| PERSON/EVENT | PERIOD | DATE | INFORMATION | DISCIPLINE | POLITICAL HISTORY | MENU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HABSBURGS, THE | EDWARD IV (E4) 1461-1483 |
1477 | Habsburgs take over the Netherlands | History (HY) | NETHERLANDS (NET) | MENU |
| HADLEY, JOHN | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1730 |
Via Harrison - English inventor |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| HAECKEL, ERNST | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1866 |
Via Darwin - German zoologist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| HAFIR, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1896 |
Via Second Anglo-Sudan War |
History (HY) | SUDAN (SUD) | MENU |
| HAGGARD, RIDER | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1885 |
Via Stevenson - English novelist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| HAHNEMANN, SAMUEL | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1810 | German physician- homoeopathy | Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| HAKATA BAY, THE BATTLES OF | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1274 | Kublai Khan invades Japan - and 1281 | History (HY) | MONGOLS (MON) | MENU |
| HAKLUYT, RICHARD | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1589 |
Via Raleigh - English geographer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| HAKODATE, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1869 |
Via Boshin War- final imperial victory |
History (HY) | JAPAN (JAP) | MENU |
| HALE, SIR MATTHEW | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1713 |
Via Blackstone - English jurist |
Law (LW) | XNA | MENU |
| HALE, WILLIAM | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1844 |
Via Congreve Rockets - Eng.engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| HALES, STEPHEN | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1727 |
Via Linnaeus - Eng.biologist/chemist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| HALICARNASSUS, THE CITY OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1856 |
Via Charles Newton - Persian city |
Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
| HALIDON HILL, BATTLE OF | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1333 | English victory in Scotland | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| HALL, CHARLES MARTIN | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1886 |
Via Marconi - American engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| HALL, JAMES | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1790 |
Via Hutton - Scottish geologist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| HALLAM, ARTHUR | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1830 |
Via Tennyson - close friend |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| HALLER, ALBRECHT VON | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1747 | Swiss physician- founder of neurology | Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| HALLEY, EDMUND | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1705 | English astronmer - study of comets | Astronomy (AS) | XNA | MENU |
| HALS, DIRCK | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1623 |
Via Monteverdi - Dutch artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| HALS, FRANS | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1624 |
Dutch painter - The Laughing Cavalier |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| HAMBLEDON CRICKET CLUB, THE | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1750 |
Via Snippets - home of cricket |
Sport (SP) | XNA | MENU |
| HAMIDIAN MASSACRES, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1894 | Carried out by Turks and Kurds | History (HY) | OTTOMAN EMPIRE (OTT) 1301-1922 |
MENU |
| HAMILTON, ALEXANDER | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1789 |
Via Washington - Federalist |
History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
| HAMILTON, LADY | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1798 |
Via Nile Battle - Nelson's mistress |
History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
| HAMILTON, SIR WILLIAM | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1784 |
Via Lady Hamilton - lover and husband |
History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
| HAMILTON, WILLIAM | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1745 |
Via Snippets - longest maiden speech |
History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
| HAMPTON COURT PALACE | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1515 |
Via Wolsey - built by him near London |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| HANCOCK, JOHN | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1776 |
Via Declaration of Independence |
History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
MENU |
| HANDEL, GEORGE FREDERICK | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1742 |
German composer - The Messiah |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| HANOVARIANS, THE | GEORGE I (G1) 1714-1727 |
1714 | To Queen Victoria 1901 | History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
| HANSARD, THOMAS CURSON | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1810 |
Via Cobbett - parliamentary reports |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| HANSEATIC LEAGUE, THE | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1368 | Confederation of trading states (Baltic) | History (HY) | SCANDINAVIA (SCA) | MENU |
| HANSEN, ARMAUER | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1873 |
Via Lister - Norwegian physician |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| HANSOM, JOSEPH | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1834 |
Via Snippets - makes the hansom cab |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| HARDIE, KEIR | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1893 |
Via Snippets - Labour movement |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| HARDOUIN-MANSART, JULES | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1678 |
Via Versailles - French architect |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| HARDRADA, HARALD | WILLIAM I (W1) 1066-1087 |
1066 |
Via Hastings - Norwegian king |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| HARDY, THOMAS | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1874 | English/Dorset novelist and poet | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| HARGREAVES, JAMES | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1764 | English inventor - spinning jenny | Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| HARINGTON, SIR JOHN | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1596 |
