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PERSON/EVENT PERIOD DATE INFORMATION DISCIPLINE POLITICAL HISTORY MENU
R.S.P.C.A. GEORGE IV (G4)
1820-1830
1824

Via Snippets - protection of animals

Invention (IN) XNA MENU
RABELAIS, FRANCOIS HENRY VIII (H8)
1509-1547
1534

Fr. satirical writer - Life of Gargantua

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
RACINE, JEAN CHARLES II (C2)
1660-1685
1667

Fr. dramatist-tragedies - Andromaque

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
RADCLIFFE, ANN GEORGE III (G3b)
1783-1802
1794

Via Blake - English terror novelist

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
RADISHCHEV, ALEKSANDRA GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1790

Via Catherine II - Russian author

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
RAEBURN, HENRY GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1814

Via Scott - Scottish portraitist

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
RAFFLES, THOMAS STAMFORD GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1819 East India Company - Singapore History (HY) SOUTHEAST ASIA (SEA) MENU
RAGLAN, LORD VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1854

Via Balaclava - British commander

History (HY) CRIMEAN WAR (CRW)
1853-1856
MENU
RAIKES, ROBERT GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1780

Via Snippets - first Sunday School

Religion (RN) XNA MENU
RAKOCZI, FERENC II ANNE (AN)
1702-1714
1703 Hungarian leader v Habsburgs History (HY) HUNGARY (HUN) MENU
RALEIGH, WALTER ELIZABETH I (L1)
1558-1603
1585 English seaman and adventurer Exploration (EX) XNA MENU
RAMBOUILLET, MARQUISE DE CHARLES I (C1)
1625-1649
1630

Via Descartes - major literary salon

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
RAMEAU, JEAN PHILIPPE GEORGE I (G1)
1714-1727
1722

Via Vivaldi - French composer

Music (MU) XNA MENU
RAMILLIES, THE BATTLE OF ANNE (AN)
1702-1714
1706 Allied victory over French History (HY) SPANISH SUCCESSION (WSS)
1701-1714
MENU
RAMSAY, ALLAN GEORGE II (G2)
1727-1760
1739

Via Hogarth - Scotish portrait painter

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
RAMSAY, WILLIAM VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1894

Via Curies - Scottish chemist

Science (SC) XNA MENU
RANCAGUA, THE BATTLE OF GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1814

Via O'Higgins-Chilean rebels defeated

History (HY) CHILE (CHL) MENU
RANCE, ARMAND DE CHARLES II (C2)
1660-1685
1662

Via Trappists - new code of conduct

Religion (RN) XNA MENU
RANJIT SINGH CHARLES I (C1)
1625-1649
1801

Via Koh-I-noor diamond - Sikh ruler

History (HY) INDIA (IND) MENU
RANULF DE GLANVILLE HENRY (H2)
II 1154-1189
1180 Chief Minister to Henry II -1180-1189 History (HY) ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES
to May 1707 (ESW)
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RAPHAEL, SANZIO HENRY VII (H7)
1485-1509
1508

Brilliant Italian artist - School of Athens

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
RAPP, GEORGE GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1814

Via Owen - German religious leader

Religion (RN) XNA MENU
RASPE, RUDOLPH GEORGE III (G3b)
1783-1802
1785

Via Snippets-Tales about Munchausen

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
RASTATT, THE TREATY OF ANNE (AN)
1702-1714
1714

Via Utrecht - Emperor makes peace

History (HY) SPANISH SUCCESSION (WSS)
1701-1714
MENU
RAUCH, CHRISTIAN DANIEL WILLIAM IV (W4)
1830-1837
1830

Via Snippets - German sculptor

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
RAUCOUX, THE BATTLE OF GEORGE II (G2)
1727-1760
1746

Via Fontenoy- another French victory

History (HY) AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION (WAS)
1740-1748
MENU
RAWLINSON, HENRY CRESWICKE VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1849

