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| PERSON/EVENT | PERIOD | DATE | INFORMATION | DISCIPLINE | POLITICAL HISTORY | MENU |
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| JACK THE RIPPER | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1888 |
Via Snippets - London murderer |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
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| JACKSON, GENERAL "STONEWALL" | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1861 |
Via American Civil War - commander |
History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
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| JACKSON, GENERAL ANDREW | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1815 |
Via War of 1812 - American leader |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
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| JACOBS, JOSEPH | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1890 |
Via Kipling - Australian writer |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| JACOBS, W.W. | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1896 |
Via Jerome-Eng.writer-Monkey's Paw |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| JACQUARD, JOSEPH | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1804 | French inventor - automated loom | Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| JACQUERIE UPRISING, THE | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1358 | Peasant revolt in France | History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
| JAHAN, SHAH | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1632 | Mughal emperor to 58 - Taj Mahal | History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
| JAMES I, KING OF ENGLAND | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1603 | SCOTLAND and IRELAND - to 1625 | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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| JAMES II, KING OF ENGLAND | JAMES II (J2) 1685-1688 |
1685 | SCOTLAND and IRELAND - to 1688 | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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| JAMES, HENRY | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1881 | American-born English novelist | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| JAMES, JESSE and FRANK | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1866 |
Via Ned Kelly - American outlaws |
History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
| JAMES, THOMAS | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1631 |
Via Coleridge - Eng.navigator/writer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| JAMES, WILLIAM | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1890 |
Via James - American philosopher |
Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
| JAMESON RAID, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1895 | Failure of attack on the Transvaal | History (HY) | SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) | MENU |
| JAMESON, LEANDER STARR | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1893 |
Via Jameson Raid- Scottish statesman |
History (HY) | SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) | MENU |
| JAMESTOWN, VIRGINIA | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1607 | First successful English colony | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| JANISSARY CORPS, THE | RICHARD II (R2) 1377-1399 |
1389 |
Via Kosovo - elite fighting force |
History (HY) | OTTOMAN EMPIRE (OTT) 1301-1922 |
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| JANSEN, CORNELIUS | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1640 |
Via Jansenism - theologian - founder |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| JANSENISM | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1640 | Religious movement-predetermination | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| JANSZ, WILLEM | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1606 |
Via Quiros & Torres - Dutch explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| JAPAN - CIVIL WAR | HENRY (H2) II 1154-1189 |
1156 | Between rival families until 1185 | History (HY) | JAPAN (JAP) | MENU |
| JARDIN DES PLANTES, PARIS, THE | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1626 |
Via Snippets - opened to public 1650 |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| JASSY, THE TREATY OF | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1792 | Ends another Russo-Turkish War | History (HY) | RUSSIA (RUS) | MENU |
| JAYAVARMAN VII | HENRY (H2) II 1154-1189 |
1181 | Able King of the Khmer Empire | History (HY) | SOUTHEAST ASIA (SEA) | MENU |
| JEAN DE MEUN | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1285 |
Via Guillaume de Lorris - French poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| JEAN LE BEL | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1339 |
Via Froissart - Flemish writer |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| JEFFERSON, THOMAS | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1803 |
Via Louisiana - American President |
History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
| JEFFREYS, JUDGE | JAMES II (J2) 1685-1688 |
1685 |
Via Monmouth Rebellion - Assizes |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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| JEFFRIES, JOHN | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1785 |
Via Blanchard - crosses channel |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| JELLINEK, EMIL | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1900 |
Via Daimler - name of Mercedes |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| JEMAPPES, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1792 |
Via Valmy - French defeat Austrians |
History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
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| JENA, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1806 | Napoleon defeats Prussians/Saxons | History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
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| JENKIN'S EAR, THE WAR OF | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1739 | Trading dispute - GB v Spain | History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
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| JENKINS, CHARLES FRANCES | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1895 |
Via Edison - American inventor |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| JENNER, EDWARD | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1796 | English physician - vaccination | Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| JENNEY, WILLIAM LE BARON | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1855 |
Via Bessemer - American engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| JEROME, JEROME K. | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1889 |
