREAGH, LORD | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1815 |
Via Holy Alliance - British Statesman |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
CASTRO Y BELLVIS, GUILLEN DE | WILLIAM II (W2) 1087-1100 |
1618 |
Via El Cid - Spanish dramatist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CATALAN ATLAS, THE | EDWARD II (E2) 1307-1327 |
1375 |
Via Mansa Musa - Abraham Cresques |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
CATEAU-CAMBRESIS, THE PEACE OF | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1559 |
Via Pavia - French forced out of Italy |
History (HY) | ITALIAN WARS (ITW) 1494-1559 |
MENU |
CATESBY, ROBERT | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1605 |
Via Gunpowder Plot - RC conspirator |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
CATHERINE I OF RUSSIA | GEORGE I (G1) 1714-1727 |
1725 | Empress of Russia - 1725-1727 | History (HY) | RUSSIA (RUS) | MENU |
CATHERINE II, THE GREAT | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1774 | Empress of Russia 1762-1796 | History (HY) | RUSSIA (RUS) | MENU |
CATHERINE OF ARAGON | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1509 | Wives of H8 -1509-1533 - divorced | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
CATHERWOOD, FREDERICK | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1841 |
Via Layard - English illustrator |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CATLIN, GEORGE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1838 |
Via Trail of Tears - American artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CATO STREET CONSPIRACY | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1820 | Plot to kill Cabinet ministers | History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
CAVALIER POETS, THE | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1648 |
Via Herrick - English Royalist poets |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CAVALIER, JEAN | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1702 |
Via Camisards - leader of rebellion |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
CAVALLINI, PIETRO | EDWARD II (E2) 1307-1327 |
1307 |
Via Giotto - Italian painter/designer |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CAVENDISH LABORATORY | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1874 |
Via Maxwell- established at Cambridge |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
CAVENDISH, GEORGE | MARY I (M1) 1553-1558 |
1557 |
Via Wolsey- English writer- biography |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CAVENDISH, HENRY | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1766 |
Via Priestley - English scientist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
CAVOUR, CONTE CAMILLO BENSO di | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1859 |
Via War of 1859 - PM Sardinia |
History (HY) | ITALIAN INDEPENDENCE (ITI) 1831-1871 |
MENU |
CAXTON, WILLIAM | EDWARD IV (E4) 1461-1483 |
1476 | First English printer - London | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CAYLEY, SIR GEORGE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1853 |
Via Snippets - first manned aeroplane |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
CECIL, WILLIAM (LORD BURLEIGH) | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1558 |
Via Elizabeth I - chief advisor |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
CELESTIAL POLICE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1800 |
Via Olbers - group of astronomers |
Astronomy (AS) | XNA | MENU |
CELLINI, BENVENUTO | MARY I (M1) 1553-1558 |
1554 | Famous Italian goldsmith - salt cellar | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CELSIUS, ANDERS | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1742 | Swedish scientist -The celsius scale | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
CENTRAL AFRICA | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1823 | Expedition reaches Lake Chad | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
CENTRAL AMERICA | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1821 |
Via Bolivar - gains independence |
History (HY) | CENTRAL AMERICA (CAM) | MENU |
CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1869 | American transcontinental railroad | History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
CERIGNOLA, THE BATTLE OF | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1503 |
Via Italian Wars - Spanish victory |
History (HY) | ITALIAN WARS (ITW) 1494-1559 |
MENU |
CERRO CORA, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1870 |
Via Triple Alliance - decisive battle |
History (HY) | SOUTH AMERICA (SAM) | MENU |
CERRO PICHINCHA, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1822 |
Via Bolivar - Ecuador independence |
History (HY) | ECUADOR (ECU) | MENU |
CERVANTES, MIGUEL DE | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1615 |
Spanish novelist/poet - Don Quixoto |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CESALPINO, ANDREA | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1583 | Italian botanist and physician | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
CESPEDES, CARLOS MANUEL DE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1868 |
Via Cuban Revolt - Cuban leader |
History (HY) | CUBA (CUB) | MENU |
CETSHWAYO, KING | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1879 |
Via Anglo-Zulu War - King of Zulus |
History (HY) | SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) | MENU |
CEZANNE, PAUL | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1874 | French artist - Impressionism | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CHABRIER, EMMANUEL | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1882 |
Via Debussy - French composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
CHACABUCO, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1817 |
Via Chile-Chilean victory over Spanish |
History (HY) | CHILE (CHL) | MENU |
CHAILLU, PAUL BELLONI du | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1859 |
Via Livingstone - French explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
CHALDIRAN, THE BATTLE OF | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1514 |
Via Selim I - defeat of the Safavids |
History (HY) | OTTOMAN EMPIRE (OTT) 1301-1922 |
