PERSON/EVENT | PERIOD | DATE | INFORMATION | DISCIPLINE | POLITICAL HISTORY | MENU |
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MACARTNEY, LORD | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1793 | Failure of trade mission to China | History (HY) | CHINA (CHI) | MENU |
MACAULAY, THOMAS BABINGTON | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1855 |
Via Trollope - English historian |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MACDONALD, FLORA | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1746 |
Via Culloden - Jacobite supporter |
History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
MACDONALD, SIR JOHN | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1867 |
Via British North America Act |
History (HY) | CANADA (CAN) | MENU |
MACEO, ANTONIO | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1868 |
Via Cuban Revolt - leading rebel |
History (HY) | CUBA (CUB) | MENU |
MACGILLIVRAY, WILLIAM | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1831 |
Via Audubon - Scottish ornithologist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
MACH, ERNST | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1887 |
Via Hertz - Austrian physicist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
MACHIAVELLI, NICCOLO | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1513 |
Florentine writer/diplomat - The Prince |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MACINTOSH, CHARLES | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1823 |
Via Snippets- invention of waterproofs |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
MACKENZIE, ALEXANDER | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1789 |
Via Vancouver - Scottish explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
MACKENZIE, WILLIAM LYON | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1837 |
Via Union of Canada Act - rebel |
History (HY) | CANADA (CAN) | MENU |
MACLAREN, CHARLES | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1822 |
Via Schliemann - Scottish geologist |
Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
MACMAHON, MARSHAL MARIE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1859 |
Via Battle of Magenta - Fr.commander |
History (HY) | ITALIAN INDEPENDENCE (ITI) 1831-1871 |
MENU |
MACPHERSON, JAMES | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1760 |
Via Stukeley - Ossian poems |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MACQUARIE, LACHLAN | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1810 |
Via Botany Bay - Gov.New Sth Wales |
History (HY) | AUSTRALIA (AUS) | MENU |
MADAGASCAR, THE ISLAND OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1890 |
Via French Indochina - Fr.control |
History (HY) | AFRICA (AFR) | MENU |
MADAME DE POMPADOUR | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1751 |
Via Diderot - Louis XV's mistress |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
MADAME TUSSAUD'S | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1802 |
Via Reign of Terror - waxworks |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
MADERNO, CARLO | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1612 |
Via St. Peter's Basilica - It. architect |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
MADISON, PRESIDENT JAMES | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1812 |
Via War of 1812 - declares war v UK |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
MAFEKING, THE RELIEF OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1900 |
Via 2nd Anglo-Boer War - May |
History (HY) | ANGLO-BOER WAR (2ND) (SBW) 1899-1902 |
MENU |
MAGDALA, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1868 |
Via Stanley - Anglo-Abyssinian War |
History (HY) | ETHIOPIA (ETH) | MENU |
MAGELLAN, FERDINAND | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1522 | His expedition circumnavigates globe | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
MAGENTA, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1859 |
Via War of 1859 - Austrian defeat |
History (HY) | ITALIAN INDEPENDENCE (ITI) 1831-1871 |
MENU |
MAGNA CARTA, THE | JOHN (JO) 1199-1216 |
1215 | An attempt to reduce royal power | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
MAHAN, ALFRED THAYLER | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1890 |
Via Sp-Am War - writer on seapower |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MAHLER, GUSTAV | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1897 |
Via Strauss-Ger.composer/conductor |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
MAHMUD, SULTAN, AFGHAN LEADER | RICHARD I (R1) 1189-1199 |
1193 |
Via Muhammed of Ghur - Ghazni |
History (HY) | AFGHANISTAN (AFG) | MENU |
MAID OF NORWAY, MARGARET | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1290 | Death of heir to Scottish throne | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
MAIMONIDES | HENRY (H2) II 1154-1189 |
1176 | Jewish Rabbi and Hebrew scholar | Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
MAINTENON, MARQUISE DE | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1683 |
Via Louis XIV - mistress and wife |
History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
MAIPU, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1818 |
Via Chile - Chilean independence |
History (HY) | CHILE (CHL) | MENU |
MAIWAND, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1880 |
Via Second Anglo-Afghan War |
History (HY) | AFGHANISTAN (AFG) | MENU |
MAJUBA HILL, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1881 |
Via First Anglo-Boer War- Brit.defeat |
History (HY) | ANGLO-BOER WAR (1ST) (FBW) 1880-1881 |
MENU |
MAL TIEMPO, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1895 |
Via Sp.-American War- Cuban victory |
History (HY) | CUBA (CUB) | MENU |
MALEBRANCHE, NICOLAS | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1674 |
Via Descartes - French philosopher |
Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
MALET, CLAUDE FRANCOIS DE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1812 |