Via Snippets - first water closet |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| HAROLD II, KING OF ENGLAND | WILLIAM I (W1) 1066-1087 |
1066 | Defeated by William the Conqueror | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| HARRIOT, THOMAS | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1631 |
Via Snippets - mathematical symbols |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| HARRIS, JOEL CHANDLER | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1879 |
Via Twain - Am. writer - Uncle Remus |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| HARRISON, GEORGE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1886 |
Via Witwatersrand - gold prospector |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| HARRISON, JOHN | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1762 | English clockmaker - chronometer | Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| HARROWING OF THE NORTH | WILLIAM I (W1) 1066-1087 |
1069 | Norman attack on Northumbria | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| HARTLEY, DAVID | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1749 |
Via Locke - English psychologist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| HARTOG, DIRK | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1616 |
Via Torres - lands in Australia |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| HARVARD, JOHN | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1639 |
Via Harvard - English benefactor |
Education (ED) | XNA | MENU |
| HARVARD, UNIVERSITY OF | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1636 | From college to university - USA | Education (ED) | XNA | MENU |
| HARVEY, WILLIAM | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1628 | English physician - blood circulation. | Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| HASTINGS, THE BATTLE OF | WILLIAM I (W1) 1066-1087 |
1066 | Overthrow of Harold II of England | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| HASTINGS, WARREN | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1772 | East India Company and government | History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
| HATTIN, THE BATTLE OF | HENRY (H2) II 1154-1189 |
1187 |
Via Saladin - defeats Christian army |
Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
MENU |
| HAUSSMANN, GEORGES-EUGENE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1853 |
Via Snippets - reconstruction of Paris |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| HAWKE, ADMIRAL EDWARD | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1759 |
Via Seven Yrs War - Quiberon Bay |
History (HY) | SEVEN YEARS WAR (SYW) 1756-1763 |
MENU |
| HAWKINS, JOHN | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1562 | English adventurer- slave trade | History (HY) | AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE (SLT) from c1502 |
MENU |
| HAWKINS, JOHN | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1776 |
Via Burney - History of Music |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| HAWKINS, RICHARD | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1585 |
Via Hawkins - son, served with Drake |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| HAWKSMOOR, NICHOLAS | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1711 |
Via Vanbrugh - English architect |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1850 |
American novelist - The Scarlet Letter |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| HAYDN, FRANZ JOSEPH | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1791 | Austrian composer - symphonies | Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| HAZLITT, WILLIAM | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1825 |
Via Lamb - English essayist/critic |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| HEAVISIDE, OLIVER | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1899 |
Via Marconi - English engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| HEBERT, JACQUES-RENE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1794 |
Via Robespierre - leading radical |
History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
| HEDLEY, WILLIAM | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1813 |
Via Trevithick - English mine engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| HEGEL, GEORG | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1807 | German philosopher - world spirit | Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
| HEINE, HEINRICH | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1826 |
Via Schubert - German poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| HELIGOLAND, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1864 |
Via Second Schleswig War - at sea |
History (HY) | DENMARK (DEN) | MENU |
| HELMHOLTZ, HERMANN VON | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1851 |
Via 1850s - Ger. physician/physicist |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| HELMONT, JAN BAPTISTA VAN | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1648 |
Via Torricelli- Belgian scientist- gases |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| HEMANS, FELICIA | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1826 |
Via Battle of Nile - English poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| HENLEIN, PETER | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1500 |
Via Snippets - German timepieces |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| HENLEY, WILLIAM | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1875 |
Via Stevenson- English poet - Invictus |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| HENRY I OF ENGLAND | HENRY I (H1) 1100-1135 |
1100 | To 1135 - no male heir | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| HENRY II OF ENGLAND | HENRY (H2) II 1154-1189 |
1154 | To 1189 - killing of Thomas Becket | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| HENRY III OF ENGLAND | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1216 | To 1272 - period of civil war | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| HENRY IV OF ENGLAND | HENRY IV (H4) 1399-1413 |
1399 | To 1413 - Civil war led by Percys | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| HENRY IV OF FRANCE | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1589 |
Via Fr.Wars of Religion - to 1610 |
History (HY) | FRENCH RELIGIOUS WARS (FWR) 1562-1598 |
MENU |
| HENRY IV, HOLY ROMAN EMP | WILLIAM I (W1) 1066-1087 |
1075 | Pope re. Investiture Controversy | History (HY) | HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (HRE) | MENU |
| HENRY OF NAVARRE (HENRY IV) | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1572 |