MENU |
CHALGRIN, JEAN | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1806 |
Via Arc de Triomphe - Fr.architect |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
CHAMBERS, EPHRAIM | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1728 |
Via Diderot- Eng.writer- Encyclopedia |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CHAMBERS, WILLIAM | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1762 |
Via Robert Adam - Scottish architect |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
CHAMISSO, ADELBERT VON | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1818 |
Via Humboldt - German biologist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
CHAMPLAIN, SAMUEL DE | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1608 |
Via Jamestown - Fr.explorer - Quebec |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
CHAMPOLLION, JEAN FRANCOIS | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1822 | Fr.scholar deciphers Rosetta Stone | Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
CHANCELLOR, RICHARD | EDWARD VI (E6) 1547-1553 |
1553 | NE Passage - Anglo-Russian trade | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
CHANCELLORSVILLE, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1863 |
Via Am.Civil War- Confederate victory |
History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
MENU |
CHANSON DE ROLAND, LE | WILLIAM II (W2) 1087-1100 |
1095 | Chanson de geste re. Charlemagne | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CHANTREY, FRANCIS | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1805 |
Via Flaxman - English sculptor |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CHAO MENG-FU | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1274 |
Via Kublai Khan - Chinese painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CHAPELAIN, JEAN | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1635 |
Via Rambouillet - French poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CHAPMAN, GEORGE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1616 |
Via Keats - English poet /dramatist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CHAPPE, CLAUDE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1792 |
Via Snippets - mechanical semaphore |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
CHARASIA, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1879 |
Via Second Anglo-Afghan War |
History (HY) | AFGHANISTAN (AFG) | MENU |
CHARBONNEAU, TOUSSAINT | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1804 |
Via Lewis and Clark - French explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
CHARCOT, JEAN-MARTIN | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1865 |
Via Lister - French neurologist |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
CHARDIN, JEAN BAPTISTE | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1731 | French genre painter - domestic life | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CHARDONNET, HILLAIRE DE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1884 |
Via Pasteur - French chemist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
CHARLES, ALBERT | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1848 |
Via 1848 - King of Sardinia-Piedmont |
History (HY) | ITALIAN INDEPENDENCE (ITI) 1831-1871 |
MENU |
CHARLES I OF SPAIN | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1518 | 1st Asiento-slaves to Spanish America | History (HY) | AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE (SLT) from c1502 |
MENU |
CHARLES I, KING OF ENGLAND | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1625 | SCOTLAND and IRELAND - to 1649 | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
CHARLES II, KING OF ENGLAND | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1660 | SCOTLAND and IRELAND - to 1685 | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
CHARLES OF BOHEMIA | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1355 |
Via Rhens - Holy Roman Emperor |
History (HY) | HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (HRE) | MENU |
CHARLES OF LORRAINE | JAMES II (J2) 1685-1688 |
1687 |
Via 2nd Battle of Mohacs- commander |
History (HY) | OTTOMAN EMPIRE (OTT) 1301-1922 |
MENU |
CHARLES V, EMPEROR | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1525 |
Via Battle of Pavia - 1519 to 1556 |
History (HY) | HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (HRE) | MENU |
CHARLES VII OF FRANCE | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1429 |
Via Joan of Arc - crowned king |
History (HY) | HUNDRED YEARS WAR (HYW) 1339-1453 |
MENU |
CHARLES VIII OF FRANCE | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1494 |
Via Italian Wars - captures Rome |
History (HY) | ITALIAN WARS (ITW) 1494-1559 |
MENU |
CHARLES X, KING OF FRANCE | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1830 |
Via July Revolution - abdicates |
History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
CHARLES X, KING OF SWEDEN | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1656 | War against Poland & Denmark | History (HY) | SCANDINAVIA (SCA) | MENU |
CHARLES XII OF SWEDEN | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1702 | In Great Northern War v Russia | History (HY) | SCANDINAVIA (SCA) | MENU |
CHARLES, JACQUES | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1783 |
Via Montgolfier Brothers-use of helium |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
CHARPENTIER, MARC-ANTOINE | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1673 |
Via Moliere - Fr.baroque composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
CHARTISM 1838-1848 | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1838 | British working class movement | History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
CHARTRES CATHEDRAL | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1240 |
Via Salisbury Cathedral |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
CHATANOOGA, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1863 |
Via Gettysburg - Union victory |
History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
MENU |
CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANCOIS RENE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1802 |