Via Layard - English orientalist

Archaeology (AY) XNA MENU
RAY, JOHN GEORGE II (G2)
1727-1760
1704

Via Linnaeus - English botanist

Science (SC) XNA MENU
RAYDANIYAH, THE BATTLE OF HENRY VIII (H8)
1509-1547
1517

Via Selim l - defeat of the Mamluks

History (HY) OTTOMAN EMPIRE (OTT)
1301-1922
MENU
RAYLEIGH, LORD VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1894

Via Ramsay - English physicist

Science (SC) XNA MENU
RAZIN, STENKA COMMONWEALTH
(CW) 1649-1660
1670

Via Tsar Alexis - leader of serf revolt

History (HY) RUSSIA (RUS) MENU
READE, CHARLES VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1861

Via Eliot, English humanist writer

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
REASON, THE AGE OF GEORGE II (G2)
1727-1760
1751

Via Denis Diderot - Encyclopedie

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
REAUMUR, RENE ANTOINE GEORGE II (G2)
1727-1760
1734

Via Linnaeus - French entomologist

Science (SC) XNA MENU
REBECCA RIOTS, THE VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1839

Via Chartism - in south-west Wales

History (HY) UNITED KINGDOM (UK)
from May 1801
MENU
RECAMIER, MADAME DE GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1813

Via Austen - influential French salon

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
RECONSTRUCTION, THE VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1865

Via the confederate surrender

History (HY) AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW)
1861-1865
MENU
RED CRESCENT, THE VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1859

Via Battle of Solferino - Muslem

Medicine (MD) XNA MENU
RED CROSS - GENEVA VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1864 International Committee established Medicine (MD) XNA MENU
RED CROSS, THE VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1859

Via Battle of Solferino - J.H. Dunant

Medicine (MD) XNA MENU
REDON, ODILON VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1885

Via Munch - French painter

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
REFORM LEAGUE, THE VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1865

Via Second Reform Act - agitation

History (HY) UNITED KINGDOM (UK)
from May 1801
MENU
REFORMATION IN EUROPE, THE HENRY VIII (H8)
1509-1547
1517 Protest movement against RC Church Religion (RN) XNA MENU
REFORMATION, THE ENGLISH HENRY VIII (H8)
1509-1547
1534

Via Cromwell, Thomas - finalized

History (HY) ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES
to May 1707 (ESW)
MENU
REGENCY STYLE, THE GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1811

Via Nash - architectural style

Architecture (AR) XNA MENU
REGIOMONTANUS EDWARD IV (E4)
1461-1483
1474 German astronomer & mathematician Astronomy (AS) XNA MENU
REICHENBACH, KARL VON WILLIAM IV (W4)
1830-1837
1832

Via Snippets - German scientist

Science (SC) XNA MENU
REICHSTADT, THE DUKE OF GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1818

Via Waterloo - son of Napoleon

History (HY) NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP)
1799-1815
MENU
REIGN OF TERROR - FRANCE GEORGE III (G3b)
1783-1802
1793 Ten months throughout France History (HY) FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV)
1789-1802
MENU
REIS, JOHANN PHILIPP VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1872

Via Bell- German inventor of telephone

Invention (IN) XNA MENU
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN CHARLES I (C1)
1625-1649
1642 Dutch portrait artist-etchings/drawings Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
REMINGTON, FREDERIC VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1898

Via Spanish-American War - artist

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
REMINGTON, PHILO VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1873

Via Twain - invents workable typewriter

Invention (IN) XNA MENU
RENAISSANCE, THE HENRY V (H5)
1413-1422
1420 The beginnings - in Florence Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
RENNIE, JOHN GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1817

Via Nash - Scottish engineer

Engineering (EN) XNA MENU
RENO, MAJOR MARCUS VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1876

Via Battle of The Little Bighorn

History (HY) UNITED STATES (USA) MENU
RENOIR, PIERRE-AUGUSTE VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1872 French impressionist painter Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
REPEAL OF CORN LAWS, THE VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1846

Via Great Potato Famine, Ireland

History (HY) UNITED KINGDOM (UK)
from May 1801
MENU
REPIN, ILYA VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1885