Via Retreat from Moscow - failed coup |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
MALHERBE, FRANCOIS DE | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1610 |
Via Rambouillet - French poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MALI EMPIRE, THE | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1235 | Founded following defeat of the Susu | History (HY) | WEST AFRICA (WAF) | MENU |
MALIK SHAH, SULTAN SELJUK TURKS | WILLIAM II (W2) 1087-1100 |
1085 |
Via First Crusade -threat to Christians |
Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
MENU |
MALLARME, STEPHANE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1876 |
Via Manet - French poet - Mardists |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MALMO, THE TREATY OF | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1524 |
Via Gustav Vasa - Sw. independence |
History (HY) | SCANDINAVIA (SCA) | MENU |
MALORY, SIR THOMAS | EDWARD IV (E4) 1461-1483 |
1470 | English writer - Arthurian legend | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MALOUIN, JEAN | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1743 |
Via Snippets - galvanised metal |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
MALPIGHI, MARCELLO | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1661 | Italian microscopist - capillaries | Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
MALPLAQUET, THE BATTLE OF | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1709 | Allied victory over French | History (HY) | SPANISH SUCCESSION (WSS) 1701-1714 |
MENU |
MALTA, THE SIEGE OF | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1565 |
Via Suleyman-Turkish attack repulsed |
History (HY) | OTTOMAN EMPIRE (OTT) 1301-1922 |
MENU |
MALTHUS, THOMAS | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1798 | English economist - over-population | Economics (EC) | XNA | MENU |
MAMLUKS, THE | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1250 | New dynasty arrives in Egypt/Syria | History (HY) | EGYPT (EGY) | MENU |
MAN IN THE IRON MASK, THE | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1698 | French political prisoner | History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
MANCHU (QING) DYNASTY | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1644 | Overthrows the Ming Dynasty | History (HY) | CHINA (CHI) | MENU |
MANCO CAPAC | HENRY I (H1) 1100-1135 |
1100 |
Via Incas - founder of the Empire |
History (HY) | INCAS (INC) | MENU |
MANET, EDOUARD | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1863 | French artist - impressionism | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
MANGALORE, THE TREATY OF | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1784 | Ends Second Anglo-Mysore War | History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
MANILA BAY, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1898 |
Via Sp.-Am.War - American victory |
History (HY) | CUBA (CUB) | MENU |
MANN, HORACE | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1837 |
Via Froebel - American educator |
Education (ED) | XNA | MENU |
MANNERISM - ART STYLE | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1523 |
Via Parmigianino - against perfection |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
MANORIAL SYSTEM, THE | WILLIAM I (W1) 1066-1087 |
1066 |
Via The Norman feudal system |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
MANSA MUSA | EDWARD II (E2) 1307-1327 |
1324 | Outstanding leader of the Mali Empire | History (HY) | WEST AFRICA (WAF) | MENU |
MANSART, FRANCOIS | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1638 |
Via Hardouin-Mansart - mansard roof |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
MANSION, COLARD | EDWARD IV (E4) 1461-1483 |
1474 |
Via Caxton - Flemish printer/scribe |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MANSON, PATRICK | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1894 |
Via Panama Canal - Scot.physician |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
MANTEGNA, ANDREA | RICHARD III (R3) 1483-1485 |
1492 |
Via Bellini- Paduan artist- perspective |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
MANTUA, THE COUNCIL OF | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1460 |
Via Fall of Constantinople - crusade |
Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
MENU |
MANUTIUS, ALDUS | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1495 | Italian printer establishes Aldine Press | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MANZIKERT, THE BATTLE OF | WILLIAM I (W1) 1066-1087 |
1071 | Seljuk Turks defeat Byzantines | History (HY) | BYZANTIUM (EMPIRE) (BYZ) | MENU |
MANZONI, ALESSANDRO | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1827 |
Italian novelist - The Betrothed |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MAORI PEOPLE, THE | EDWARD VI (E6) 1547-1553 |
1550 | Extend their settlement in New Zealand | History (HY) | NEW ZEALAND (NZ) | MENU |
MAORI WARS, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1845 |
Via Waitangi - concluding in 1872 |
History (HY) | NEW ZEALAND (NZ) | MENU |
MAPPA MUNDI, THE | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1300 |
Via Snippets - ancient world map |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
MARAT, JEAN PAUL | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1793 |
Via Reign of Terror - radical |
History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
MARATHAS, THE | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1674 |
Via Aurangzeb - Hindu state - Shivaji |
History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
MARBLE ARCH, LONDON | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1828 |
Via Nash - victory monument |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
MARCEL, ETIENNE | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1358 |
Via Jacquerie Uprising - leader |
History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
MARCHAND, CAPTAIN JEAN-BAPTISE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1898 |
Via Fashoda Incident - French soldier |
History (HY) | SUDAN (SUD) | MENU |