Via Pius VII - French novelist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CHATHAM,THE EARL OF | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1756 | Title of William Pitt the Elder | History (HY) | SEVEN YEARS WAR (SYW) 1756-1763 |
MENU |
CHATTERTON, THOMAS | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1769 |
Via Horace Walpole - English poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CHAUCER, GEOFFREY | RICHARD II (R2) 1377-1399 |
1387 |
English poet - The Canterbury Tales |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CHAUL, THE BATTLE OF | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1508 |
Via Almeida - defeated by Arab fleet |
History (HY) | PORTUGAL (POR) | MENU |
CHAULIAC, GUY DE | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1363 |
French Surgeon - Great Surgery |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
CHEKHOV, ANTON | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1896 | Russian dramatist and story writer | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CHELSEA PENSIONERS, THE | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1681 |
Via Snippets - home for old soldiers |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
CHELYUSKIN, SEMYON | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1742 |
Via Bering - Russian explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
CHEN MENGLEI | GEORGE I (G1) 1714-1727 |
1726 |
Via Snippets - Chinese scholar |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CHENG HO | HENRY V (H5) 1413-1422 |
1414 |
Via Yung Lo - naval commander |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
CHENG-T'UNG, MING EMPEROR | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1449 | Defeated by Mongol army | History (HY) | CHINA (CHI) | MENU |
CHENIER, ANDRE DE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1794 |
Via Reign of Terror - French Poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CHEROKEE, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1838 | Forcibly resettled in the west | History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
CHERUBINI, LUIGI | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1804 |
Via Beethoven - French composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
CHESELDON, WILLIAM | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1733 |
Via Haller - English surgeon - bones |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
CHESNEY, GEORGE TOMKYNS | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1871 |
Via Siege of Paris - British officer |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CHESTERFIELD, LORD | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1737 |
Via Johnson - English writer - letters |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CHEVREUL, MICHEL | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1884 |
Via Seurat - French chemist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
CHEYNE, WILLIAM | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1885 |
Via Lister - English surgeon |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
CHIA-CHING, EMPEROR | EDWARD VI (E6) 1547-1553 |
1550 | Ming Emperor 1521-66 - disorder | History (HY) | CHINA (CHI) | MENU |
CHIARUGI, VINCENZO | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1788 |
Via Bichat - treatment of insane |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
CHICAGO, THE FAMOUS FIRE OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1871 |
Via Snippets - 90,000 homeless |
History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
CHICKAMAUGA, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1863 |
Via Gettysburg - confederate victory |
History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
MENU |
CH'IEN LUNG, EMPEROR | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1752 | Manchu dynasty - 1736-1796 | History (HY) | CHINA (CHI) | MENU |
CHILDREN'S CRUSADE, THE | JOHN (JO) 1199-1216 |
1212 | Sets out and ends in total disaster | Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
MENU |
CHILE - INDEPENDENCE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1810 | Fight for independence- gained 1818 | History (HY) | CHILE (CHL) | MENU |
CHIMU KINGDOM, THE | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1370 | People of northern Peru move south | History (HY) | SOUTH AMERICA (SAM) | MENU |
CHIN DYNASTY, THE | HENRY I (H1) 1100-1135 |
1122 | Founded in Northern China | History (HY) | CHINA (CHI) | MENU |
CHINESE PORCELAIN | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1682 | During Chi'ang Dynasty | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CHIOS MASSACRE, THE | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1822 |
Via War of Greek Independence |
History (HY) | GREECE (GRE) | MENU |
CHIPPENDALE, THOMAS | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1754 |
English furniture maker - The Director |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CHIRIKOV, ALEKSEY | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1741 |
Via Bering - Russian explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
CHLADNI, ERNST | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1809 |
Via Gauss - founder of acoustics |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
CHOPIN, FREDERIC | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1839 |
Polish composer - Piano Concerto 2 |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
CHRETIEN DE TROYES | HENRY (H2) II 1154-1189 |
1183 |
French poet - Five Arthurian Legends |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE, THE CHURCH OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1879 |
Via Booth - faith in divine healing |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
CHRISTIAN, FLETCHER | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1789 |
Via Mutiny on Bounty - mutineer |
History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
CHU HSI | HENRY (H2) II 1154-1189 |
1180 |
Via Maimonides - Confucian scholar |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
CHU YUAN-CHANG | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1368 |
Via Ming Dynasty - founder |
History (HY) | CHINA (CHI) | MENU |
CHUBB, CHARLES | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1835 |
Via Snippets - English locksmith |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
