PERSON/EVENT | PERIOD | DATE | INFORMATION | DISCIPLINE | POLITICAL HISTORY | MENU |
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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) |
MENU |
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 |
MENU |
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 |
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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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