Via Mussorgsky - Russian artist

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
REPTON, HUMPHRY GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1806

Via Nash - English landscape artist

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
REPUBLICAN CALENDAR, THE GEORGE III (G3b)
1783-1802
1792

Via Valmy - in France until 1805

History (HY) FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV)
1789-1802
MENU
RESACA DE LA PALMA, THE BATTLE OF VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1846

Via Mexican War - U.S. victory

History (HY) MEXICO (MEX) MENU
RESPIGHI, OTTORINO GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1919

Via Rossini - Italian composer

Music (MU) XNA MENU
RESTORATION OF THE MONARCHY CHARLES II (C2)
1660-1685
1660 Return of English monarchy - C2 History (HY) ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES
to May 1707 (ESW)
MENU
RETREAT FROM MOSCOW, THE GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1812 The defeat of Napoleon's army History (HY) NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP)
1799-1815
MENU
RETZ, CARDINAL DE COMMONWEALTH
(CW) 1649-1660
1655

Via Princely Fronde - Memoires

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
REUTER, PAUL WILLIAM IV (W4)
1830-1837
1851

Via Morse - world news service

Invention (IN) XNA MENU
REVERE, PAUL GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1775

Via Battle of Lexington - midnight ride

History (HY) AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
(AWI) 1775-1783
MENU
REVETT, NICHOLAS GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1762

Via Adam - English architect

Architecture (AR) XNA MENU
REVOLUTIONARY WARS, FRENCH GEORGE III (G3b)
1783-1802
1792 The Beginning - The Battle of Valmy History (HY) FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV)
1789-1802
MENU
REVOLUTIONS, THE YEAR OF VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1848 Series of European rebellions History (HY) FRANCE (FRA) MENU
REYNAUD, EMILE VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1890

Via Motion Pictures - French scientist

Invention (IN) XNA MENU
REYNOLDS, JOSHUA GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1768 English portrait artist - R.A. of Arts Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
RHENS, THE DECLARATION OF EDWARD III (E3)
1327-1377
1338 Restriction of papal power Religion (RN) XNA MENU
RHETICUS, GEORG JOACHIM HENRY VIII (H8)
1509-1547
1543

Via Copernicus - Austrian astronomer

Astronomy (AS) XNA MENU
RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1903

Via Rhodes - Oxford University

Education (ED) XNA MENU
RHODES, CECIL VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1889 British entrepreneur and imperialist History (HY) SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) MENU
RHODES, FATHER ALEXANDRE DE VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1620

Via French Indochina - missionary

Religion (RN) XNA MENU
RHODESIA, THE STATE OF VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1895

Via First Matabele War - established

History (HY) SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) MENU
RHUDDLAN, THE STATUTE OF EDWARD I (E1)
1272-1307
1284

Via Wales - Principality established

History (HY) ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES
to May 1707 (ESW)
MENU
RICARDO, DAVID GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1817 English economist - Law of Wages Economics (EC) XNA MENU
RICCI, MATTEO ELIZABETH I (L1)
1558-1603
1583 Jesuit missionary works in China Religion (RN) XNA MENU
RICHARD I OF ENGLAND RICHARD I (R1)
1189-1199
1189 To 1199 - takes part in 3rd Crusade History (HY) ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES
to May 1707 (ESW)
MENU
RICHARD II OF ENGLAND RICHARD II (R2)
1377-1399
1377 To 1399 - The Peasants' Revolt History (HY) ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES
to May 1707 (ESW)
MENU
RICHARD III OF ENGLAND RICHARD III (R3)
1483-1485
1483 To 1485 - killed at Battle of Bosworth History (HY) ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES
to May 1707 (ESW)
MENU
RICHARDSON, JOHN GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1832

Via Pontiac's War - Canadian writer

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
RICHARDSON, SAMUEL GEORGE II (G2)
1727-1760
1748