CHURCH ARMY, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1882 |
Via Snippets - founder Wilson Carlile |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY, THE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1799 |
Via India Act - so named in 1812 |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1857 |
Via Hudson River School - Am.painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CHURCHILL, LORD RANDOLPH | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1886 |
Via First Irish Home Rule Bill |
History (HY) | IRELAND (IRE) | MENU |
CHURCHILL, WINSTON | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1898 |
Via Battle of Omdurman - officer |
History (HY) | SUDAN (SUD) | MENU |
CIBBER, COLLEY | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1743 |
Via Pope - English poet/playwright |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CIMABUE, GIOVANNI | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1285 |
Early Italian painter - Maesta |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CINQUE PORTS | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1278 |
Via Snippets - for coastal defence |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
CISTERCIAN ORDER, THE | WILLIAM II (W2) 1087-1100 |
1098 | Founded by St.Robert de Champagne | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
CIVITATE, THE BATTLE OF | WILLIAM I (W1) 1066-1087 |
1053 |
Via Guiscard - defeat of papal forces |
History (HY) | SICILY (SIC) | MENU |
CLAPPERTON, HUGH | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1823 |
Via Africa- Scot.explorer- Lake Chad |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
CLARE OF ASSISI | JOHN (JO) 1199-1216 |
1212 |
Via Francis of Assisi - Order of Nuns |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
CLARE, JOHN | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1820 | English romantic poet - rural life | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CLARENDON CODE, THE | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1661 |
Via Charles II- persecuting dissenters |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
CLARENDON CONSTITUTIONS | HENRY (H2) II 1154-1189 |
1164 | Aimed at limiting powers of clergy | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
CLARK, WILLIAM | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1806 | American explorer - crosses the USA | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
CLARKSON, THOMAS | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1807 |
Via Abolition of Slave Trade |
History (HY) | AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE (SLT) from c1502 |
MENU |
CLAUDEL, CAMILLE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1889 |
Via Rodin- Fr.sculptor - Deep Thought |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CLAUSEWITZ, CARL VON | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1833 |
Via Carlist War- Vom Krieg (On War) |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CLAUSIUS, RUDOLF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1850 | German mathematician/physicist | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
CLELAND, JOHN | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1749 |
Via Snippets - author of Fanny Hill |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CLEMENCEAU, GEORGES | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1898 |
Via Dreyfus Affair - French journalist |
History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
CLEMENT V, POPE | EDWARD II (E2) 1307-1327 |
1309 |
Via Babylonian Captivity-makes move |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
CLEMENT XIV, POPE | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1773 |
Via Loyola - Jesuits suppresssed |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
CLEMENTI, MUZIO | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1826 |
Via Mozart - Italian composer/pianist |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLES | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1878 |
Via Muhammad Ali - gifts to GB & US |
Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
CLERMONT, THE COUNCIL OF | WILLIAM II (W2) 1087-1100 |
1095 |
Via First Crusade - called by Urban II |
Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
MENU |
CLINTON, GENERAL SIR HENRY | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1778 |
Via American Independence |
History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
MENU |
CLIVE OF INDIA, ROBERT | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1751 | A founder of British India | History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
COBBETT, WILLIAM | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1830 | English social reformer - Rural Rides | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
COBDEN, RICHARD | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1839 |
Via Repeal of Corn Law - leader |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
COCHIN CHINA | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1867 |
Via Napoleon III - French colony |
History (HY) | CHINA (CHI) | MENU |
CODY, SAMUEL FRANKLIN | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1888 |
Via Snippets - American showman |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
COFFEE HOUSES, LONDON | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1709 |
Via Steele - importance to nation |
History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
COKE, THOMAS | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1784 |
Via Young - Norfolk farmer |
Agriculture (AG) | XNA | MENU |
COLBERT, JEAN BAPTISTE | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1665 |
Via Louis XIV - Financial advisor |
History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
COLE, HENRY | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1851 |
Via Great Exhibition - initiator |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
COLENSO, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1899 |
Via 2nd Anglo-Boer War- Boer victory |
History (HY) | ANGLO-BOER WAR (2ND) (SBW) 1899-1902 |
MENU |
COLERIDGE, SAMUEL TAYLOR | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1798 |