MARCO ANTONIO DE DOMINIS | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1610 |
Via Snippets - a rainbow explained |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
MARCO POLO | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1271 | Sets out for court of Kublai Khan | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
MARCONI, GUGLIELMO | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1895 | Italian physicist - wireless developed | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
MARCUS, SIEGFRIED | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1870 |
Via Auto Industry - Austrian engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
MARDISTS, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1885 |
Via Mallarme - intellectual gathering |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MARENGO, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1800 | Napoleon defeats Austrians | History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
MAREY, ETIENNE-JULES | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1882 |
Via Motion Pictures - Fr.physiologist |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
MARGARET I, QUEEN | RICHARD II (R2) 1377-1399 |
1389 |
Via Kalmar-Denmark,Norway,Sweden |
History (HY) | SCANDINAVIA (SCA) | MENU |
MARGARET OF ANJOU | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1455 |
Via Wars of the Roses - king's wife |
History (HY) | WARS OF THE ROSES (WOR) 1455-1485 |
MENU |
MARIA THERESA OF AUSTRIA | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1759 | Empress of Austria 1740-1780 | History (HY) | AUSTRIA (AUT) | MENU |
MARIE ANTOINETTE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1791 |
Via Varennes - wife of Louis XVI |
History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
MARIGNANO, THE BATTLE OF | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1515 |
Via Francis I - defeat of Habsburgs |
History (HY) | ITALIAN WARS (ITW) 1494-1559 |
MENU |
MARJ DABIQ, THE BATTLE OF | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1516 |
Via Selim I - defeat of the Mamluks |
History (HY) | OTTOMAN EMPIRE (OTT) 1301-1922 |
MENU |
MARK TWAIN | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1876 |
American writer - Tom Sawyer |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MARKHAM, EDWIN | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1899 |
Via Millet - Am.poet/social reformer |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MARLBOROUGH, THE DUKE OF | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1704 | British commander- War of Sp. Succ. | History (HY) | SPANISH SUCCESSION (WSS) 1701-1714 |
MENU |
MARLOWE, CHRISTOPHER | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1588 |
Eng. dramatist and poet - Dr Faustus |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MARPRELATE TRACTS, THE | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1588 |
Via Elizabeth - defence of Puritanism |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
MARRYAT, FREDERICK | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1836 | English writer of adventure stories | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MARSHALL, ALFRED | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1890 | Leading English economist | Economics (EC) | XNA | MENU |
MARSHALL, JOHN | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1848 |
Via Californian Gold Rush - miner |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
MARSILIUS OF PADUA | EDWARD II (E2) 1307-1327 |
1322 |
Via John XXII - curbing papal power |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
MARSTON MOOR, BATTLE OF | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1644 | Parliamentary victory in Eng.Civil War | History (HY) | ENGLISH CIVIL WAR (ECW) 1642-1651 |
MENU |
MARTELLO TOWERS | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1804 |
Via Napoleon - coastal defence |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
MARTI, JOSE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1895 |
Via Sp-American War - Cuban rebel |
History (HY) | CUBA (CUB) | MENU |
MARTIN, PIERRE-EMILE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1861 |
Via Bessemer - French engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
MARTINEZ DE IRALA, DOMINGO | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1539 |
Via Paraguay- Spanish conquistador |
History (HY) | SOUTH AMERICA (SAM) | MENU |
MARTINI, SIMONE | EDWARD II (E2) 1307-1327 |
1311 |
Via Duccio - Italian painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
MARVELL, ANDREW | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1667 |
Via Milton - English metaphysical poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MARX, KARL | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1848 | German philosopher - Communism | Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
MARY CELESTE, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1872 |
Via Snippets - phantom ship |
History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
MARY I, QUEEN OF ENGLAND | MARY I (M1) 1553-1558 |
1553 | and IRELAND - to 1558 - Catholic | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
MARY II, QUEEN OF ENGLAND | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1689 | and IRELAND - to her death in 1694 | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1568 | Abdicates - takes refuge in England | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
MARY ROSE, THE WARSHIP THE | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1545 |
Via Henry VIII - sinks off Portsmouth |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
MARYLEBONE CRICKET CLUB, THE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1787 |
Via Snippets - laws governing cricket |
Sport (SP) | XNA | MENU |
MASACCIO | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1427 |
Via Donatello - Florentine painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
MASCAGNI, PIETRO | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1890 |
