| PERSON/EVENT | PERIOD | DATE | INFORMATION | DISCIPLINE | POLITICAL HISTORY | MENU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAARDEBERG, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1900 |
Via Sec.Anglo-Boer War- Brit.victory |
History (HY) | ANGLO-BOER WAR (2ND) (SBW) 1899-1902 |
MENU |
| PACCARD, MICHEL-GABRIEL | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1786 |
Via Mont Blanc - first to climb |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| PACHACUTI INCA | EDWARD IV (E4) 1461-1483 |
1466 | Leader of Incas - expands empire | History (HY) | INCAS (INC) | MENU |
| PACHELBEL, JOHANN | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1699 |
Via Purcell - German composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| PACKARD, JAMES WARD | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1899 |
Via Auto Industry- American engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| PADEREWSKI, IGNANCY JAN | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1887 |
Via Snippets - Polish virtuoso pianist |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| PAGANINI, NICOLO | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1813 | Genoan virtuoso violinist | Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| PAGET, GENERAL LORD | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1809 |
Via Corunna - cavalry commander |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| PAGET, SIDNEY | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1887 |
Via Conan Doyle - Sherlock Holmes |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| PAINE, THOMAS | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1792 |
Via Burke - English/American radical |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| PAJOU, AUGUSTIN | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1791 |
Via Houdon - French sculptor |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| PALERMO, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1860 |
Via Garibaldi - Italian independence |
History (HY) | ITALIAN INDEPENDENCE (ITI) 1831-1871 |
MENU |
| PALESTRINA, GIOVANNI | EDWARD VI (E6) 1547-1553 |
1551 | Italian composer - church music | Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| PALEY, WILLIAM | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1794 |
Via Kant - Eng.theologian/philosopher |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| PALLADIO, ANDREA | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1570 |
Italian classical architect - Four Books |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| PALLAS, PETER SIMON | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1766 |
Via Buffon - German naturalist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| PALMERSTON, LORD | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1856 |
Via Treaty of Paris- English statesman |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| PALO ALTO, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1846 |
Via Mexican War - U.S. victory |
History (HY) | MEXICO (MEX) | MENU |
| PANAMA CANAL, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1881 | Construction begins - De Lesseps | Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| PANIPAT, THE BATTLE OF | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1526 |
Via Babur - making of Mughal empire |
History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
| PANIPAT, THE BATTLE OF | MARY I (M1) 1553-1558 |
1556 |
Via Akbar - expansion of Muhgal Emp. |
History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
| PANIPAT, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1761 | The Afghans defeat the Mahrathas | History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
| PANIPAT, THE BATTLE OF | RICHARD II (R2) 1377-1399 |
1398 |
Via Tamerlane - captures Delhi |
History (HY) | MONGOLS (MON) | MENU |
| PANKHURST, MRS EMMELINE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1889 |
Via Snippets - Women's Franchise |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| PAOLI, PASQUALE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1790 |
Via Napoleon - Corsican leader |
History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
| PAPAL INFALLIBILITY | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1870 |
Via Snippets - the declaration |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| PAPAL STATES, THE | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1831 |
Via Uprisings in Europe - put down |
History (HY) | ITALIAN INDEPENDENCE (ITI) 1831-1871 |
MENU |
| PAPIN, DENIS | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1690 |
Via Savery - French physicist |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| PAPINEAU, LOUIS JOSEPH | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1837 |
Via Union of Canada Act - rebel |
History (HY) | CANADA (CAN) | MENU |
| PARACELSUS | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1536 |
Swiss Physician - Great Surgery Book |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| PARAGUAY - INDEPENDENCE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1810 | Fight for independence - gained 1813 | History (HY) | SOUTH AMERICA (SAM) | MENU |
| PARE, AMBROISE | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1545 |
Via Paracelsus - French surgeon |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| PARIS COMMUNE, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1871 | Working class rebellion | History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
| PARIS, MATTHEW | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1216 |
English monk - History of the English |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| PARIS, THE PEACE OF | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1783 | Settlement- Am.War of Independence | History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
MENU |
