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PERSON/EVENT PERIOD DATE INFORMATION DISCIPLINE POLITICAL HISTORY MENU
SABATINI, RAFAEL WILLIAM III (W3)
1689-1702
1915

Via Kidd - Italian writer - Sea Hawk

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SACHEVERELL, HENRY ANNE (AN)
1702-1714
1709

Via Anne - Ardent English Tory preacher

History (HY) GREAT BRITAIN (GBR)
May 1707-January 1801
MENU
SACHS, HANS HENRY VIII (H8)
1509-1547
1520

Via Luther - German meistersinger

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

Via Pavia - by Habsburg troops

History (HY) ITALIAN WARS (ITW)
1494-1559
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SACY, SILVESTRE DE GEORGE IV (G4)
1820-1830
1802

Via Rosetta Stone - decipherer

Archaeology (AY) XNA MENU
SADOWA, THE BATTLE OF VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1866

Via Austro-Prussian War

History (HY) AUSTRO-PRUSSIAN WAR (APW)
June/July 1866
MENU
SAFAVID DYNASTY, THE HENRY VII (H7)
1485-1509
1499 Founded in Iran by Shah Ismail I History (HY) IRAN (IRA) MENU
SAIGO, TAKAMORI VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1877

Via Satsuma Rebellion - leader

History (HY) JAPAN (JAP) MENU
SAINT-JUST, LOUIS ANTOINE DE GEORGE III (G3b)
1783-1802
1794

Via Robespierre - revolutionay leader

History (HY) FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV)
1789-1802
MENU
SAINT-PIERRE, ABBE DE ANNE (AN)
1702-1714
1713

Via Utrecht-idea of peace organisation

History (HY) SPANISH SUCCESSION (WSS)
1701-1714
MENU
SAINT-SAENS, CAMILLE VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1877

Via Delibes - French composer

Music (MU) XNA MENU
SAINT-SIMON, DUC DE CHARLES II (C2)
1660-1685
1746

Via Versailles - Court Memoires

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SAINT-SIMON, HENRI DE WILLIAM IV (W4)
1830-1837
1818

Via Comte - Fr. socialist - atheism

Philosophy (PH) XNA MENU
SAINTE CHAPELLE, PARIS HENRY III (H3)
1216-1272
1248

Via Louis IX of France - holy relics

Religion (RN) XNA MENU
SAINTE-BEUVE, CHARLES AUGUSTIN CHARLES I (C1)
1625-1649
1848

Via Jansenism - French literary critic

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SALADIN, SULTAN OF EGYPT HENRY (H2)
II 1154-1189
1187 Unites Muslims & captures Jerusalem Religion (RN) CRUSADES (CRU)
1095-1291
MENU
SALAMANCA, THE BATTLE OF GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1812

Via Peninsular War - British victory

History (HY) NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP)
1799-1815
MENU
SALBAI, THE TREATY OF GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1782

Via First Anglo-Maratha War

History (HY) INDIA (IND) MENU
SALDANHA, ANTONIO DE COMMONWEALTH
(CW) 1649-1660
1503

Via Cape Town - Portuguese explorer

Exploration (EX) XNA MENU
SALEM WITCH TRIALS, THE WILLIAM III (W3)
1689-1702
1692 In Massachusetts, North America Religion (RN) XNA MENU
SALISBURY CATHEDRAL HENRY III (H3)
1216-1272
1220 Completed 1266 - Early gothic style Architecture (AR) XNA MENU
SALISBURY, LORD VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1886

Via First Irish Home Rule Bill

History (HY) IRELAND (IRE) MENU
SALOMON, JOHANN PETER GEORGE III (G3b)
1783-1802
1791

Via Hayden - London impressario

Music (MU) XNA MENU
SALON DES REFUSES, THE VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1863

Via Manet - for rejected art work

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
SALVATION ARMY, THE VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1875

Via Booth - Christian mission

Religion (RN) XNA MENU
SALVI, NICCOLO GEORGE II (G2)
1727-1760
1732

Via Snippets - Italian archItect

Architecture (AR) XNA MENU
SAMURAI, THE RICHARD I (R1)
1189-1199
1192

Via Shogunate - military caste

History (HY) JAPAN (JAP) MENU
SAN JACINTO, THE BATTLE OF WILLIAM IV (W4)
1830-1837
1836

Via Texan War of Independence

History (HY) TEXAS (TEX) MENU
SAN MARTIN, JOSE DE GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1817

Via Chile - rebel leader with O'Higgins

History (HY) CHILE (CHL) MENU
SAN STEFANO, THE TREATY OF VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1878

Via Berlin Congress of 1878

History (HY) RUSSIA (RUS) MENU
SAND CREEK MASSACRE, THE VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1864

Via Gettysburg - by Union forces

History (HY) AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW)
1861-1865
MENU
SAND RIVER CONVENTION, THE VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1852