English poet - The Ancient Mariner |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
COLET, JOHN | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1509 |
Via Erasmus - English theologian |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
COLLEY, MAJOR GENERAL SIR GEORGE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1881 |
Via First Anglo-Boer War - Brit.cmdr |
History (HY) | ANGLO-BOER WAR (1ST) (FBW) 1880-1881 |
MENU |
COLLINS, DAVID | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1798 |
Via Botany Bay - Eng.administrator |
History (HY) | AUSTRALIA (AUS) | MENU |
COLLINS, WILKIE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1860 |
Via Dickens - English novelist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
COLLINS, WILLIAM | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1746 |
Via Gray - English romantic poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
COLOMBE, JEAN | HENRY V (H5) 1413-1422 |
1485 |
Via Limbourg Brothers - miniaturist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
COLONIAL TERRITORIES - ASIA | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1914 |
Via Berlin Conference - Far East |
History (HY) | ASIA (ASI) | MENU |
COLONIAL WORLD MAP 1585 | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1585 |
Via Raleigh - Spanish, Port. & Eng. |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
COLONIES, ENGLISH, N.AMERICA | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1682 |
Via Penn, William- thirteen established |
History (HY) | NORTH AMERICA (NAM) | MENU |
COLONNA, FRANCESCO | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1499 |
Via Aldus Manutius - Illustrated book |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
COLT, SAMUEL | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1854 |
Via Mexican War- American gunsmith |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
COLUMBUS, CHRISTOPHER | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1492 | Italian explorer - discovers New World | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
COMANCHE, HORSE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1876 |
Via Battle of The Little Bighorn |
History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
COMBE, WILLIAM | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1812 |
Via Rowlandson - English poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
COMENIUS, JAN | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1657 | Moravian educator - Didactic Works | Education (ED) | XNA | MENU |
COMMONWEALTH, THE | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1649 | English Republic 1649-60 - Cromwell | History (HY) | ENGLISH CIVIL WAR (ECW) 1642-1651 |
MENU |
COMMUNIST MANIFESTO, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1848 | Setting out principles of Communism | History (HY) | GERMANY (GER) | MENU |
COMPROMISE OF LE BEC, THE | HENRY I (H1) 1100-1135 |
1106 |
Via Anselm-re.Investiture Controversy |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
COMTE, AUGUSTE | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1830 | French philosopher - positivism | Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
CONAN DOYLE, ARTHUR | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1887 | Scottish writer - Sherlock Holmes | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CONCORD, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1775 | American Independence | History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
MENU |
CONDE, JEAN | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1792 |
Via Prince Regent - French engraver |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CONDE, THE PRINCE OF | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1650 |
Via Princely Fronde - rebel leader |
History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
CONDILLAC, ETIENNE BONNET de | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1746 |
Via Locke - French philosopher |
Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
CONDORCET, MARIE JEAN | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1794 |
Via Robespierre - social reformer |
Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
CONFEDERATE SURRENDER | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1865 | At Appomattox Court House, Virginia | History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
MENU |
CONFEDERATION OF THE RHINE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1806 |
Via Austerlitz - 83 German states |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
CONGO FREE STATE, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1885 | Established by Leopold II of Belgium | History (HY) | CONGO (CON) | MENU |
CONGRESS SYSTEM, THE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1814 |
Via Congress of Vienna |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
CONGREVE ROCKETS | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1806 |
Via Jena - British attack on Boulogne |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
CONGREVE, WILLIAM | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1700 | English playwright -Way of the World | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CONGREVE, WILLIAM | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1805 |
Via Jena - inventor of military rocket |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
CONRAD, JOSEPH | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1896 |
Via Wells - British adventure novelist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CONSALVI, ERCOLE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1814 |
Via Pius VII - cardinal/statesman |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
CONSTABLE, JOHN | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1821 | Eng. landscape artist -The Hay Wain | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CONSTANCE, THE COUNCIL OF | HENRY V (H5) 1413-1422 |
1417 | Brings an end to the Great Schism | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
CONSTANCE, THE PEACE OF | HENRY (H2) II 1154-1189 |
1183 |
Via Frederick I - failure in N.Italy |
History (HY) | HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (HRE) | MENU |
CONSTANT, BENJAMIN | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1813 |