| PARIS, THE TREATY OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1856 | Ends Crimean War 1854-1856 | History (HY) | CRIMEAN WAR (CRW) 1853-1856 |
MENU |
| PARIS, THE TREATY OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1898 |
Via Spanish/American War-settlement |
History (HY) | CUBA (CUB) | MENU |
| PARIS, THE UNIVERSITY OF | HENRY (H2) II 1154-1189 |
1155 | Founded - a model for others | Education (ED) | XNA | MENU |
| PARIS, TREATY OF - 1259 | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1259 | Henry renounces most Fr.territory | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| PARIS, TREATY OF - 1763 | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1763 | Ends Seven Years' War | History (HY) | SEVEN YEARS WAR (SYW) 1756-1763 |
MENU |
| PARKER, RICHARD | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1797 |
Via Nore Mutiny - leading mutineer |
History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
| PARKINSON, JAMES | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1817 |
Via Hahnemann- English neurologist |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| PARMIGIANINO, FRANCESCO | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1535 |
Via Titian - Italian painter and etcher |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| PARNASSIAN MOVEMENT, THE | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1866 |
Via Leconte de Lisle - poetic movement |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| PARNELL, CHARLES STEWART | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1881 |
Via Phoenix Park Murders - radical |
History (HY) | IRELAND (IRE) | MENU |
| PARR, CATHERINE | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1543 | Wives of H8 -1543-1547 - survived | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| PARR, THOMAS | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1635 |
Via Snippets - dies aged 152 |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| PARRY, HUBERT | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1886 |
Via Blake- Eng.composer-Jerusalem |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| PARRY, WILLIAM | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1827 |
Via Arctic - English explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| PARSONS, CHARLES ALGERNON | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1884 |
Via Daimler - English engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| PARTHENON, THE | JAMES II (J2) 1685-1688 |
1687 |
Via Second Battle of Mohacs |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| PARTITION OF POLAND, THE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1795 | By Austria, Russia and Prussia | History (HY) | POLAND (POL) | MENU |
| PARWAN, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1840 |
Via First Anglo-Afghan War |
History (HY) | AFGHANISTAN (AFG) | MENU |
| PASCAL, BLAISE | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1656 | French philosopher and scientist | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| PASCHALL II, POPE | HENRY I (H1) 1100-1135 |
1111 |
Via Henry V-re.investiture controversy |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| PASSAROWITZ, THE TREATY OF | GEORGE I (G1) 1714-1727 |
1718 | Between OttomanTurks and Austria | History (HY) | AUSTRIA (AUT) | MENU |
| PASTEUR INSTITUTE, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1888 |
Via Pasteur - for contagious diseases |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| PASTEUR, LOUIS | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1858 | French chemist - biology & medicine | Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| PASTON LETTERS, THE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1787 |
Via Gibbon - re.15th century Norfolk |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| PATAY, THE BATTLE OF | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1429 |
Via Joan of Arc - French victory over English |
History (HY) | HUNDRED YEARS WAR (HYW) 1339-1453 |
MENU |
| PATER, JEAN BAPTISTE | GEORGE I (G1) 1714-1727 |
1717 |
Via Watteau - French rococo painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| PATERSON, WILLIAM | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1694 |
Via Snippets-Bank of England founded |
Economics (EC) | XNA | MENU |
| PATINIR, JOACHIM | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1500 |
Via Bosch - Dutch landscape artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| PAUL III, POPE | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1517 |
Via Counter Reformation - policy |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| PAUL, ROBERT | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1894 |
Via Motion Picture Industry |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| PAVIA, THE BATTLE OF | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1525 | HRE victory ends the Italian Wars | History (HY) | ITALIAN WARS (ITW) 1494-1559 |
MENU |
| PAXTON BOYS' UPRISING, THE | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1763 |
Via Pontiac's War - attack on Indians |
History (HY) | NORTH AMERICA (NAM) | MENU |
| PAXTON, JOSPEH | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1851 |
Via Great Exhibition - Crystal Palace |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| PEABODY, ELIZABETH PALMER | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1860 |
Via Froebel - American educator |
Education (ED) | XNA | MENU |
| PEACE OF PARIS, THE | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1783 | Settlement- Am.War of Independence | History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
MENU |
| PEACE OF PRAGUE, THE | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1635 |
Via Thirty Yrs War - brief settlement |
History (HY) | THIRTY YEARS WAR (TYW) 1618-1648 |
MENU |
| PEACOCK THRONE, THE | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1632 |