Via Puccini - It.composer - Cavalleria Rusticana |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
MASKELYNE, NEVIL | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1765 |
Via William Herschel - astronomer |
Astronomy (AS) | XNA | MENU |
MASOLINO DA PANICALE | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1427 |
Via Masaccio - Tuscan artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
MASON, CHARLES | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1767 |
Via the Mason-Dixon Line - surveyor |
History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
MASON, WILLIAM | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1752 |
Via Arne - English poet - Elfrida |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MASON-DIXON LINE, THE | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1767 | Division between two American states | History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
MASSENET, JULES | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1884 |
Via Debussy - French composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
MASSYS, QUENTIN | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1513 |
Via Erasmus - Flemish painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
MATABELE WAR, THE FIRST | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1893 | British victory - state of Rhodesia | History (HY) | SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) | MENU |
MATABELE WAR, THE SECOND | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1896 | Rebellion against British rule | History (HY) | SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) | MENU |
MATHER, INCREASE | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1684 |
Via Salem Witch Trials - writer |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
MATILDA, DAUGHTER OF H1 | STEPHEN (ST) 1135-1154 |
1135 | War of succession under Stephen | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
MATILDA, QUEEN | WILLIAM I (W1) 1066-1087 |
1077 |
Via Bayeux Tapestry- wife of William I |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
MATTEO DE BASSI | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1528 |
Via Capuchins - Order's founder |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
MAUDSLAY, HENRY | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1800 |
Via Industrial Revolution- metal lathe |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
MAUGHAM, SOMERSET | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1916 |
Via Gauguin - Eng.playwright/novelist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MAUPASSANT, GUY DE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1880 |
French writer - Boule de Suif |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MAURY, LIEUTENANT MATTHEW | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1866 |
Via Transatlantic cable - the route |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
MAXIM AUTOMATIC MACHINE GUN, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1893 |
Via First Matabele War - first used |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
MAXIM, HIRAM | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1885 |
Via First Matabele War - Am.inventor |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
MAXIMILIAN I, EMPEROR OF MEXICO | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1862 |
Via Napoleon III - executed 1867 |
History (HY) | MEXICO (MEX) | MENU |
MAXWELL, JAMES CLERK | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1864 | Scottish physicist - electromagentism | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
MAXWELL, WILLIAM, EARL NITHSDALE | GEORGE I (G1) 1714-1727 |
1715 |
Via The Fifteen - Jacobite leader |
History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
MAY, THOMAS | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1647 |
Via Long Parliament - English writer |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MAYAN EMPIRE, THE | JOHN (JO) 1199-1216 |
1200 | The revival of Mayan power | History (HY) | CENTRAL AMERICA (CAM) | MENU |
MAYAPAN, THE CITY OF | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1460 | Fall of the city ends Mayan Empire | History (HY) | CENTRAL AMERICA (CAM) | MENU |
MAYBACH, WILHELM | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1885 |
Via Daimler - German car designer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
MAYER, JOHANN TOBIAS | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1753 |
Via Lacaille - German astronomer |
Astronomy (AS) | XNA | MENU |
MAYER, JULES ROBERT | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1850 |
Via Clausius - German physicist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
MAZARIN, CARDINAL JULES | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1642 |
Via Richelieu - his successor |
History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
MAZEPA, IVAN STEPANOVICH | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1708 |
Via Charles XII - Cossack leader |
History (HY) | SCANDINAVIA (SCA) | MENU |
MAZZINI, GIUSEPPE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1848 |
Via 1848 - Italian revolutionary leader |
History (HY) | ITALIAN INDEPENDENCE (ITI) 1831-1871 |
MENU |
McADAM, JOHN LOUDON | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1816 |
Via Telford - Scottish engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
McCLINTOCK, FRANCIS LEOPOLD | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1859 |
Via Franklin - discovers expedition |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
McCLURE, ROBERT | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1854 |
Via Franklin - Irish arctic explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
McCORMICK, CYRUS HALL | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1831 |
Via Tolpuddle Martyrs - reaper |
Agriculture (AG) | XNA | MENU |
McKINLEY, PRESIDENT WILLIAM | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1898 |
Via Sp.-Am.War - Am.intervention |
History (HY) | CUBA (CUB) | MENU |
MEADE, GENERAL GEORGE GORDON | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1863 |