Via Transvaal - Boer independence

History (HY) SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) MENU
SAND, GEORGE VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1838

Via Chopin - French woman novelist

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SANDBY, PAUL GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1790

Via Turner - English watercolour artist

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
SANDHURST MILITARY ACADEMY GEORGE II (G2)
1727-1760
1741

Via Snippets - Opens at Woolwich

History (HY) GREAT BRITAIN (GBR)
May 1707-January 1801
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SANDWICH, THE EARL OF GEORGE I (G1)
1714-1727
1725

Via Snippets - origin of the sandwich

Invention (IN) XNA MENU
SANSOVINO, JACOPO ELIZABETH I (L1)
1558-1603
1557

Via Tintoretto - Italian architect

Architecture (AR) XNA MENU
SANTA ANNA, ANTONIO LOPEZ DE WILLIAM IV (W4)
1830-1837
1836

Via Texan War of Independence

History (HY) TEXAS (TEX) MENU
SANTIAGO BAY, THE BATTLE OF VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1898

Via Sp.-Am.War - American victory

History (HY) CUBA (CUB) MENU
SANTORIO, SANTORIO JAMES I (J1)
1603-1625
1612 Italian physician - crude thermometer Medicine (MD) XNA MENU
SAO MAMEDE, THE BATTLE OF STEPHEN (ST)
1135-1154
1128

Via Afonso Henriques - claims throne

History (HY) PORTUGAL (POR) MENU
SARAGOSSA HENRY I (H1)
1100-1135
1118 Spanish capture city from the Moors History (HY) MOORS (MOO) MENU
SARATOGA, THE BATTLES OF GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1777 American Independence History (HY) AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
(AWI) 1775-1783
MENU
SARDOU, VICTORIEN VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1887

Via Puccini - French dramatist

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SARGENT, JOHN SINGER VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1887

Via Monet- American portrait painter

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
SATIE, ERIC VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1888

Via Debussy - Fr.pianist/composer

Music (MU) XNA MENU
SATSUMA REBELLION, THE VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1877

Via Shogunate - revolt of Samurai

History (HY) JAPAN (JAP) MENU
SAUMAREZ, BARON DE GEORGE III (G3b)
1783-1802
1801

Via Copenhagen - British admiral

History (HY) FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV)
1789-1802
MENU
SAUSSURE, HORACE BENEDICT GEORGE III (G3b)
1783-1802
1787

Via Mont Blanc - Swiss geologist

Exploration (EX) XNA MENU
SAUSSURE, NICOLAS THEODORE GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1804

Via Lamarck - French chemist

Science (SC) XNA MENU
SAUTUOLA, MARCELINO DE VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1879

Via Altamira - Spanish archaeologist

Archaeology (AY) XNA MENU
SAVAGE, RICHARD GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1744

Via Johnson - English poet

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SAVART, FELIX GEORGE IV (G4)
1820-1830
1820

Via Oersted - French physicist

Science (SC) XNA MENU
SAVERY, THOMAS WILLIAM III (W3)
1689-1702
1696 English engineer - first steam engine Invention (IN) XNA MENU
SAVONAROLA, GIROLAMA HENRY VII (H7)
1485-1509
1494 Italian Dominican preacher/reformer Religion (RN) XNA MENU
SAX, ANTOINE-JOSEPH VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1840

Via Snippets - invents the saxophone

Music (MU) XNA MENU
SAXE, MARSHAL MAURICE DE GEORGE II (G2)
1727-1760
1745

Via Fontenoy - French commander

History (HY) AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION (WAS)
1740-1748
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SAY, JEAN BAPTISTE GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1803

Via Ricardo - French economist

Economics (EC) XNA MENU
SCALAWAGS VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1865

Via The Reconstruction - USA

History (HY) AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW)
1861-1865
MENU
SCARLATTI, ALESSANDRO WILLIAM III (W3)
1689-1702
1702

Via Corelli - Italian composer

Music (MU) XNA MENU
SCARLATTI, DOMENICO GEORGE II (G2)
1727-1760
1738

Via Handel - Italian composer

Music (MU) XNA MENU
SCHARNHORST, GERHARD WILLIAM IV (W4)
1830-1837
1833

Via Clausewitz - Prussian general

History (HY) PRUSSIA (PRU) MENU
SCHEELE, CARL WILHELM GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1772 Sw.chemist - elements & compounds Science (SC) XNA MENU
SCHEINER, JULIUS VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1899

Via Marconi - German astronomer

Astronomy (AS) XNA MENU
SCHELLING, FRIEDRICH GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1807

Via Hegel - German philosopher

Philosophy (PH) XNA MENU
SCHEUTZ, GEORG and EDVARD WILLIAM IV (W4)
1830-1837
1853