Via Jahan - built in his reign |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| PEACOCK, THOMAS LOVE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1812 |
Via Shelley - English novelist/poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| PEALE, CHARLES WILSON | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1789 |
Via Washington - American artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| PEARY, ROBERT | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1909 |
Via Arctic - first to reach N.Pole |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| PEASANTS' REVOLT, CENTRAL EUROPE | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1525 | Widespread revolt is swiftly crushed | History (HY) | HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (HRE) | MENU |
| PEASANTS' REVOLT, THE | RICHARD II (R2) 1377-1399 |
1381 | Led by Wat Tyler and John Ball | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| PEEL, SIR ROBERT | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1829 | Police force & Catholic emancipation | History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| PEIWAR KOTAL, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1878 |
Via Second Anglo-Afghan War |
History (HY) | AFGHANISTAN (AFG) | MENU |
| PEKING CONVENTION, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1860 |
Via Second Opium War - China |
History (HY) | OPIUM WARS (OPW) 1839-1842, 1856-1860 |
MENU |
| PELLETIER, PIERRE JOSEPH | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1817 |
Via Davy - French chemist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| PELSAERT, FRANCISCO | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1627 |
Via Diemen-1st Australian immigrants |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| PENGELLY, WILLIAM | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1870 |
Via Darwin - English archaeologist |
Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
| PENINSULAR WAR, THE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1808 | Britain sends army to Portugal | History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| PENN, WILLIAM | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1682 | English Quaker - Pennsylvania | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| PENNELL, JOSEPH | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1871 |
Via Whistler- American.artist/writer |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| PENNY BLACK, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1840 |
Via Snippets - first postage stamp |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| PENNY FARTHING BICYCLE, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1871 |
Via Snippets - invented by J.Starley |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| PENRITH, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1745 |
Via '45 Rebellion - Jacobite victory |
History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
| PEOPLE'S CRUSADE, THE | WILLIAM II (W2) 1087-1100 |
1095 |
Via First Crusade - Peter the Hermit |
Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
MENU |
| PEPUSCH, JOHN | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1728 |
Via Gay - German composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| PEPYS, SAMUEL | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1660 | English diarist 1660-1669 | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| PERCEVAL, SPENCER | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1812 |
Via Snippets-British PM assassinated |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| PERCY, SIR HENRY (HOTSPUR) | HENRY IV (H4) 1399-1413 |
1403 |
Via Shrewsbury - killed in battle |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| PERE LACHAISE CEMETERY, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1804 |
Via Bizet - famous Paris cemetery |
HY | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
| PEREGRINUS, PETRUS | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1269 |
Via Gilbert - Fr.scientist - magnetism |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| PERRAULT, CHARLES | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1697 |
French writer of fairy tales - Cinderella |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| PERRY, COMMODORE MATTHEW | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1854 |
Via Treaty of Kanagawa - negotiator |
History (HY) | JAPAN (JAP) | MENU |
| PERRY, OLIVER HAZARD | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1813 |
Via War of 1812 - Hero of Lake Erie |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| PERU, SOUTH AMERICA | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1824 |
Via Bolivar - gains independence |
History (HY) | SOUTH AMERICA (SAM) | MENU |
| PERUGINO, PIETRO | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1486 |
Via Raphael - Umbrian artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| PESTALOZZI, JOHANN | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1780 |
Via Rousseau - Swiss educator |
Education (ED) | XNA | MENU |
| PETER I OF RUSSIA, THE GREAT | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1689 | Tsar of Russia 1682-1725 | History (HY) | RUSSIA (RUS) | MENU |
| PETER THE HERMIT | WILLIAM II (W2) 1087-1100 |
1095 |
Via First Crusade - People's Crusade |
Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
MENU |
| PETERLOO MASSACRE, THE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1819 | Demand for parliamentary reform | History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| PETRA, THE ANCIENT CITY OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1812 |
Via Burckhardt - discovery of red city |
Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
| PETRARCH, FRANCESCO | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1330 |
Italian poet and humanist - Songbook |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| PETRIE, SIR FLINDERS | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1884 | Eng. archaeologist & Egyptologist | Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