Via Gettysburg - Union commander |
History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
MENU |
MEDICAL ADVANCES | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1843 |
Via Simpson - 1840s/1850s |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
MEDICI FAMILY, THE | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1436 |
Via Florence - patrons of the arts |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
MEDICI VENUS, THE | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1815 |
Via Venus de Milo - Greek sculpture |
Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
MEDICI, COSIMO DE | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1434 |
Via Florence - patron of the arts |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
MEDICI, LORENZO DE | EDWARD IV (E4) 1461-1483 |
1469 | Head of Medici family - patron of arts | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
MEDICI, MARIE DE | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1610 |
Via Louis XIII - mother and regent |
History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
MEDUSA, THE RAFT OF THE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1816 |
Via Gericault - The raft of the Medusa |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
MEEGEREN, HANS VAN | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1945 |
Via Vermeer - Dutch forger |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
MEHMED I, SULTAN | HENRY VI (H6) 1422 - 1461 |
1453 |
Via Constantinople- Ottoman advance |
History (HY) | OTTOMAN EMPIRE (OTT) 1301-1922 |
MENU |
MEHMED II, SULTAN | EDWARD IV (E4) 1461-1483 |
1468 | Ottoman empire extended further | History (HY) | OTTOMAN EMPIRE (OTT) 1301-1922 |
MENU |
MEIJI RESTORATION, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1868 |
Via Shogunate - imperial power |
History (HY) | JAPAN (JAP) | MENU |
MEISSEN PORCELAIN | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1710 | First hard-paste factory - Saxony | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
MEISTERSINGERS | JOHN (JO) 1199-1216 |
1210 |
Via Strassburg - German minstrels |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
MELANCHTHON, PHILIPP | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1530 |
Via Luther - Ger.theologian - Articles |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
MELBOURNE-COOPER, ARTHUR | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1894 |
Via Motion Picture Industry |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
MELIES, GEORGE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1896 |
Via Motion Picture Industry |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
MELVILLE, HERMAN | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1851 |
American novelist - Moby Dick |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MENDEL, GREGOR | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1865 | Austrian botanist - laws of inheritance | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
MENDELEEV, DMITRI | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1869 | Russian chemist - periodic tables | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
MENDELSSOHN, FELIX | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1826 | German composer - Fingal's Cave | Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
MENDELSSOHN, MOSES | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1783 |
Via Lessing - German philosopher |
Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
MENDOZA, PEDRO DE | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1535 |
Via Pizarro - reaches Buenos Aires |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
MENELIK II, EMPEROR | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1896 |
Via Adowa - Leader of Ethiopia |
History (HY) | ETHIOPIA (ETH) | MENU |
MENGER, CARL | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1871 |
Via Marshall - German economist |
Economics (EC) | XNA | MENU |
MENGS, ANTON RAPHAEL | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1761 |
Via Neoclassicism - German painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
MENTANA, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1867 |
Via Garibaldi - Italian independence |
History (HY) | ITALIAN INDEPENDENCE (ITI) 1831-1871 |
MENU |
MERCATOR, GERHARDUS | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1569 | Flemish map maker-projection system | Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
MEREDITH, GEORGE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1885 |
Via Jerome - Eng.writer - The Egoist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MERICI, ANGELA | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1538 |
Via Capuchins - founder of Ursulines |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
MERIDIAN, THE GREENWICH | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1884 |
Via Snippets - Universal Time |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
MERIMEE, PROSPER | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1845 |
Via Dumas - French novelist- Carmen |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MERMAID TAVERN, THE | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1606 |
Via Shakespeare - meeting place |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MESMER, FRANZ ANTON | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1775 |
Via Morgagni-It.physician-mesmerism |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
MESSIER, CHARLES | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1766 |
Via Herschel - French comet searcher |
Astronomy (AS) | XNA | MENU |
METCALF, JOHN | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1765 |
Via McAdam - English road maker |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
METHODISM IN GREAT BRITAIN | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1739 | Church reform movement | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
METHUEN TREATY, THE | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1703 | Trade pact - England and Portugal | History (HY) | PORTUGAL (POR) | MENU |