Via Babbage - Swedish engineers

Engineering (EN) XNA MENU
SCHIAPARELLI, GIOVANNI VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1877 Italian astronomer - Canals on Mars Astronomy (AS) XNA MENU
SCHILLER, FRIEDRICH VON GEORGE III (G3b)
1783-1802
1794 German poet, dramatist, historian Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SCHLEIDEN, MATTHIAS VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1839

Via Pasteur - German botanist

Science (SC) XNA MENU
SCHLEIERMACHER, FRIEDRICH GEORGE III (G3b)
1783-1802
1799

Via Fichte - German theologian

Religion (RN) XNA MENU
SCHLESWIG WAR, THE FIRST VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1848

Via Schleswig-Holstein Question

History (HY) DENMARK (DEN) MENU
SCHLESWIG WAR, THE SECOND VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1864 Prussia/Austria defeat Denmark History (HY) DENMARK (DEN) MENU
SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN QUESTION VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1864

Via Second Schleswig War

History (HY) DENMARK (DEN) MENU
SCHLIEMANN, HEINRICH VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1873 German archaeologist- Troy/Mycenae Archaeology (AY) XNA MENU
SCHOFFER, PETER HENRY VI (H6)
1422-1461
1455

Via Gutenberg - printing partner

Invention (IN) XNA MENU
SCHONBRUNN, THE TREATY OF GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1809

Via Wagram- between France/Austria

History (HY) NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP)
1799-1815
MENU
SCHOPENHAUER, ARTHUR GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1818

Via Hegel - German philosopher

Philosophy (PH) XNA MENU
SCHREINER, OLIVE VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1897

Via Rhodes - South African novelist

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SCHROTER, JOHANN GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1800

Via Celestial Police - founder member

Astronomy (AS) XNA MENU
SCHUBERT, FRANZ PETER GEORGE IV (G4)
1820-1830
1822 Austrian composer - 600 songs Music (MU) XNA MENU
SCHULZE, JOHANN HEINRICH GEORGE IV (G4)
1820-1830
1725

Via Niepce - German physicist

Science (SC) XNA MENU
SCHUMANN, CLARA (Nee Wieck) VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1846

Via Schumann - German composer

Music (MU) XNA MENU
SCHUMANN, ROBERT VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1846 German composer/music critic Music (MU) XNA MENU
SCHWALBE, GUSTAV VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1897

Via Dubois - German anatomist

Science (SC) XNA MENU
SCHWANN, THEODOR VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1839

Via Pasteur - German physiologist

Science (SC) XNA MENU
SCORESBY, THE YOUNGER GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1820

Via Lewis and Clark - Arctic region

Exploration (EX) XNA MENU
SCORESBY, WILLIAM GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1806

Via Lewis & Clark - Arctic region

Exploration (EX) XNA MENU
SCOTT, GILBERT VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1872

Via Prince Albert - memorial

Architecture (AR) XNA MENU
SCOTT, SIR WALTER GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1814

Scottish novelist - The Waverley Novels

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SCRIBE, EUGENE WILLIAM IV (W4)
1830-1837
1831

Via Auber - French librettist

Music (MU) XNA MENU
SCRIBLERUS CLUB, THE GEORGE I (G1)
1714-1727
1714

Via Swift - against pretence/pedantry

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SEACOLE, MARY VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1855

Via Nightingale - Jamaican nurse

Medicine (MD) XNA MENU
SEBASTIANO DEL PIOMBO HENRY VIII (H8)
1509-1547
1531

Via Michelangelo - Venetian painter

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
SECCHI, PIETRO VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1863

Via Schiaparelli - Italian astronomer

Astronomy (AS) XNA MENU
SEDAN, THE BATTLE OF VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1870

Via Franco-Prussian War - Fr.defeat

History (HY) PRUSSIA (PRU) MENU
SEDGEMOOR, THE BATTLE OF JAMES II (J2)
1685-1688
1685

Via Monmouth Rebellion - defeated

History (HY) ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES
to May 1707 (ESW)
MENU
SEDGWICK, ADAM VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1831

Via Darwin - English geologist

Science (SC) XNA MENU
SEILBERLING, FRANK VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1898

Via Auto Industry - American inventor

Engineering (EN) XNA MENU
SEKIGAHARA, THE BATTLE OF JAMES I (J1)
1603-1625
1600

Via Tokugawa Ieyasu - victory

History (HY) JAPAN (JAP) MENU
SELDEN, GEORGE B. VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1895

Via Auto Industry- American engineer

Engineering (EN) XNA MENU
SELIM I, EMPEROR HENRY VIII (H8)
1509-1547
1517 Ottoman leader - further expansion History (HY) OTTOMAN EMPIRE (OTT)
1301-1922
MENU
SELJUK TURKS, THE WILLIAM I (W1)
1066-1087
1071 Victory at Battle of Manziket Religion (RN) CRUSADES (CRU)
1095-1291
MENU
SELKIRK, ALEXANDER WILLIAM III (W3)
1689-1702
1704