| PETRUCCI, OTTAVIANO | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1501 |
Via Josquin des Prez - printer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| PETZVAL, JOZSEF MISKA | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1841 |
Via Daguerre - Hung.mathematician |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| PEURBACH, GEORG VON | EDWARD IV (E4) 1461-1483 |
1450 |
Via Regiomontanus - astronomer |
Astronomy (AS) | XNA | MENU |
| PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1787 | Draws up USA constitution | History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
| PHILIP II OF SPAIN | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1580 |
Via Alcantara, Battle of - 1556-1598 |
History (HY) | SPAIN (SPA) | MENU |
| PHILIP IV OF FRANCE | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1302 |
Via Boniface VIII - running dispute |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| PHILIPPA OF HAINAUT, QUEEN | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1346 |
Via Burghers of Calais |
History (HY) | HUNDRED YEARS WAR (HYW) 1339-1453 |
MENU |
| PHILLIP, ARTHUR | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1788 |
Via Botany Bay - naval captain |
History (HY) | AUSTRALIA (AUS) | MENU |
| PHIPS, SIR WILLIAM | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1690 |
Via King William's War - Canada |
History (HY) | GRAND ALLIANCE (WGA) 1688-1697 |
MENU |
| PHNOM PENH, THE CITY OF | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1434 | New capital for the Khmer empire | History (HY) | SOUTHEAST ASIA (SEA) | MENU |
| PHOENIX PARK MURDERS, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1882 | The killing of two British ministers | History (HY) | IRELAND (IRE) | MENU |
| PHYSIOCRATS, THE SCHOOL OF | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1758 |
Via Quesnay - School of economists |
Economics (EC) | XNA | MENU |
| PIAZZI, GIUSEPPE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1801 |
Via Bode - Italian astronomer |
Astronomy (AS) | XNA | MENU |
| PICCINNI, NICCOLO | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1762 |
Via Gluck - Italian composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| PIERO DELLA FRANCESCA | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1452 | Italian artist - Arrezo frescoes | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| PIERO DI COSIMO | EDWARD IV (E4) 1461-1483 |
1481 |
Via Sistine Chapel - Florentine artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| PIGALLE, JEAN-BAPTISTE | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1776 |
Via Voltaire - French sculptor |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| PILGRIM FATHERS, THE | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1620 |
Puritans to America - The Mayflower |
History (HY) | NORTH AMERICA (NAM) | MENU |
| PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE, THE | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1536 | Revolt v dissolution of monasteries | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| PILLNITZ, THE DECLARATION OF | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1791 |
Via Flight to Varennes-Austria/Prussia |
History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
| PINEL, PHILIPPE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1793 |
Via Bichat - treatment of insane |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| PINERO, ARTHUR WING | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1893 |
Via Shaw - English playwright |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| PINKIE, THE BATTLE OF | EDWARD VI (E6) 1547-1553 |
1547 | English defeat the Scots | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| PINTORICCHIO | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1492 |
Via Raphael - Italian artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| PINZON, VICENTE YANEZ | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1499 |
Via Cabral - Spanish explorer - Brazil |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| PIQUE, MONSIEUR DE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1808 |
Via Blanchard - duel by balloon |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| PIRACY AT SEA | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1701 |
Via Kidd - through the ages |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| PIRANESI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1756 |
Via Pompeii - Italian engraver |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| PISA, THE COUNCIL OF | HENRY IV (H4) 1399-1413 |
1409 | Schism ends up with three Popes! | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| PISANELLO (ANTONIO PISANO) | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1452 |
Via Piero della Francesca - It.artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| PISANO, ANDREA | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1336 |
Via Giotto's Tower - Italian sculptor |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| PISANO, NICOLA AND GIOVANNI | EDWARD II (E2) 1307-1327 |
1307 |
Via Giotto - Italian sculptors |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| PISSARRO, CAMILLE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1874 | French artist - Impressionism | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| PITCAIRNE, ARCHIBALD | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1701 |
Via Boerhaave - Scottish physician |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| PITMAN, ISAAC | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1837 |
Via Snippets - shorthand system |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| PITT DIAMOND, THE | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1702 |
Via Jahan - bought by Thomas Pitt |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| PITT RIVERS, GENERAL AUGUSTUS | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1884 |