Via Henry Fielding - English novelist

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
RICHELIEU, CARDINAL CHARLES I (C1)
1625-1649
1624 First minister to Fr. king Louis XIII History (HY) FRANCE (FRA) MENU
RICHTER, HANS VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1876

Via Wagner - Hungarian conductor

Music (MU) XNA MENU
RICORDI, GIULIO VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1884

Via Puccini - Italian publisher

Music (MU) XNA MENU
RIDLEY, NICHOLAS MARY I (M1)
1553-1558
1555 English bishop - Protestant martyr Religion (RN) XNA MENU
RIDOLFI PLOT, THE ELIZABETH I (L1)
1558-1603
1571

Via Babington Plot - RC conspiracy

History (HY) ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES
to May 1707 (ESW)
MENU
RIEBEECK, JAN VAN COMMONWEALTH
(CW) 1649-1660
1652

Via Cape Town - Dutch leader

Exploration (EX) XNA MENU
RIEL, LOUIS VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1869

Via British N.America Act - rebel

History (HY) CANADA (CAN) MENU
RIESENER, JEAN HENRI GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1774 German cabinetmaker to the king Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
RIGAUD, HYACINTHE WILLIAM III (W3)
1689-1702
1701

Via Kneller - French portrait artist

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
RIMBAUD, ARTHUR VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1871

Via Hugo - French poet - surrealism

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
RIMPA SCHOOL OF ART JAMES I (J1)
1603-1625
1603

Via Ieyasu Tokugawa - Japanese

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, NIKOLAI VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1888 Russian composer - The Mighty Five Music (MU) XNA MENU
RIO SALADO, THE BATTLE OF EDWARD III (E3)
1327-1377
1340 Moors defeated by Christian army History (HY) MOORS (MOO) MENU
RISORGIMENTO VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1848

Via 1848 - re. Italian unification

History (HY) ITALIAN INDEPENDENCE (ITI)
1831-1871
MENU
RITTER, ALEXANDER VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1885

Via Strauss - German composer

Music (MU) XNA MENU
RIVOLI, THE BATTLE OF GEORGE III (G3b)
1783-1802
1796

Via Campo Formio - French victory

History (HY) FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV)
1789-1802
MENU
RIZZIO, DAVID ELIZABETH I (L1)
1558-1603
1566

Via Mary Qn of Scots - secretary

History (HY) ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES
to May 1707 (ESW)
MENU
ROB ROY (ROBERT MacGREGOR) GEORGE I (G1)
1714-1727
1715

Via Fifteen Rebellion- Scottish outlaw

History (HY) GREAT BRITAIN (GBR)
May 1707-January 1801
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ROBBIA, ANDREA DELLA HENRY VI (H6)
1422-1461
1466

Via Florence - Italian sculptor

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
ROBBIA, LUCA DELLA HENRY VI (H6)
1422-1461
1438

Via Florence - Florentine sculptor

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
ROBERT BROTHERS, THE GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1783

Via Charles - French engineers

Invention (IN) XNA MENU
ROBERT DE CHAMPAGNE WILLIAM II (W2)
1087-1100
1098

Via Cistercians - founder of order

Religion (RN) XNA MENU
ROBERT DE COMINES WILLIAM I (W1)
1066-1087
1069

Via Harrowing - Killing of Norman Earl

History (HY) ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES
to May 1707 (ESW)
MENU
ROBERT DE SORBON HENRY (H2)
II 1154-1189
1253

Via Paris University - the Sorbonne

Education (ED) XNA MENU
ROBERT, DUKE OF NORMANDY WILLIAM II (W2)
1087-1100
1095

Via First Crusade - son of William I

Religion (RN) CRUSADES (CRU)
1095-1291
MENU
ROBERT, HUBERT GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1766

Via Fragonard-Fr.artist- Roman ruins

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
ROBERT, LOUIS GEORGE III (G3b)
1783-1802
1798

Via Snippets - French paper maker

Invention (IN) XNA MENU
ROBERTS, GENERAL SIR FREDRICK VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1880