Via Dampier - Robinson Crusoe

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SEMINOLE WAR, THE FIRST GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1817

Via Louisiana - US gains Florida

History (HY) UNITED STATES (USA) MENU
SEMINOLE WAR, THE SECOND VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1842

Via Trail of Tears - native resistance

History (HY) UNITED STATES (USA) MENU
SEMINOLE WAR, THE THIRD VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1855

Via Trail of Tears - native resistance

History (HY) UNITED STATES (USA) MENU
SEMMELWEIS, IGNAZ VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1847

Via 1840s - Hungarian physician

Medicine (MD) XNA MENU
SENEFELDER, ALOIS GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1818

Via Goya - German engraver

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
SEPOY REBELLION, THE VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1857 Also known as the Indian Mutiny History (HY) INDIA (IND) MENU
SEURAT, GEORGES VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1884 French artist - Pointillism Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
SEVASTOPOL, THE SIEGE OF VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1855 In the Crimean War 1854-1856 History (HY) CRIMEAN WAR (CRW)
1853-1856
MENU
SEVEN WEEKS' WAR, THE VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1866 War between Prussia & Austria History (HY) AUSTRO-PRUSSIAN WAR (APW)
June/July 1866
MENU
SEVEN YEARS' WAR, THE GEORGE II (G2)
1727-1760
1756 Worldwide conflict - ends 1763 History (HY) SEVEN YEARS WAR (SYW)
1756-1763
MENU
SEVIGNE, MADAME DE CHARLES II (C2)
1660-1685
1671

Via Pepys - French letter writer

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SEVRES PORCELAIN GEORGE II (G2)
1727-1760
1756

Via Wedgwood - French factory

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
SEWALL, SAMUEL WILLIAM III (W3)
1689-1702
1697

Via Salem Witch Trials - trial judge

Religion (RN) XNA MENU
SEWARD, WILLIAM H. VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1867

Via Alaska - Am.Secretary of State

History (HY) UNITED STATES (USA) MENU
SEWELL, ANNA VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1877

Via Blackmore - English author

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SEYMOUR, JANE HENRY VIII (H8)
1509-1547
1536 Wives of H8-1536 to her death in1537 History (HY) ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES
to May 1707 (ESW)
MENU
SFORZA FAMILY HENRY VII (H7)
1485-1509
1506

Via Bramante - leading family in Milan

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
SFORZA, LUDOVICO HENRY VII (H7)
1485-1509
1485

Via Brmante - patron of arts

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
SHADWELL, THOMAS CHARLES II (C2)
1660-1685
1678

Via Dryden - Eng.playwight/poet

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SHAFTESBURY, 7th EARL OF WILLIAM IV (W4)
1830-1837
1832

Via Reform Act - English reformer

History (HY) UNITED KINGDOM (UK)
from May 1801
MENU
SHAKA, KING GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1817 Founder of Zulu empire History (HY) SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) MENU
SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM ELIZABETH I (L1)
1558-1603
1599

English dramatist - Julius Caesar

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SHANGANI PATROL, THE VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1893

Via First Matabele War - overrun

History (HY) SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) MENU
SHANGANI, THE BATTLE OF VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1893

Via First Matabele War - Brit.victory

History (HY) SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) MENU
SHARAKU, TOSHUSAI GEORGE III (G3b)
1783-1802
1794

Via Utamaro - Japanese colour prints

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
SHARP, GRANVILLE GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1807

Via Abolition of Slave Trade

History (HY) AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE (SLT)
from c1502
MENU
SHAW, GEORGE BERNARD VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1894

Irish playwright/critic - Pygmalion

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SHAYS' REBELLION GEORGE III (G3b)
1783-1802
1786

Via Convention at Philadelphia

History (HY) UNITED STATES (USA) MENU
SHELEKHOV, GRIGORY GEORGE II (G2)
1727-1760
1784

Via Bering - Russian merchant

Exploration (EX) XNA MENU
SHELLEY, MARY GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1818

Via Shelley - writes Frankenstein

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SHELLEY, PERCY BYSSHE GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1819

English romantic poet - Prometheus

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SHEPPARD, JACK GEORGE I (G1)
1714-1727
1724

Via Snippets - English highwayman

History (HY) GREAT BRITAIN (GBR)
May 1707-January 1801
MENU
SHERATON, THOMAS GEORGE III (G3b)
1783-1802
1790 English furniture designer and maker Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
SHERIDAN, RICHARD BRINSLEY GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1775

Anglo-Irish dramatist - The Rivals

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SHERIFF, LAWRENCE VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1567

Via Arnold - founder of Rugby School

Education (ED) XNA MENU
SHERIFFMUIR, THE BATTLE OF GEORGE I (G1)
1714-1727
1715

Via The Fifteen - drawn battle

History (HY) GREAT BRITAIN (GBR)
May 1707-January 1801
MENU
SHERMAN, GENERAL WILLIAM T. VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1864