Via Fr.Wars of Religion - Protestant |
History (HY) | FRENCH RELIGIOUS WARS (FWR) 1562-1598 |
MENU |
| HENRY THE MINSTREL | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1488 |
Via Battle of Falkirk - Wallace legend |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| HENRY THE NAVIGATOR | HENRY V (H5) 1413-1422 |
1419 | Prince of Portugal - exploration | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| HENRY V OF ENGLAND | HENRY V (H5) 1413-1422 |
1413 | To 1422 - The Battle of Agincourt | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| HENRY V, HOLY ROMAN EMP | HENRY I (H1) 1100-1135 |
1111 | Continuation of investiture controversy | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| HENRY VI OF ENGLAND | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1422 | To 1461 - War of the Roses | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| HENRY VII CHAPEL, THE | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1503 |
Via Westminster Abbey, London |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| HENRY VII, OF ENGLAND | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1485 | To 1509 - Pretenders - Ireland | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| HENRY VIII OF ENGLAND | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1509 | To 1547-Six wives and the Reformation | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| HENRY, JOSEPH | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1830 |
Via Faraday - American physicist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| HENSLOW, JOHN STEVENS | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1829 |
Via Darwin - English botanist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| HEPPLEWHITE, GEORGE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1788 |
Via Sheraton- English cabinet maker |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| HERBART, JOHANN FRIEDRICH | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1802 |
Via Pestalozzi - German educator |
Education (ED) | XNA | MENU |
| HERBERT, SIDNEY | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1854 |
Via Nightingale - English statesman |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| HERCULANEUM, ROMAN TOWN | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1748 | Buried 79 AD. Excavation begins | Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
| HERDER, JOHANN, GOTTFRIED | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1773 |
Via Goethe - German poet/critic |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| HEREWARD THE WAKE | WILLIAM I (W1) 1066-1087 |
1070 | A revolt against the Norman conquest | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| HERMES BY PRAXITELES | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1877 |
Via Schliemann - found at Olympia |
Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
| HEROULT, PAUL | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1886 |
Via Marconi - French chemist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| HERRERA, FERNANDO de | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1572 |
Via Lepanto - Spanish poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| HERRERA, JUAN de | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1567 |
Via Escorial - Spanish architect |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| HERRICK, ROBERT | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1648 |
English Cavalier Poet - Hesperides |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| HERSCHEL, CAROLINE | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1798 |
Via Herschel - English astronomer |
Astronomy (AS) | XNA | MENU |
| HERSCHEL, JOHN | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1833 |
Via Babbage - English astronomer |
Astronomy (AS) | XNA | MENU |
| HERSCHEL, WILLIAM | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1781 | English astronomer- discovers Uranus | Astronomy (AS) | XNA | MENU |
| HERTZ, HEINRICH RUDOLF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1887 | German physicist - radio waves | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| HERZL, THEODOR | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1894 |
Via Dreyfus Affair - Jewish journalist |
History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
| HESS, MOSES | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1842 |
Via Marx - German radical journalist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| HETTNER, HERMANN | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1852 |
Via Ibsen - Norwegian writer |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| HETZEL, PIERRE JULES | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1864 |
Via Verne - French publisher |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| HEVELIUS, JOHANNES | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1647 |
Polish astronomer - Selonographia |
Astronomy (AS) | XNA | MENU |
| HEYWOOD, JOHN | MARY I (M1) 1553-1558 |
1556 |
Via Cranmer - English dramatist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| HICKS, GENERAL WILLIAM | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1883 |
Via First Anglo-Sudan War-defeated |
History (HY) | SUDAN (SUD) | MENU |
| HIDEYOSHI, TOYOTOMI | EDWARD IV (E4) 1461-1483 |
1582 |
Via Japanese civil war- military leader |
History (HY) | JAPAN (JAP) | MENU |
| HILL, ROWLAND | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1840 |
Via Trollope - postal reformer |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| HILLIARD, NICHOLAS | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1570 |
Via Spanish Armada - miniaturist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| HIROSHIGE, ANDO | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1833 | Japanese artist - colour block prints | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| HOBAN, JAMES | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1792 |
Via Gibbs - The White House |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| HOBBEMA, MEINDERT | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1689 | Dutch landscape artist - The Avenue | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| HOBBES, THOMAS | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1651 |
English philosopher - Leviathan |
Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
| HOBHOUSE, EMILY | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1900 |
Via 2nd Boer War - campaigner |
History (HY) | ANGLO-BOER WAR (2ND) (SBW) 1899-1902 |
MENU |
| HOBSON, CAPTAIN WILLIAM | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1840 |
Via Treaty of Waitangi - negotiator |