METRIC SYSTEM, THE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1799 |
Via Snippets - introduced into France |
History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1883 |
Via Snippets - opens in New York |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
METTERNICH, PRINCE von | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1848 |
Via Year of Revolutions - diplomat |
History (HY) | AUSTRIA (AUT) | MENU |
MEUCCI, ANTONIO | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1871 |
Via Bell - Italian inventor of telephone |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
MEXICAN ADVENTURE, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1862 |
Via Napoleon III - colonial failure |
History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
MEXICAN WAR, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1846 | Mexico v United States - to 1848 | History (HY) | MEXICO (MEX) | MENU |
MEYER, LOTHAR | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1869 |
Via Mendeleev - German chemist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
MEYERBEER, GIOCOMO | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1831 |
Via Bellini - German opera composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
MEYNELL, WILFRID AND ALICE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1888 |
Via Thompson - English poets |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MIANI, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1843 |
Via The Sindh - British victory |
History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
MICHAEL VIII, OF NICAEA | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1261 | Byzantine Empire re-established | History (HY) | BYZANTIUM (EMPIRE) (BYZ) | MENU |
MICHELANGELO | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1504 | Artistic giant of the Italian Renaissance | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
MICHELIN, EDOUARD & ANDRE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1889 |
Via Auto Industry - French inventors |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
MICHELL, JOHN | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1760 |
Via Lisbon Earthquake- Eng. geologist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
MICHELOZZO DI BARTOLOMMEO | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1436 |
Via Florence - Italian architect |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
MIDLOTHIAN CAMPAIGN, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1880 |
Via Gladstone - election campaign |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
MIGHTY FIVE, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1862 |
Via Balakirev - Russian group |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
MILAN, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1848 |
Via 1848 - Austrian victory in Italy |
History (HY) | ITALIAN INDEPENDENCE (ITI) 1831-1871 |
MENU |
MILAZZO, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1860 |
Via Garibaldi - Italian independence |
History (HY) | ITALIAN INDEPENDENCE (ITI) 1831-1871 |
MENU |
MILL, JAMES | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1817 |
Via Ricardo - English economist |
Economics (EC) | XNA | MENU |
MILL, JOHN STUART | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1859 | English philosopher and economist | Economics (EC) | XNA | MENU |
MILLAIS, JOHN EVERETT | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1848 | English Pre-Raphaelite artist | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
MILLER, PHINEAS | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1793 |
Via Whitney - partner re. cotton gin |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
MILLET, JEAN FRANCOIS | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1857 | French painter of Barbizon School | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
MILNER, ALFRED | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1899 |
Via 2nd Anglo-Boer War |
History (HY) | ANGLO-BOER WAR (2ND) (SBW) 1899-1902 |
MENU |
MILTON, JOHN | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1667 |
English poet - Paradise Lost |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MING DYNASTY | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1368 | Established in China (1368-1644) | History (HY) | CHINA (CHI) | MENU |
MINKUS, LUDWIG | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1866 |
Via Delibes - Austrian composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
MINNESINGERS | JOHN (JO) 1199-1216 |
1210 |
Via Strassburg - German bards |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
MINOAN CIVILISATION, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1900 |
Via Evans - finds on island of Crete |
Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
MIR JA'FAR, NAWAB OF BENGAL | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1759 |
Via Seven Yrs War- Battle of Plassey |
History (HY) | SEVEN YEARS WAR (SYW) 1756-1763 |
MENU |
MISSOURI COMPROMISE, THE | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1820 |
Via Monroe Doctrine - re. slavery |
History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
MIVART, ST.GEORGE JACKSON | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1871 |
Via Darwin - English biologist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
MODEL PARLIAMENT, THE | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1295 | Wide representation - to raise funds | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
MOFFAT, ROBERT | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1841 |
Via Livingstone - Scottish missionary |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
MOFOLO, THOMAS MOKOPU | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1925 |
Via Shaka - South African writer |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MOHACS, SECOND BATTLE OF | JAMES II (J2) 1685-1688 |
1687 | Turks defeated by Holy League | History (HY) | OTTOMAN EMPIRE (OTT) 1301-1922 |
MENU |