Via Gettysburg - march to the sea

History (HY) AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW)
1861-1865
MENU
SHEVENINGEN, THE BATTLE OF COMMONWEALTH
(CW) 1649-1660
1653

Via Anglo-Dutch War - Eng.victory

History (HY) NETHERLANDS (NET) MENU
SHILOH, THE BATTLE OF VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1862

Via Am.Civil War - Union victory

History (HY) AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW)
1861-1865
MENU
SHIMABARA REBELLION, THE JAMES I (J1)
1603-1625
1637

Via Tokugawa - persecution of Xns

History (HY) JAPAN (JAP) MENU
SHIMONOSEKI, THE TREATY OF VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1895

Via First Sino-Japanese War

History (HY) JAPAN (JAP) MENU
SHIROYAMA, THE BATTLE OF VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1877

Via Satsuma Rebellion - final battle

History (HY) JAPAN (JAP) MENU
SHIVAJI CHARLES II (C2)
1660-1685
1664

Via Aurangzeb -Leader of Marathas

History (HY) INDIA (IND) MENU
SHOGUNATE - THE BEGINNING RICHARD I (R1)
1189-1199
1192 Government by hereditary lords History (HY) JAPAN (JAP) MENU
SHOGUNATE - THE END VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1868 Reform of Japanese leadership History (HY) JAPAN (JAP) MENU
SHOLES, CHRISTOPHER VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1867

Via Twain - invents typewriter

Invention (IN) XNA MENU
SHORE, JOHN ANNE (AN)
1702-1714
1711

Via Snippets - invents tuning fork

Invention (IN) XNA MENU
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1760-1783
1783

Via Gibraltar - English army officer

Invention (IN) XNA MENU
SHREWSBURY, THE BATTLE OF HENRY IV (H4)
1399-1413
1403 Defeat of the Percys - Hotspur killed History (HY) ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES
to May 1707 (ESW)
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SIAM, THE KINGDOM OF GEORGE IV (G4)
1820-1830
1824

Via First Anglo-Burmese war

History (HY) SOUTHEAST ASIA (SEA) MENU
SIBELIUS, JEAN VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1893 Finnish composer - Finlandia Music (MU) XNA MENU
SIBERIA CHARLES I (C1)
1625-1649
1637 Russians reach the Pacific coast History (HY) RUSSIA (RUS) MENU
SICILIAN VESPERS, THE EDWARD I (E1)
1272-1307
1282 An uprising against French rule History (HY) SICILY (SIC) MENU
SICILY, NORMAN KINGDOM OF WILLIAM I (W1)
1066-1087
1071 Robert Guiscard lays foundation History (HY) SICILY (SIC) MENU
SICKERT, WALTER VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1900

Via Degas - German-born Eng.artist

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
SIDDONS, SARAH GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1785

Via Gainsborough - English actress

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
SIDNEY, SIR PHILIP ELIZABETH I (L1)
1558-1603
1595

Via Spenser - English poet/diplomat

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SIEGE OF KHARTOUM, THE VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1884

Via Anglo-Sudan War - ten months

History (HY) SUDAN (SUD) MENU
SIEGE OF PARIS, THE VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1871 Prussians gain control of city History (HY) FRANCE (FRA) MENU
SIEMENS, WILLIAM VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1861

Via Bessemer - British engineer

Engineering (EN) XNA MENU
SIENKIEWICZ, HENRYK HENRY IV (H4)
1399-1413
1900

Via Teutonic Order - Polish writer

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SIERRA LEONE, COLONY OF GEORGE IV (G4)
1820-1830
1821

Via West Africa - founded by British

History (HY) WEST AFRICA (WAF) MENU
SIGISMUND I, KING OF GERMANY HENRY V (H5)
1413-1422
1417

Via Council of Constance - leader

Religion (RN) XNA MENU
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1881-1901
1884 French artist - Pointillism Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
SIGNORELLI, LUCA HENRY VII (H7)
1485-1509
1504

Via Dante-Frescoes by Umbrian artist

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
SIKH WAR, THE FIRST VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1845

Via First Anglo-Afghan War

History (HY) INDIA (IND) MENU
SIKH WAR, THE SECOND VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1848

Via First Anglo-Afghan War

History (HY) INDIA (IND) MENU
SIKHISM (THE SIKHS) HENRY VII (H7)
1485-1509
1499 Founded by Sikh Nanak, spiritual ldr. Religion (RN) XNA MENU
SILESIAN WAR, THE FIRST GEORGE II (G2)
1727-1760
1740

Via Austrian Succession - Prussia

History (HY) AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION (WAS)
1740-1748
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SILESIAN WAR, THE SECOND GEORGE II (G2)
1727-1760
1744