Via Second Anglo-Afghan War

History (HY) AFGHANISTAN (AFG) MENU
ROBERTS, RICHARD GEORGE IV (G4)
1820-1830
1825

Via Industrial Rev - Welsh inventor

Invention (IN) XNA MENU
ROBESPIERRE, MAXIMILIEN GEORGE III (G3b)
1783-1802
1794 Executed - leader in Reign of Terror History (HY) FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV)
1789-1802
MENU
ROBIN HOOD RICHARD I (R1)
1189-1199
1189

Via Richard I - Sherwood legend

History (HY) ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES
to May 1707 (ESW)
MENU
ROBINSON, HENRY CRABB GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1808

Via Peninsular War - first war reporter

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
ROCOCO ART FORM OR STYLE GEORGE I (G1)
1714-1727
1717

Via Watteau - light and frivolous

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
ROCROI, THE BATTLE OF CHARLES I (C1)
1625-1649
1643

Via Thirty Yrs War- Spanish defeated

History (HY) THIRTY YEARS WAR (TYW)
1618-1648
MENU
RODIN, AUGUSTE VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1886

French famous sculptor - The Kiss

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
RODRIGO DE TRIANA HENRY VII (H7)
1485-1509
1492

Via Columbus - sights New World

Exploration (EX) XNA MENU
ROEBUCK, JOHN GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1762

Via Watt - Eng. Ironmaster/inventor

Invention (IN) XNA MENU
ROENTGEN, DAVID GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1779

Via Riesener - German cabinet maker

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
ROENTGEN, WILHELM VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1895 German physicist - discovers X-rays Science (SC) XNA MENU
ROGER II (GUISCARD) HENRY I (H1)
1100-1135
1130 Crowned king of Sicily History (HY) SICILY (SIC) MENU
ROGERS, CAPTAIN WOODES WILLIAM III (W3)
1689-1702
1709

Via Selkirk - commands rescue ship

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
ROGGEVEEN, JACOB GEORGE I (G1)
1714-1727
1722 Dutch Explorer- visits Easter Island Exploration (EX) XNA MENU
ROLAND, MADAME MARIE GEORGE III (G3b)
1783-1802
1793

Via Reign of Terror - price of liberty

History (HY) FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV)
1789-1802
MENU
ROMAGNOSI, GIAN DOMENICO GEORGE IV (G4)
1820-1830
1802

Via Oersted - Italian jurist

Science (SC) XNA MENU
ROMAN, JOHAN HELMICH GEORGE II (G2)
1727-1760
1744

Via Handel - "The Swedish Handel"

Music (MU) XNA MENU
ROMANESQUE STYLE WILLIAM I (W1)
1066-1087
1075

Via Tower of London - Norman style

Architecture (AR) XNA MENU
ROMANIA, KINGDOM OF VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1859 Union of Moldavia and Wallachia History (HY) ROMANIA (ROM) MENU
ROMANTICISM GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1807

Via Wordsworth - literature/art/music

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
ROME, THE SACK OF HENRY VIII (H8)
1509-1547
1527

Via Pavia - by Habsburg troops

History (HY) ITALIAN WARS (ITW)
1494-1559
MENU
ROMER, OLE CHARLES II (C2)
1660-1685
1676

Via Cassini - Dutch astronomer

Astronomy (AS) XNA MENU
ROMNEY, GEORGE GEORGE III (G3b)
1783-1802
1783

Via Lady Hamilton - Eng. portraitist

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
ROMONOV DYNASTY, THE JAMES I (J1)
1603-1625
1613 Rulers of Russia until 1917 History (HY) RUSSIA (RUS) MENU
ROMONOV, MICHAEL JAMES I (J1)
1603-1625
1613 Tsar of Russia - first of the Romonovs History (HY) RUSSIA (RUS) MENU
RONSARD, PIERRE DE EDWARD VI (E6)
1547-1553
1549

Via Du Bellay - leader of La Pleiade

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
ROOD, OGDEN VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1884