Via Staël-Swiss novelist/political writer |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CONSTANTINOPLE CONFERENCE, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1882 |
Via Anglo-Egyptian War-international |
History (HY) | EGYPT (EGY) | MENU |
CONSTANTINOPLE, SACKING OF | JOHN (JO) 1199-1216 |
1202 |
Via Fourth Crusade-Byzantine capital |
Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
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CONSTANTINOPLE, THE FALL OF | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1453 | City captured by the Ottoman Turks | History (HY) | BYZANTIUM (EMPIRE) (BYZ) | MENU |
CONSTITUTIONAL ACT, CANADA | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1791 |
Via Vancouver - two provinces |
History (HY) | CANADA (CAN) | MENU |
CONSULATE, THE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1799 | Brings Napoleon to power | History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
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CONTE, NICOLAS-JACQUES | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1795 |
Via Seurat - the conte crayon |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CONTINENTAL SYSTEM, THE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1806 | Blockade on British commerce | History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
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CONTINO, ANTONIO | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1600 |
Via Snippets - builds Bridge of Sighs |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
CONVENTION, PHILADELPHIA | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1787 | Draws up United States constitution | History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
COOK, JAMES | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1770 | English explorer - Botany Bay | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
COOK, THOMAS | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1851 |
Via Great Exhibition - tour operator |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
COOKE, WILLIAM FORTHERGILL | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1837 |
Via Morse - invents telegraph |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
COOPER, JAMES FENIMORE | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1826 | Am.novelist-The Last of the Mohicans | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
COOPER, THOMAS | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1845 |
Via Chartism - English poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
COPE, EDWARD DRINKER | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1870 |
Via Lamarck- American paleontologist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
COPENHAGEN, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1801 | Nelson defeats the Danish fleet | History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
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COPERNICUS, NICOLAUS | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1543 | Polish astronomer - earth orbits sun | Astronomy (AS) | XNA | MENU |
COPLEY MEDAL, THE | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1709 |
Via Royal Society - science award |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
COPLEY, JOHN SINGLETON | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1778 |
Via Pitt - American portraitist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CORAM, THOMAS | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1739 |
Via Hogarth - English philanthropist |
History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
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CORDAY, CHARLOTTE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1794 |
Via Marat - assassin |
History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
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CORELLI, ARCANGELO | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1690 |
Via Purcell - Italian composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
CORFE CASTLE, THE SIEGE OF | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1646 |
Via Battle of Naseby - in Dorset |
History (HY) | ENGLISH CIVIL WAR (ECW) 1642-1651 |
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CORINTH CANAL, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1893 |
Via Snippets - opens to shipping |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
CORNEILLE, PIERRE | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1637 |
French dramatist - Le Cid, Le Menteur |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CORNWALLIS, GENERAL CHARLES | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1781 |
Via Washington - British commander |
History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
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CORONADO, FRANCISCO | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1540 | Sp.explorer - American south-west | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
COROT, CAMILLE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1857 |
Via Barbizon School - French painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CORREGGIO | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1523 |
Via Titian - Paduan painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CORT, HENRY | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1784 | English ironmaster - "puddling" | Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
CORTES, HERNAN | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1519 | Sp.explorer conquers Aztec Empire | History (HY) | AZTECS (AZT) | MENU |
CORTONA, PIETRO DA | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1631 |
Via Rubens - Italian baroque artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CORUNNA, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1809 | British expelled from Spain | History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
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COSWAY, RICHARD | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1785 |
Via Prince Regent - miniaturist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
COTMAN, JOHN SELL | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1803 |
Via Norwich School - co-founder |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