Via Fontenoy- Prussia attacks Austria

History (HY) AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION (WAS)
1740-1748
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SILHOUETTE, ETIENNE DE GEORGE II (G2)
1727-1760
1759

Via Snippets - shadow portraits

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
SILK ROAD, THE HENRY III (H3)
1216-1272
1271

Via Marco Polo - ancient trading route

Exploration (EX) XNA MENU
SIMA GUANG WILLIAM I (W1)
1066-1087
1083 Chinese scholar re. history of China Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SIMLA MANIFESTO, THE VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1838

Via First Anglo-Afghan War

History (HY) AFGHANISTAN (AFG) MENU
SIMNEL, LAMBERT HENRY VII (H7)
1485-1509
1497

Via Warbeck - Pretender - pardoned

History (HY) ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES
to May 1707 (ESW)
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SIMPLON PASS, THE GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1807

Via Snippets - opened through Alps

Engineering (EN) XNA MENU
SIMPSON, JAMES YOUNG VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1847 Scottish physician - chloroform Medicine (MD) XNA MENU
SINDH, THE VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1843

Via First Anglo-Afghan War - annexed

History (HY) INDIA (IND) MENU
SINGAPORE, THE FOUNDING OF GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1819 Founded by Thomas Stamford Raffles History (HY) SOUTHEAST ASIA (SEA) MENU
SINGER, ISAAC MERRITT VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1846

Via Snippets - sewing machine fame

Invention (IN) XNA MENU
SINO-FRENCH WAR, THE VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1884

Via French Indochina - 1884-1885

History (HY) SOUTH EAST ASIA (SEA) MENU
SINO-JAPANESE WAR, THE FIRST VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1894 Japan gains control of Korea History (HY) JAPAN (JAP) MENU
SINOPE, THE BATTLE OF VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1853

Via Crimean War - Russian victory

History (HY) CRIMEAN WAR (CRW)
1853-1856
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SINTRA, THE CONVENTION OF GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1808

Via Peninsular War - French withdraw

History (HY) NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP)
1799-1815
MENU
SISLEY, ALFRED VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1872 French impressionist painter Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
SISTINE CHAPEL, THE EDWARD IV (E4)
1461-1483
1481 Completed in Vatican Palace, Rome Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
SITTING BULL, CHIEF VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1876

Via Battle of The Little Bighorn

History (HY) UNITED STATES (USA) MENU
SIXTUS IV, POPE EDWARD IV (E4)
1461-1483
1481

Via Sistine Chapel - named after

Religion (RN) XNA MENU
SKELTON, JOHN HENRY VIII (H8)
1509-1547
1521

Via Wolsey - English poet and critic

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SKLADANOWSKY, MAX & EMIL VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1895

Via Lumière brothers - film makers

Invention (IN) XNA MENU
SLAVE TRADE - OUTLAWED GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1807 By Act of British parliament History (HY) AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE (SLT)
from c1502
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SLAVE TRADE, THE HENRY VII (H7)
1485-1509
1502 Beginning of trans-Atlantic slave trade History (HY) AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE (SLT)
from c1502
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SLESSOR, MARY VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1875

Via Kingsley - African missionary

Religion (RN) XNA MENU
SLOANE, SIR HANS GEORGE II (G2)
1727-1760
1759

Via Snippets - art collection

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
SLUYS, THE BATTLE OF EDWARD III (E3)
1327-1377
1340

Via Hundred Yrs War - English victory

History (HY) HUNDRED YEARS WAR (HYW)
1339-1453
MENU
SMEATON, JOHN GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1759

Via Abraham Darby III- Eng.engineer

Engineering (EN) XNA MENU
SMETANA, BEDRICH VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1866

Via Tchaikovsky- Bohemian composer

Music (MU) XNA MENU
SMITH, ADAM GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1776

Scot.economist - Wealth of Nations

Economics (EC) XNA MENU
SMITH, JAMES EDWARD GEORGE II (G2)
1727-1760
1783

Via Linnaeus - English botanist

Science (SC) XNA MENU
SMITH, JOHN JAMES I (J1)
1603-1625
1607

Via Jamestown - President 1608-9

Exploration (EX) XNA MENU
SMITH, JOSEPH GEORGE II (G2)
1727-1760
1744

Via Canaletto - art collector

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
SMITH, JOSEPH WILLIAM IV (W4)
1830-1837
1830

Via Mormon Church- prophet/founder

Religion (RN) XNA MENU
SMITH, SIR SYDNEY GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1799

Via Napoleon - British admiral

History (HY) NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP)
1799-1815
MENU
SMITH, WILLIAM GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1815 English geologist - rock strata Science (SC) XNA MENU
SMITH, WILLIAM VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1882

Via Snippets - founds Boys' Brigade

Religion (RN) XNA MENU
SMOLLETT, TOBIAS GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1771

Via Sterne - Scottish novelist

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SMUTS, JAN VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1900