Via Petrie-Eng.amateur archaeologist |
Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
| PITT, THOMAS | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1702 |
Via Jahan - the Pitt diamond |
History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
| PITT, WILLIAM, THE ELDER | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1756 | Brit. political leader in Seven Yrs War | History (HY) | SEVEN YEARS WAR (SYW) 1756-1763 |
MENU |
| PITT, WILLIAM, THE YOUNGER | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1783 | PM GBR 1783-1801 & UK 1804-6 | History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
| PIUS II, POPE | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1460 |
Via Fall of Constantinople - crusade |
Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
MENU |
| PIUS IV, POPE | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1559 |
Via Snippets - lists prohibited books |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| PIUS IX, POPE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1870 |
Via Italian Unification - The Vatican |
History (HY) | ITALIAN INDEPENDENCE (ITI) 1831-1871 |
MENU |
| PIUS VI, POPE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1799 |
Via Pius VII- imprisoned by Napoleon |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| PIUS VII, POPE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1814 | Returns to Rome-revives Jesuit Order | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| PIZARRO, FRANCISCO | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1533 | Sp.soldier overthrows Inca Empire | History (HY) | INCAS (INC) | MENU |
| PLANCK, MAX | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1899 |
Via Marconi - German physicist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| PLANTAGENETS, THE | HENRY (H2) II 1154-1189 |
1154 | To King Richard II 1399 | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| PLASSEY, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1757 | British victory over French in India | History (HY) | SEVEN YEARS WAR (SYW) 1756-1763 |
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| PLAYFAIR, JOHN | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1802 |
Via Hutton - Scottish geologist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| PLEIADE, LA | EDWARD VI (E6) 1547-1553 |
1549 |
Via Du Bellay - group of French poets |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| PLIMSOLL, SAMUEL | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1876 |
Via Reade - intro of plimsoll line |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| PLYMOUTH BRETHREN, THE | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1831 |
Via Oxford Movement - religious sect |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| POCAHONTAS | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1616 |
Via Jamestown -Indian princess |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| POCOCK, NICHOLAS | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1794 |
Via Robespierre - English artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| POE, EDGAR ALLAN | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1841 | American writer of horror stories | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| POET LAUREATE, THE | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1616 |
Via Jonson - regarded as the first |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| POETS' CORNER, WESTMINSTER ABBEY | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1599 |
Via Spenser - opening of corner |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| POINTILLISM (or DIVISIONISM) | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1884 |
Via Seurat - colouring technique |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| POISSON, SIMEON-DENIS | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1820 |
Via Oersted - French mathematician |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| POITIERS, THE BATTLE OF | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1356 |
Via Black Prince - victory over French |
History (HY) | HUNDRED YEARS WAR (HYW) 1339-1453 |
MENU |
| POLAND - THE FINAL PARTITION | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1795 | By Austria, Russia and Prussia | History (HY) | POLAND (POL) | MENU |
| POLAND, THE KINGDOM OF | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1831 |
Via Uprisings in Europe - put down |
History (HY) | POLAND (POL) | MENU |
| POLIDORI, JOHN | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1819 |
Via Mary Shelley - The Vampyre |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| POLISH SUCCESSION, WAR OF | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1733 | Russia/Austria v France/Spain | History (HY) | POLAND (POL) | MENU |
| POLITIAN, ANGELO | EDWARD IV (E4) 1461-1483 |
1475 |
Via Lorenzo the Magnificent - poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| POLTAVA, BATTLE OF | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1709 | Russians defeat Swedes | History (HY) | SCANDINAVIA (SCA) | MENU |
| POMPEII - EXCAVATION BEGINS | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1748 | Roman city - buried in 79 AD | Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
| POMPEII, ROMAN CITY OF | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1592 | Discovered after being buried 79 AD | Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
| PONCE DE LEON, JUAN | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1513 |
Via Balboa - discovers Florida |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| PONCHIELLI, AMILCARE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1876 |
Via Puccini - Italian composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| PONTIAC, CHIEF | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1763 | Indian rebellion in North America | History (HY) | NORTH AMERICA (NAM) | MENU |