History (HY) | NEW ZEALAND (NZ) | MENU |
| HOCHKIRCH, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1758 |
Via Seven Yrs War - Prussian defeat |
History (HY) | SEVEN YEARS WAR (SYW) 1756-1763 |
MENU |
| HOCHSTADT, THE BATTLE OF | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1703 |
Via Spanish Succession - Fr. victory |
History (HY) | SPANISH SUCCESSION (WSS) 1701-1714 |
MENU |
| HODGES, WILLIAM | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1772 |
Via Cook - English landscape artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| HOFER, ANDREAS | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1809 |
Via Wagram - Tirolese patriot |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| HOFFMANN, ERNST THEODORE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1816 |
Via Grimm Brothers - German writer |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| HOFMANNSTHAL, HUGO VON | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1911 |
Via Strauss - Austrian librettist |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| HOGARTH, WILLIAM | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1735 | English painter and engraver | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| HOGG, JAMES | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1813 |
Via Scott- Scottish poet- folk tradition |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| HOHENLINDEN, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1800 |
Via Marengo - Fr.victory near Munich |
History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
| HOKUSAI, KATSUSHIKA | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1833 | Japanese artist - colour block prints | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| HOLBEIN, HANS | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1523 | German portrait painter - court of H8 | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| HOLBERG, LUDWIG | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1722 |
Via Grieg- Dan/Norwegian playwright |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| HOLDERLIN, FRIEDRICH | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1797 |
Via Schiller - German poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| HOLINSHED, RAPHAEL | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1599 |
Via Shakespeare - Chronicles |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| HOLLERITH, HERMAN | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1890 |
Via Jacquard - American Statistician |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| HOLLIDAY, DOC | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1881 |
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History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
| HOLMES, OLIVER WENDELL | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1843 |
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Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| HOLTERMANN NUGGET, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1872 |
Via Californian Gold Rush - largest |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| HOLY ALLIANCE, THE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1815 | Brainchild of Tsar Alexander I | History (HY) | RUSSIA (RUS) | MENU |
| HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - DIVIDED | MARY I (M1) 1553-1558 |
1556 | Between Philip II and Ferdinand I | History (HY) | HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (HRE) | MENU |
| HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, THE | WILLIAM I (W1) 1066-1087 |
1075 |
Via Gregory VII - German title |
History (HY) | HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (HRE) | MENU |
| HOMER, WINSLOW | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1862 |
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Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| HOMILDON HILL, THE BATTLE OF | HENRY IV (H4) 1399-1413 |
1403 |
Via Nothhumberland - Scottish defeat |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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| HONDIUS, JODOCUS | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1606 |
Via Mercator - Dutch mapmaker |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| HONG KONG, THE ISLAND OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1842 |
Via Treaty of Nanking - British gain |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
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| HOOCH, PIETER DE | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1655 |
Via Vermeer - Dutch artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| HOOKE, ROBERT | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1678 |
Via Boyle - the law of elasticity |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| HOOKER, JOSEPH DALTON | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1831 |
Via Ross - English botanist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| HOOKER, RICHARD | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1593 |
Via Elizabeth I - English theologian |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| HOPE, ANTHONY | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1894 |
Via Stevenson - English novelist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| HOPKINS, MATTHEW | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1644 |
Via Witchcraft - Finder General |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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| HOPPNER, JOHN | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1789 |
Via Prince Regent - portraitist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| HORROCKS, JEREMIAH | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1639 |
Via Hevelius - English astronomer |
Astronomy (AS) | XNA | MENU |
| HORROCKS, JOHN | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1791 |
Via Eli Whitney - Eng.cotton producer |
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| HOTSPUR, SIR HENRY PERCY | HENRY IV (H4) 1399-1413 |
1403 |
Via Shrewsbury - killed in battle |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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| HOUDON, JEAN-ANTOINE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1788 |
Via Washington - French sculptor |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| HOUSMAN, A.E. | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1896 |
Via 2nd Boer War - English poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| HOUSTON, SAMUEL | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1836 |
Via Texan War of Independence |
History (HY) | TEXAS (TEX) | MENU |