Via 2nd Anglo-Boer War - Boer ldr

History (HY) ANGLO-BOER WAR (2ND) (SBW)
1899-1902
MENU
SMYTHE, ROBERT VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1894

Via Oscar Wilde - English writer

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SNELL, WILLEBRORD JAMES I (J1)
1603-1625
1621

Via Kepler - Dutch physicist

Science (SC) XNA MENU
SNORRI STURLUSON HENRY III (H3)
1216-1272
1222

Via Guillaume de Lorris-Icelandic poet

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SNYDERS, FRANS JAMES I (J1)
1603-1625
1611

Via Rubens - Dutch animal artist

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
SOANE, SIR JOHN WILLIAM IV (W4)
1830-1837
1837

Via Snippets - English architect

Architecture (AR) XNA MENU
SOBIESKI, JAN III CHARLES II (C2)
1660-1685
1683

Via Kahlenberg - Polish king

History (HY) POLAND (POL) MENU
SOBRERO, ASCANIO VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1846

Via Nobel - Italian chemist

Invention (IN) XNA MENU
SOCIAL DARWINISM VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1864

Via Herbert Spencer - by evolution

Science (SC) XNA MENU
SOCIETIES OF UNITED IRISHMEN, THE GEORGE III (G3b)
1783-1802
1791

Via Wolfe Tone - radical clubs

History (HY) IRELAND (IRE) MENU
SOCIETY OF FRIENDS, THE COMMONWEALTH
(CW) 1649-1660
1650 Puritan movement - Quakers - Fox Religion (RN) XNA MENU
SODDY, FREDERICK VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1901

Via Curies - English physicist

Science (SC) XNA MENU
SOLANDER, DANIEL GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1768

Via Banks - Swedish botanist

Science (SC) XNA MENU
SOLFERINO, THE BATTLE OF VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1859

Via War of 1859 - Austrian defeat

History (HY) ITALIAN INDEPENDENCE (ITI)
1831-1871
MENU
SOLWAY MOSS, THE BATTLE OF HENRY VIII (H8)
1509-1547
1542 The English defeat the Scots History (HY) ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES
to May 1707 (ESW)
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SOMERSCALES, THOMAS VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1879

Via War of the Pacific - British artist

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
SOMERSET, THE DUKE OF EDWARD VI (E6)
1547-1553
1547

Via Edward VI - Regent 1547-1549

History (HY) ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES
to May 1707 (ESW)
MENU
SONG DYNASTY, THE HENRY I (H1)
1100-1135
1122 In China - forced to retreat History (HY) CHINA (CHI) MENU
SONGHAI EMPIRE,THE EDWARD IV (E4)
1461-1483
1464 Sonni Ali extends Songhai Empire History (HY) WEST AFRICA (WAF) MENU
SONNI ALI EDWARD IV (E4)
1461-1483
1464 Leader of Songhai Empire History (HY) WEST AFRICA (WAF) MENU
SOTATSU, TAWARAYA JAMES I (J1)
1603-1625
1603

Via Rimpa School - Japanese painter

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
SOUBIROUS, BERNADETTE VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1858

Via Snippets - Lourdes - South France

Religion (RN) XNA MENU
SOUSA, JOHN PHILIP VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1885

Via G&S - American march composer

Music (MU) XNA MENU
SOUTH AFRICA COMMONWEALTH
(CW) 1649-1660
1652 First Eur. settlement at Cape Town History (HY) SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) MENU
SOUTH AMERICA-INDEPENDENCE GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1810 Overthrow of three Spanish colonies History (HY) SOUTH AMERICA (SAM) MENU
SOUTH SEA BUBBLE, THE GEORGE I (G1)
1714-1727
1720 Crash of London stock market History (HY) GREAT BRITAIN (GBR)
May 1707-January 1801
MENU
SOUTHERNE, THOMAS WILLIAM III (W3)
1689-1702
1695

Via Congreve - Irish dramatist

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SOUTHEY, ROBERT GEORGE III (G3b)
1783-1802
1798

Via Coleridge - English poet/writer

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SOUTHWELL, ROBERT ELIZABETH I (L1)
1558-1603
1587

Via Ricci - English Jesuit martyr

Religion (RN) XNA MENU
SPAIN - THE UNITY OF CROWNS EDWARD IV (E4)
1461-1483
1469 Marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella History (HY) SPAIN (SPA) MENU
SPALLANZANI, LAZZARO GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1767

Via Buffon - Italian physiologist

Medicine (MD) XNA MENU
SPANISH ARMADA, THE ELIZABETH I (L1)
1558-1603
1588 Defeat of Spanish invasion force History (HY) ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES
to May 1707 (ESW)
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SPANISH FURY, THE ELIZABETH I (L1)
1558-1603
1576