COTTON, CHARLES | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1676 |
Via Izaak Walton - English poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
COULOMB, CHARLES | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1787 |
Via Volta - French physicist - law |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
COUNTER-REFORMATION, THE | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1517 |
Via Reformation - Catholic response |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
COUPERIN, FRANCOIS | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1714 |
Via Purcell - French composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
COURBET, GUSTAVE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1855 | French painter - realist movement | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
COURNOT, ANTOINE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1838 |
Via Marshall - French economist |
Economics (EC) | XNA | MENU |
COUTRAS, THE BATTLE OF | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1587 |
Via Fr.Religious Wars -Prot.victory |
History (HY) | FRENCH RELIGIOUS WARS (FWR) 1562-1598 |
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COVENT GARDEN OPERA HOUSE | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1732 |
Via Gay - opens in London |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
COVENT GARDEN, LONDON | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1633 |
Via Snippets - fruit and veg.market |
Agriculture (AG) | XNA | MENU |
COVERDALE, MILES | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1535 |
Via Tyndale - produces first Eng.bible |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
COWPER, WILLIAM | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1785 |
Via Burns - English poet - The Task |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
COX, DAVID | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1813 |
Via Turner - English landscape artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
COYSEVOX, ANTOINE | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1677 |
Via Le Brun - French sculptor |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
COZENS, JOHN ROBERT | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1782 |
Via Gainsborough - English artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CRABBE, GEORGE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1781 |
Via Burke - English poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CRANACH, LUCAS | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1520 |
Via Luther - painter/ woodcut artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CRANMER, THOMAS | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1533 | Prot.Archbishop grants H8 a divorce | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
CRAZY HORSE, CHIEF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1876 |
Via Battle of The Little Bighorn |
History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
CRECY, THE BATTLE OF | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1346 | English victory over the French | History (HY) | HUNDRED YEARS WAR (HYW) 1339-1453 |
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CRESQUES, ABRAHAM and JEHUDA | EDWARD II (E2) 1307-1327 |
1375 |
Via Mansa Musa - Catalan Atlas |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
CRETE, THE ISLAND OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1897 | Revolt leads to Greco-Turkish War | History (HY) | GREECE (GRE) | MENU |
CRICKET - FOUNDATION OF MCC | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1787 |
Via Snippets- Lords cricket ground |
Sport (SP) | XNA | MENU |
CRICKET - THE ASHES SERIES | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1882 |
Via Snippets - England v Australia |
Sport (SP) | XNA | MENU |
CRIMEAN WAR, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1853 | GB, France, Turkey v Russia | History (HY) | CRIMEAN WAR (CRW) 1853-1856 |
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CRISPIN, SAINT | HENRY V (H5) 1413-1422 |
1415 |
Via Agincourt - saint's feast day |
History (HY) | HUNDRED YEARS WAR (HYW) 1339-1453 |
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CRISTOFORI, BARTOLOMEO | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1709 | Italian piano maker - pioneer | Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
CROCKETT, DAVY | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1835 |
Via Alamo - American frontiersman |
History (HY) | TEXAS (TEX) | MENU |
CROME, JOHN | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1803 |
Via Norwich School - co-founder |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CROME, JOHN BERNEY | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1828 |
Via Norwich School - English artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CROMER, LORD | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1899 |
Via Fashoda Incident - Egypt |
History (HY) | EGYPT (EGY) | MENU |
CROMPTON, SAMUEL | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1779 | English inventor - spinning mule | Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
CROMWELL, OLIVER | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1644 | English ruler - The Commonwealth | History (HY) | ENGLISH CIVIL WAR (ECW) 1642-1651 |
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CROMWELL, RICHARD | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1658 | Lord Protector - The Commonwealth | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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CROMWELL, THOMAS | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1534 | Chief minister - English Reformation | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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CROOKES, WILLIAM | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1875 |
Via Mendeleev - English physicist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
CROSS, CHARLES | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1892 |
Via Chardonnet - English chemist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
CRUFTS DOG SHOW, LONDON | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1891 |
Via Snippets - founder Charles Cruft |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