| PONTIAC'S WAR | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1763 | Indian rebellion in North America | History (HY) | NORTH AMERICA (NAM) | MENU |
| POOR LAW OF 1834, THE BRITISH | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1834 |
Via Reform Bill - workhouses built |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
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| POPE, ALEXANDER | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1728 |
English poet and satirist - The Dunciad |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| POPISH PLOT IN ENGLAND, THE | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1678 | Fabricated by Titus Oates v RCs | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| POPOV, ALEXANDER | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1895 |
Via Marconi - Russian physicist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| PORCELAIN, CHINESE | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1682 | During Chi'ang Dynasty | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| PORT ARTHUR MASSACRE, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1894 |
Via First Sino-Japanese War |
History (HY) | JAPAN (JAP) | MENU |
| PORTEOUS RIOTS, THE | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1736 | Riots in Edinburgh - by Jacobites? | History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
| PORTLAND CEMENT, MAKING OF | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1824 |
Via Snippets - by Joseph Aspdin |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| PORTLAND VASE, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1845 |
Via Snippets - repair of Roman vase |
Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
| PORTO NOVO, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1781 |
Via Anglo-Mysore Wars - Brit.victory |
History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
| PORTUGAL | STEPHEN (ST) 1135-1154 |
1139 | Independence gained from Spain | History (HY) | PORTUGAL (POR) | MENU |
| POST-IMPRESSIONISM | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1881 |
Via Van Gogh - French art movement |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| POTEMKIN, GRIGORY | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1762 |
Via Catherine II - soldier/statesman |
History (HY) | RUSSIA (RUS) | MENU |
| POTT, PERCIVALL | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1779 |
Via Morgagni - English surgeon |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| POTTIER, EUGENE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1871 |
Via Internationale - French socialist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| POULSON, VALDEMAR | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1900 |
Via Edison - Danish engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| POUNDS, JOHN | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1802 |
Via Shaftsbury - free schooling |
Education (ED) | XNA | MENU |
| POUSSIN, NICOLAS | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1640 | French baroque artist to Louis XIII | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| POWER, HARRY | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1870 |
Via Ned Kelly - Australian outlaw |
History (HY) | AUSTRALIA (AUS) | MENU |
| POYNINGS' LAW | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1495 | The English take control of Ireland | History (HY) | IRELAND (IRE) | MENU |
| POYNINGS, SIR EDWARD | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1494 |
Via Poynings' Law - sent to Ireland |
History (HY) | IRELAND (IRE) | MENU |
| PRADO MUSEUM, MADRID | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1819 |
Via Snippets - opened to the public |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| PRAETORIUS, MICHAEL | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1620 | German composer and music theorist | Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| PRAGMATIC SANCTION | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1740 |
Via War of Austrian Succession |
History (HY) | AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION (WAS) 1740-1748 |
MENU |
| PRAGUE, THE TREATY OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1866 |
Via Austro-Prussian War - settlement |
History (HY) | AUSTRO-PRUSSIAN WAR (APW) June/July 1866 |
MENU |
| PRAT, ARTURO | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1879 |
Via War of Pacific - Chilean captain |
History (HY) | SOUTH AMERICA (SAM) | MENU |
| PREECE, WILLIAM HENRY | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1889 |
Via Marconi - Welsh inventor |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| PRE-RAPHAELITES, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1848 | Art movement-stressing spiritual values | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| PRESCOTT, SAMUEL | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1775 |
Via Paul Revere - ride to Lexington |
History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
MENU |
| PRESSBURG, THE TREATY OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1805 |
Via Austerlitz - Austria humiliated |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| PRESTER JOHN | EDWARD II (E2) 1307-1327 |
1314 |
Via John XXII - legendary Xn prince |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| PRESTON, THE BATTLE OF | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1648 | Cromwell defeats the Scots | History (HY) | ENGLISH CIVIL WAR (ECW) 1642-1651 |
MENU |
| PRESTON, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE I (G1) 1714-1727 |
1715 |
Via The Fifteen - Jacobites defeated |
History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
| PRESTONPANS, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1745 |
Via Bonnie Prince Charlie - victory |
History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