Via Seurat - American physicist

Science (SC) XNA MENU
ROOKE, SIR GEORGE ANNE (AN)
1702-1714
1704

Via Gibraltar - Admiral in command

History (HY) SPANISH SUCCESSION (WSS)
1701-1714
MENU
ROOSEVELT, THEODORE VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1898

Via Spanish-American War

History (HY) CUBA (CUB) MENU
RORKE'S DRIFT, BATTLE OF VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1879

Via Anglo-Zulu War - famous stand

History (HY) SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) MENU
ROSAS, JUAN MANUEL DE GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1835

Via Argentina - military dictator

History (HY) ARGENTINA (ARG) MENU
ROSETTA STONE, THE GEORGE III (G3b)
1783-1802
1799

Via Battle of Pyramids - ancient script

Archaeology (AY) XNA MENU
ROSKILDE, THE TREATY OF COMMONWEALTH
(CW) 1649-1660
1658

Via Charles X - Swedish victory

History (HY) SCANDINAVIA (SCA) MENU
ROSS, BETSY GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1776

Via Saratoga Battles - American flag

History (HY) AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
(AWI) 1775-1783
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ROSS, JAMES CLARK WILLIAM IV (W4)
1830-1837
1831 English explorer - Arctic & Antarctic Exploration (EX) XNA MENU
ROSS, JOHN WILLIAM IV (W4)
1830-1837
1831 Scottish explorer - Arctic Exploration (EX) XNA MENU
ROSS, JOHN VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1838

Via Trail of Tears - native leader

History (HY) UNITED STATES (USA) MENU
ROSS, RONALD VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1896

Via Panama Canal - British physician

Medicine (MD) XNA MENU
ROSSBACH, THE BATTLE OF GEORGE II (G2)
1727-1760
1757

Via Seven Yrs War - Prussian victory

History (HY) SEVEN YEARS WAR (SYW)
1756-1763
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ROSSELLI, COSIMO EDWARD IV (E4)
1461-1483
1481

Via Sistine Chapel - Florentine artist

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
ROSSELLINO, BERNARDO HENRY VI (H6)
1422-1461
1447

Via Ghiberti - Florentine artist

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
ROSSETTI, CHRISTINA VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1862

Via Carroll - English writer and poet

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
ROSSETTI, DANTE GABRIEL VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1848

Via English Pre-Raphaelites

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
ROSSINI, GIOACCHINO GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1816

Italian composer - The Barber of Seville

Music (MU) XNA MENU
ROSSO, MEDARDO VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1894

Via Rodin - Italian sculptor

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
ROSTAND, EDMOND VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1897

Fr.dramatist- Cyrano de Bergerac

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
ROUBILIAC, LOUIS FRANCOIS GEORGE II (G2)
1727-1760
1728

Via James Gibbs - French sculptor

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
ROUSSEAU, HENRI VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1891

Via Toulouse-Lautrec - French artist

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
ROUSSEAU, JEAN JACQUES GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1762

Fr.social philosopher - Social Contract

Philosophy (PH) XNA MENU
ROUSSEAU, THEODORE VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1857

Via Barbizon School - French painter

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
ROUX, PIERRE VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1889

Via Pasteur - French bacteriologist

Medicine (MD) XNA MENU
ROWE, NICHOLAS EDWARD VI (E6)
1547-1553
1715

Via Edward VI - English dramatist

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
ROWLANDSON, THOMAS GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1808

Via Trevithick - English caricaturist

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS, LONDON GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1768

Via Reynolds - founded by George III

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
ROYAL CHELSEA HOSPITAL, LONDON CHARLES II (C2)
1660-1685
1681

Via Snippets - "Chelsea Pensioners"

Architecture (AR) XNA MENU
ROYAL INSTITUTION, THE GEORGE III (G3b)
1783-1802
1800

Via Rumford - advance of science

Science (SC) XNA MENU
ROYAL REGATTA, THE VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1839

Via Snippets - first, held at Henley

Sport (SP) XNA MENU
ROYAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND CHARLES II (C2)
1660-1685
1662 To encourage scientific learning Science (SC) XNA MENU
ROZIER, PILATRE DE GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1783