| HOWARD, CATHERINE | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1540 | Wives of H8 - 1540-1542 - executed | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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| HOWARD, JOHN | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1777 |
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Law (LW) | XNA | MENU |
| HOWARD, LUKE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1803 |
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| HOWE, ADMIRAL LORD | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1794 |
Via Robespierre - Brit.naval victory |
History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
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| HOWE, ELIAS | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1846 |
Via Snippets - first sewing machine |
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| HOWE, GENERAL WILLIAM | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1776 |
Via Boston - British commander |
History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
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| HOYLE, EDMOND | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1742 |
Via Snippets - the game of whist |
Sport (SP) | XNA | MENU |
| HUAYNA CAPAC | EDWARD IV (E4) 1461-1483 |
1527 |
Via Pachacuti Inca - later leader |
History (HY) | INCAS (INC) | MENU |
| HUDSON BAY COMPANY, THE | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1670 | English company founded - fur trade | History (HY) | NORTH AMERICA (NAM) | MENU |
| HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1857 |
Via Barbizon School - Am.school |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| HUDSON, HENRY | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1610 | English explorer - NE Canada | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| HUE, THE TREATY OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1884 |
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History (HY) | SOUTH EAST ASIA (SEA) | MENU |
| HUGHES, ARTHUR | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1866 |
Via Pre-Raphaelites - English artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| HUGHES, THOMAS | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1857 |
Writer - Tom Brown's School Days |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| HUGO, VICTOR | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1831 |
French writer - The Hunchback |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| HULAGU - MONGOL RULER | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1258 | Extends Mongol rule deep into Asia | History (HY) | MONGOLS (MON) | MENU |
| HUMBOLDT, ALEXANDER VON | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1804 | German scientist and explorer | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| HUME, DAVID | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1740 | Scottish empirical philosopher | Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
| HUMPERDINCK, ENGELBERT | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1879 |
Via Wagner - German composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| HUMPTY DUMPTY | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1648 |
Via Battle of Preston - cannon |
History (HY) | ENGLISH CIVIL WAR (ECW) 1642-1651 |
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| HUNDRED DAYS, THE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1814 | Napoleon's return from Elba | History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
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| HUNDRED YEARS' WAR BEGINS | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1339 | Between France & England to 1453 | History (HY) | HUNDRED YEARS WAR (HYW) 1339-1453 |
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| HUNDRED YEARS' WAR ENDS | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1453 | Only Calais held by English | History (HY) | HUNDRED YEARS WAR (HYW) 1339-1453 |
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| HUNGARIAN INDEPENDENCE | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1703 | A rebellion led by Ferenc Rakoczi II | History (HY) | HUNGARY (HUN) | MENU |
| HUNT, HENRY "ORATOR" | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1819 |
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History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
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| HUNT, HOLMAN | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1848 | English Pre-Raphaelite artist | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| HUNT, LEIGH | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1819 |
Via Keats - English poet/essayist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| HUNT, RICHARD MORRIS | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1886 |
Via Statue of Liberty - Am.architect |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| HUNTER, JOHN | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1770 |
Via Jenner - Scottish surgeon |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| HUSAYN I, SULTAN | GEORGE I (G1) 1714-1727 |
1722 | Fall of Safavid dynasty - Iran | History (HY) | IRAN (IRA) | MENU |
| HUSAYN IBN ALI | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1705 | Leader of Tunisia, North Africa | History (HY) | NORTH AFRICA (NAF) | MENU |
| HUSKISSON, WILLIAM | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1830 |
Via Stephenson - 1st railway casualty |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
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| HUSS, JAN | HENRY V (H5) 1413-1422 |
1415 | Bohemian church reformer | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| HUTTON, JAMES | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1785 | Scottish geologist- founder of geology | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| HUXLEY, THOMAS HENRY | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1859 |
Via Darwin - English biologist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| HUYGENS, CHRISTIAAN | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1657 | Dutch scientist - mathematician | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| HUYSMANS, JORIS-KARL | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1884 |
Via Zola - French decadant novelist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| HYDER ALI - MYSORE RULER | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1780 |
Via Anglo-Mysore Wars - the Second |
History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
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