CRUIKSHANK, GEORGE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1811 |
Via Rowlandson - English caricaturist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CRUSADE, THE EIGHTH | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1270 | To Tunisia - death of king Louis IX | Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
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CRUSADE, THE FIFTH | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1217 | Directed to Egypt, it ends in failure | Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
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CRUSADE, THE FIRST | WILLIAM II (W2) 1087-1100 |
1095 | With aim of recapturing Jerusalem | Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
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CRUSADE, THE FOURTH | JOHN (JO) 1199-1216 |
1202 | Attacks the city of Constantinople | Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
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CRUSADE, THE SECOND | STEPHEN (ST) 1135-1154 |
1147 | Sets out for Holy Land-ends in failure | Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
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CRUSADE, THE SEVENTH | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1248 | Directed to Egypt, it ends in failure | Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
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CRUSADE, THE SIXTH | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1228 | Jerusalem regained by negotiation | Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
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CRUSADE, THE THIRD | RICHARD I (R1) 1189-1199 |
1189 | To Holy Land - ends in failure | Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
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CRUSADES, END OF THE | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1291 | Fall of Acre, last Christain stronghold | Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
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CRUSADES: A SUMMARY | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1270 |
Via Eighth Crusade |
Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
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CRUSADES: THE RESULTS | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1270 |
Via Eighth Crusade - impact on trade |
Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
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CRYSTAL PALACE, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1851 |
Via Great Exhibition- giant glasshouse |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
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CUBAN REVOLT, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1868 | Ten years' war against Spain | History (HY) | CUBA (CUB) | MENU |
CUGNOT, JOSEPH | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1769 | French inventor- first automobile | Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
CUI, CESAR | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1862 |
Via Balakirev - one of The Mighty Five |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
CULLODEN MOOR, BATTLE OF | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1746 | Defeat of Jacobite Rebellion | History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
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CUMBERLAND, THE DUKE OF | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1746 |
Via Culloden - British commander |
History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
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CUNARD LINE, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1839 |
Via Brunel - shipping company |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
CUNARD, SAMUEL | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1839 |
Via Brunel - British merchant |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
CUNNINGHAM, ALLAN | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1826 |
Via De Quincey- Scottish poet/author |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
CURIE, MARIE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1898 | Polish scientist - disovers radium | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
CURIE, PIERRE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1898 | French scientist -discovers radium | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
CURTIUS, ERNST | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1875 |
Via Schliemann-German archaeologist |
Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
CUSTER, COLONEL GEORGE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1876 |
Via Little Bighorn - American soldier |
History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
CUSTOZA, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1848 |
Via 1848 - Austrian victory in Italy |
History (HY) | ITALIAN INDEPENDENCE (ITI) 1831-1871 |
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CUSTOZA, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1866 |
Via Austro-Prussian War |
History (HY) | AUSTRO-PRUSSIAN WAR (APW) June/July 1866 |
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CUTTY SARK, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1869 |
Via Snippets - famous tea clipper |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
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CUVIER, GEORGE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1812 |
Via Lamarck - Swiss botanist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
CUYP, AELBERT | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1671 |
Via Ruisdael - Dutch painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
CUZCO VALLEY, THE | JOHN (JO) 1199-1216 |
1200 | Incas expand into the Cuzco Valley | History (HY) | INCAS (INC) | MENU |
CUZCO, THE INCA CITY OF | HENRY I (H1) 1100-1135 |
1100 | Foundation of the Inca city of Cuzco | History (HY) | INCAS (INC) | MENU |
CYRANO DE BERGERAC | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1656 | French writer - early science fiction | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
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