Via Montgolfier Brothers - first flight

Invention (IN) XNA MENU
RUBENS, PETER PAUL JAMES I (J1)
1603-1625
1611 Flemish painter - Baroque artist Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
RUBINSTEIN, ANTON & NIKOLAI VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1862

Via Tchaikovsky- Russian conductors

Music (MU) XNA MENU
RUDE, FRANCOIS GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1806

Via Arc de Triomphe- French sculptor

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
RUDOLF I, KING OF GERMANY EDWARD IV (E4)
1461-1483
1282

Via Habsburgs - first of the dynasty

History (HY) AUSTRIA (AUT) MENU
RUDYARD, JOHN GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1709

Via Smeaton - Eddystone lighthouse

Engineering (EN) XNA MENU
RUEIL, THE PEACE OF CHARLES I (C1)
1625-1649
1649

Via Parliamentary Fronde - settlement

History (HY) FRANCE (FRA) MENU
RUGBY SCHOOL VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1567

Via Thomas Arnold - public school

Education (ED) XNA MENU
RUGBY, THE GAME OF VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1823

Via Arnold - begun at Rugby School

Sport (SP) XNA MENU
RUGEN, THE BATTLE OF VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1864

Via Second Schleswig War - at sea

History (HY) DENMARK (DEN) MENU
RUISDAEL, JACOB CHARLES II (C2)
1660-1685
1671 Leading Dutch landscape artist Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
RUIZ DE ALARCON, JUAN CHARLES I (C1)
1625-1649
1634

Via Corneille, Spanish dramatist

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
RUMFORD MEDAL, THE CHARLES II (C2)
1660-1685
1796

Via Royal Society - scientific award

Science (SC) XNA MENU
RUMFORD, COUNT GEORGE III (G3b)
1783-1802
1798

Via Lagrange - British physicist

Science (SC) XNA MENU
RUNGE, PHILIPP OTTO GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1805

Via Grimm Bros - German illustrator

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
RUPERT, PRINCE CHARLES I (C1)
1625-1649
1644

Via Marston Moor - Royalist leader

History (HY) ENGLISH CIVIL WAR (ECW)
1642-1651
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RUSKIN, JOHN VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1843

Via Turner - English art critic

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
RUSSELL, JOHN GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1815

Via Snippets - breed of terrier

Invention (IN) XNA MENU
RUSSELL, WILLIAM HOWARD VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1855

Via Nightingale - war correspondent

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
RUSSIA - BATTLE OF KULIKOVO RICHARD II (R2)
1377-1399
1380 Early beginnings of Russian state History (HY) RUSSIA (RUS) MENU
RUSSIAN IMPERIAL BALLET SCHOOL GEORGE II (G2)
1727-1760
1738

Via Snippets - founded St.Petersburg

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
RUSSO-TURKISH WAR, THE VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1877 Russia advances on Istanbul History (HY) RUSSIA (RUS) MENU
RUSTICHELLO OF PISA HENRY III (H3)
1216-1272
1296

Via Marco Polo - Italian writer

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
RUTHERFORD, ERNEST VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1899

Via Curies - N.Z. physicist - the atom

Science (SC) XNA MENU
RUYTER, ADMIRAL de CHARLES II (C2)
1660-1685
1667

Via 2nd Anglo-Dutch War-commander

History (HY) NETHERLANDS (NET) MENU
RYE HOUSE PLOT, THE CHARLES II (C2)
1660-1685
1683 Plot to murder Charles II and brother History (HY) ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES
to May 1707 (ESW)
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RYSBRACK, JOHN MICHAEL GEORGE II (G2)
1727-1760
1728

Via James Gibbs - Flemish sculptor

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
RYSWICK, THE TREATY OF WILLIAM III (W3)
1689-1702
1697 Settlement-Louis XIV & Grand Alliance History (HY) GRAND ALLIANCE (WGA)
1688-1697
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