MOHACS, THE BATTLE OF | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1526 |
Via Suleyman I - Hungarians defeated |
History (HY) | OTTOMAN EMPIRE (OTT) 1301-1922 |
MENU |
MOHR, JOSEPH | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1816 |
Via Rossini - Aut.priest - Silent Night |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
MOLIERE, JEAN BAPTISTE | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1666 | French dramatist noted for comedies | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MOLTKE, GENERAL HELMUTH VON | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1870 |
Via Franco-Prussian War - Prussian |
History (HY) | PRUSSIA (PRU) | MENU |
MONASTERIES, DISSOLUTION | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1536 | Part of the English Reformation | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
MONCK, GENERAL GEORGE | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1659 |
Via Commonwealth- recalls monarchy |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
MONDOVI, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1796 |
Via Campo Formio - French victory |
History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
MONET, CLAUDE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1872 | Leading French impressionist painter | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
MONGOL EMPIRE, THE | JOHN (JO) 1199-1216 |
1206 | Beginning under Genghis Khan | History (HY) | MONGOLS (MON) | MENU |
MONIER, JOSEPH | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1848 |
Via Snippets - reinforced concrete |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
MONK, WILLIAM | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1847 |
Via Snippets-music for Abide with Me |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
MONMOUTH REBELLION, THE | JAMES II (J2) 1685-1688 |
1685 | Rebellion against James II is defeated | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
MONMOUTH, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1778 |
Via French intervention - drawn battle |
History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
MENU |
MONMOUTH, THE DUKE OF | JAMES II (J2) 1685-1688 |
1685 | Commands army against James II | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
MONRO, THOMAS | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1813 |
Via Turner - London art collector |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
MONROE DOCTRINE, THE | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1823 | US defence of the Americas | History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
MONROE, JAMES | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1823 |
Via The Monroe Doctrine |
History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
MONT BLANC | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1786 | First climbed - Paccard & Balmat | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
MONT CENIS TUNNEL, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1871 |
Via Snippets - opens for rail travel |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
MONTAGU, LADY MARY WORTLEY | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1721 |
Via Jenner- re. treatment for smallpox |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
MONTAGU, MRS ELIZABETH | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1760 |
Via Blue Stockings - London hostess |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MONTAIGNE, MICHEL DE | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1588 | French writer and humanist - Essays | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MONTCALM, THE MARQUIS DE | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1756 |
Via Anglo French War-North America |
History (HY) | SEVEN YEARS WAR (SYW) 1756-1763 |
MENU |
MONTES CLAROS, THE BATTLE OF | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1665 |
Via Lisbon Treaty- Portuguese victory |
History (HY) | PORTUGAL (POR) | MENU |
MONTESQUIEU, CHARLES | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1748 |
French jurist - Spirit of the Laws |
Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
MONTEVERDI, CLAUDIO | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1607 | Italian composer - notably operas | Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
MONTEZUMA I | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1440 |
Via Itzcoatl - great Aztec ruler |
History (HY) | AZTECS (AZT) | MENU |
MONTFORT, SIMON DE | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1264 | Defeats Henry III and his son Edward | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
MONTGOLFIER BROTHERS, THE | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1783 | French inventors - first hot air balloon | Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
MOORE, GEORGE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1894 |
Via Oscar Wilde -Irish novelist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MOORE, SIR JOHN | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1809 |
Via Corunna - killed in the battle |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
MOORE, THOMAS | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1817 |
Via Byron - Irish poet/satirist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MORAN, EDWARD | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1886 |
Via Statue of Liberty - American artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
MORE, HANNAH | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1788 |
Via Gibbon - English philanthropist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MORE, THOMAS | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1516 |
Scholar and humanist - Utopia |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MOREL, EDMUND DENE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1900 |
Via Congo Free State - editor |
History (HY) | CONGO (CON) | MENU |
MORGAGNI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1761 | Italian physician- founder of pathology | Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