English writer - Three Men in a Boat |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| JERUSALEM RECAPTURED | WILLIAM II (W2) 1087-1100 |
1099 | First Crusade recaptures Holy City | Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
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| JERVIS, ADMIRAL SIR JOHN | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1797 |
Via Battle of St.Vincent - commander |
History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
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| JESUITS, THE | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1534 | RC religious order founded by Loyola | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| JEVONS, WILLIAM STANLEY | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1862 |
Via Marshall - English economist |
Economics (EC) | XNA | MENU |
| JIANG TINGXI | GEORGE I (G1) 1714-1727 |
1726 |
Via Snippets - Chinese scholar |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| JIGSAW PUZZLES, THE FIRST | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1766 |
Via Snippets - John Spilsbury |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| JOACHIM, JOSEPH | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1869 |
Via Brahms - A-H composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| JOAN OF ARC | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1429 | Raises the siege of Orleans | History (HY) | HUNDRED YEARS WAR (HYW) 1339-1453 |
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| JOCKEY CLUB OF GREAT BRITAIN, THE | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1750 |
Via Snippets - founded at Newmarket |
Sport (SP) | XNA | MENU |
| JOHN BULL | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1712 |
Via Arbuthnot - typical Englishman |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| JOHN I OF PORTUGAL | RICHARD II (R2) 1377-1399 |
1386 |
Via Treaty of Windsor - peace pact |
History (HY) | PORTUGAL (POR) | MENU |
| JOHN II COMNENUS | HENRY I (H1) 1100-1135 |
1118 | Byzantine Emperor 1118-1143 | History (HY) | BYZANTIUM (EMPIRE) (BYZ) | MENU |
| JOHN II OF PORTUGAL | EDWARD IV (E4) 1461-1483 |
1482 |
Via Diego CAo - exploration W.Africa |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| JOHN II, KING OF FRANCE | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1360 |
Via Treaty of Bretigny - negotiator |
History (HY) | HUNDRED YEARS WAR (HYW) 1339-1453 |
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| JOHN OF GAUNT | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1374 | King's uncle and part-time ruler | History (HY) | HUNDRED YEARS WAR (HYW) 1339-1453 |
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| JOHN XXII, POPE | EDWARD II (E2) 1307-1327 |
1318 | Missionary work - near and far east | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| JOHN, KING OF ENGLAND | JOHN (JO) 1199-1216 |
1199 | To 1216 - The Magna Carta | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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| JOHNSON, CHARLES | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1712 |
Via Kidd - English playwright |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| JOHNSON, JOSEPH | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1792 |
Via Wollstonecraft - London publisher |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| JOHNSON, SAMUEL | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1755 |
English man of letters - Dictionary |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| JOINVILLE, JEAN de | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1309 |
Via Louis IX - French chronicler |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| JOLY, JOHN | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1894 |
Via Maxwell - Irish physicist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| JONES, INIGO | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1622 | English architect - classical design | Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| JONES, JOHN PAUL | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1776 |
Via War at Sea - Am.Independence |
History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
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| JONES, WILLIAM | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1706 |
Via Snippets - symbol for pi r squared |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| JONSON, BEN | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1614 | English comic dramatist and poet | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| JOPLIN, SCOTT | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1899 |
Via G&S - Am. ragtime composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| JORDAENS, JACOB | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1632 |
Via Van Dyck - Flemish artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| JOSEPH II, OF AUSTRIA | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1765 |
Via Maria Theresa - son of |
History (HY) | AUSTRIA (AUT) | MENU |
| JOSEPH, FATHER PIERRE | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1628 |
Via Richelieu - his Eminence grise |
History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
| JOSEPHINE, EMPRESS | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1804 |
Via Napoleon - crowned empress |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
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| JOSQUIN DES PREZ | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1486 | Flemish musician and composer | Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| JOULE, JAMES PRESCOTT | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1840 |
Via Clausius - English physicist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| JUAN DE LA COSA | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1500 |
Via Vespucci - Spanish cartographer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| JUAREZ, BENITO | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1862 |
Via Napoleon III - Mexican patriot |
History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
| JULIUS II, POPE | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1505 |
Via Bramante - building of St.Peter's |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| JULY REVOLUTION 1830, THE | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1830 | Overthrow of Charles X, Paris | History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
| JUNIUS, THE LETTERS OF | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1769 |
Via Gibbon - attacks upon George III |
History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
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| JUSSIEU, ANTOINE LAURENT DE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1789 |
Via Cuvier - French botanist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
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