| PRETORIA, THE CONVENTION OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1881 |
Via First Anglo-Boer War - settlement |
History (HY) | ANGLO-BOER WAR (1ST) (FBW) 1880-1881 |
MENU |
| PRETORIUS, ANDREAS | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1838 |
Via Battle of Blood River- Boer leader |
History (HY) | SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) | MENU |
| PRETORIUS, MARTHINUS | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1856 |
Via Transvaal - elected president |
History (HY) | SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) | MENU |
| PREVEZA, THE BATTLE OF | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1538 |
Via Suleyman-defeat of Holy League |
History (HY) | OTTOMAN EMPIRE (OTT) 1301-1922 |
MENU |
| PREVOST, ABBE | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1731 |
Via Henry Fielding - French novelist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| PRIAM TREASURE, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1873 |
Via Schliemann - from Troy |
Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
| PRICE, RICHARD | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1776 |
Via Boston Tea Party - philosopher |
History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
MENU |
| PRICE, SIR UVEDALE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1794 |
Via Repton - picturesque landscape |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| PRIESTLEY, JOSEPH | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1774 | English chemist - discovers oxygen | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| PRINCE ALBERT | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1851 |
Via Great Exhibition- Queen's Consort |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| PRINCE OF WALES, THE | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1301 |
Via Wales - title instituted by E1 |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| PRINCE REGENT, THE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1811 | To 1820 - George IV 1820-1830 | History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| PRINGLE, JOHN | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1752 |
Via James Lind - Scottish physician |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| PRIOR, MATTHEW | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1713 |
Via Treaty of Utrecht - English poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| PRITCHARD, THOMAS | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1770 |
Via Darby III - English architect |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| PROHIBITED BOOKS - PAPAL DECREE | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1559 |
Via Snippets-issued by Pope Pius IV |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| PROUDHON, PIERRE-JOSEPH | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1846 |
Via Marx - French social philosopher |
Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
| PROUST, JOSEPH LOUIS | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1794 |
Via Berthollet - French chemist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| PROVISIONS OF OXFORD, THE | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1258 | Baronial check on royal power | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| PRZHEVALSKI, NICOLAI | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1870 |
Via Stanley - Russian explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| PUCCINI, GIACOMO | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1896 |
Italian opera composer - La Bohème |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| PUEBLO PEOPLE, THE | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1300 | Abandon cliff houses in New Mexico | History (HY) | NORTH AMERICA (NAM) | MENU |
| PUGACHEV, YEMELIAN | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1773 | Leader of serf revolt in Russia | History (HY) | RUSSIA (RUS) | MENU |
| PUGIN, AUGUSTUS CHARLES | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1808 |
Via Rowlandson - Anglo-French artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| PUGIN, AUGUSTUS WELBY | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1840 |
Via Snippets - English architect |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| PULLMAN, GEORGE M. | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1865 |
Via Snippets - invents the sleeping car |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| PUNCH, THE PERIODICAL | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1841 |
Via Snippets - Eng.periodical founded |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| PURCELL, HENRY | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1689 |
English composer - Dido & Aeneas |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| PUSEY, EDWARD BOUVERIE | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1833 |
Via Oxford Movement - leader |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| PUSHKIN, ALEKSANDR | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1831 |
Russian poet/novelist - Eugene Onegin |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| PYM, JOHN | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1640 |
Via Long Parliament - reformist MP |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| PYONGYANG, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1894 |
Via First Sino-Japanese War |
History (HY) | JAPAN (JAP) | MENU |
| PYRAMIDS, THE BATTLE OF THE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1798 | Napoleon gains control of Egypt | History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
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| PYRENEES, TREATY OF THE | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1659 | Ends war between France and Spain | History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
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