MORGAN, SIR HENRY | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1670 |
Via Piracy - Welsh buccaneer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
MORIGIA, CAMILLO | EDWARD II (E2) 1307-1327 |
1780 |
Via Dante - Italian architect |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
MORISOT, BERTHE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1868 |
Via Manet - French artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
MORLAND, GEORGE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1791 |
Via More- Eng.painter- rural scenes |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
MORMON CHURCH, THE | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1830 |
Via Oxford Movement-in United States |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
MORNINGTON, LORD | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1803 |
Via 2nd Anglo-Maratha War |
History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
MOROCCO, THE KINGDOM OF | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1844 |
Via Algeria - Treaty of Tangier |
History (HY) | NORTH AFRICA (NAF) | MENU |
MORRIS, WILLIAM | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1870 |
Via Pre-Raphaelites- English designer |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
MORSE, SAMUEL | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1837 | Makes telegraph and invents code | Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
MORTIMER, ROGER | EDWARD II (E2) 1307-1327 |
1326 |
Via Edward II - ruler for 3 years |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
MORTON, WILLIAM THOMAS | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1846 |
Via Simpson- American dentist- ether |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1891 |
Via Edison - the birth of the industry |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
MOUHOT, HENRI | HENRY I (H1) 1100-1135 |
1113 |
Via Ankor Wat - French naturalist |
Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1786 | Austrian composer - musical genius | Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
MUGHAL EMPIRE, THE | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1526 | Babur becomes first Mughal leader | History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
MUHAMMAD AHMAD OF SUDAN | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1881 |
Via First Anglo-Sudan War-the Mahdi |
History (HY) | SUDAN (SUD) | MENU |
MUHAMMAD ALI | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1820 | Viceroy in Egypt - attacks Sudan | History (HY) | SUDAN (SUD) | MENU |
MUHAMMAD OF GHUR | RICHARD I (R1) 1189-1199 |
1193 | Founder of Muslim power in India | History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
MUHLBERG, THE BATTLE OF | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1547 |
Via Reformation- defeat of Protestants |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
MULLER, WILHELM | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1824 |
Via Schubert - German poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MULREADY, WILLIAM | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1840 |
Via Snippets - penny post |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
MUNCH, EDVARD | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1893 |
Via Gauguin - Norwegian painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
MUNGO PARK | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1795 | Scottish explorer - the Niger,W.Africa | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
MUNSTER, SEBASTIAN | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1544 |
Via Balboa - German mapmaker |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
MURAD I | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1345 |
Via Orhan - advance into the Balkans |
History (HY) | OTTOMAN EMPIRE (OTT) 1301-1922 |
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MURAD II - OTTOMAN LEADER | HENRY VI (H6) 1422 - 1461 |
1453 |
Via Constantinople- Ottoman advance |
History (HY) | OTTOMAN EMPIRE (OTT) 1301-1922 |
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MURAD IV | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1638 | Ottoman Sultan - 1623-1640 | History (HY) | OTTOMAN EMPIRE (OTT) 1301-1922 |
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MURAT, JOACHIM | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1815 |
Via Hundred Days - French General |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
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MURDOCK, WILLIAM | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1784 |
Via Cugnot - English inventor |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
MURGER, HENRI | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1851 |
Via Puccini - French novelist/poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MURILLO, BARTOLOME | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1646 |
Via Velasquez - Spanish artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
MUSCOVY COMPANY, THE | MARY I (M1) 1553-1558 |
1555 | Established for Anglo-Russian trade | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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MUSSET, ALFRED DE | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1835 |
Via Hugo- French poet and playwright |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
MUSSORGSKY, MODEST | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1867 |
Via Tchaikovsky - Russian composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1789 | Captain Bligh is set adrift | History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
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MUYBRIDGE, EADWEARD | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1877 |
Via Motion Pictures-Eng.photographer |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
MYCENAE, ANCIENT CITY OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1876 |
Via Schliemann - in Greece |
Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
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