Via Utrecht - the sacking of Antwerp

History (HY) NETHERLANDS (NET) MENU
SPANISH INQUISITION, THE EDWARD IV (E4)
1461-1483
1478 Sanctioned by Pope Sixtus IV Religion (RN) XNA MENU
SPANISH STEPS, ROME GEORGE I (G1)
1714-1727
1725

Via Snippets - completed

Architecture (AR) XNA MENU
SPANISH SUCCESSION, WAR OF ANNE (AN)
1702-1714
1702 Grand Alliance v Louis XIV of France History (HY) SPANISH SUCCESSION (WSS)
1701-1714
MENU
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, THE VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1898 Ten week conflict won by America History (HY) CUBA (CUB) MENU
SPEKE, JOHN HANNING VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1857 Eng.soldier/explorer-source of the Nile Exploration (EX) XNA MENU
SPENCE, THOMAS GEORGE IV (G4)
1820-1830
1792

Via Cato Street Conspiracy

History (HY) GREAT BRITAIN (GBR)
May 1707-January 1801
MENU
SPENCER, HERBERT VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1864

Via Darwin - English biologist

Science (SC) XNA MENU
SPENSER, EDMUND ELIZABETH I (L1)
1558-1603
1596

English poet - The Faerie Queen

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SPEYER, THE DIET OF HENRY VIII (H8)
1509-1547
1529

Via Reformation - the voice of protest

Religion (RN) XNA MENU
SPILSBURY, JOHN GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1766

Via Snippets - first jigsaw puzzle

Invention (IN) XNA MENU
SPINOZA, BARUCH CHARLES II (C2)
1660-1685
1665

Dutch philosopher - Ethics

Philosophy (PH) XNA MENU
SPITHEAD MUTINY, THE GEORGE III (G3b)
1783-1802
1797 British naval mutiny - Portsmouth History (HY) FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV)
1789-1802
MENU
SPOHR, LUDWIG VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1843

Via Wagner-Ger.composer/conductor

Music (MU) XNA MENU
SPONTINI, GASPAR GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1809

Via Cortes - It. composer/conductor

Music (MU) XNA MENU
SPURS, THE BATTLE OF THE HENRY VIII (H8)
1509-1547
1513

Via Flodden - English defeat French

History (HY) ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES
to May 1707 (ESW)
MENU
SPYRI, JOHANNA VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1880

Via Maupassant - Swiss writer - Heide

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SRI LANKA, THE ISLAND OF GEORGE III (G3b)
1783-1802
1796

Via Amiens -taken by British (Ceylon)

History (HY) FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV)
1789-1802
MENU
ST. ALBANS, THE BATTLE OF HENRY VI (H6)
1422-1461
1455

Via Wars of Roses - victory for York

History (HY) WARS OF THE ROSES (WOR)
1455-1485
MENU
ST. ALBANS, THE SECOND BATTLE OF HENRY VI (H6)
1422-1461
1461

Via Wars of Roses - Lancaster win

History (HY) WARS OF THE ROSES (WOR)
1455-1485
MENU
ST. BARTHOLOMEW MASSACRE ELIZABETH I (L1)
1558-1603
1572 Massacre of French Huguenots History (HY) FRENCH RELIGIOUS WARS (FWR)
1562-1598
MENU
ST. BASIL CATHEDRAL EDWARD VI (E6)
1547-1553
1547

Via Ivan the Terrible - in Moscow

Architecture (AR) XNA MENU
ST. CLARE OF ASSISI JOHN (JO)
1199-1216
1210

Via Francis of Assisi - order of nuns

Religion (RN) XNA MENU
ST. PETER'S BASILICA, ROME HENRY VIII (H8)
1509-1547
1546

Via Michelangelo - app chief architect

Architecture (AR) XNA MENU
ST. PETERSBURG, FOUNDING OF ANNE (AN)
1702-1714
1703 Built by Peter the Great - capital city History (HY) RUSSIA (RUS) MENU
ST.ANDREWS GOLF CLUB, SCOTLAND GEORGE II (G2)
1727-1760
1754

Via Snippets - ancient golf club

Sport (SP) XNA MENU
ST.LEGER, COLONEL BARRY GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1777

Via Battles of Saratoga- British.cmdr.

History (HY) AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
(AWI) 1775-1783
MENU
ST.PAUL'S CATHEDRAL CHARLES II (C2)
1660-1685
1675

Via Wren - rebuilding begins

Architecture (AR) XNA MENU
STABIAE, NEAR NAPLES, ITALY ELIZABETH I (L1)
1558-1603
1592

Via Pompeii - Roman settlement

Archaeology (AY) XNA MENU
STAEL, MADAME DE GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1810

Via Austen -influential salon

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
STAMFORD BRIDGE, THE BATTLE OF WILLIAM I (W1)
1066-1087
1066

Via Battle of Hastings - A/S victory

History (HY) ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES
to May 1707 (ESW)
MENU
STAMP ACT, THE GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1765 Lead up to American Revolution History (HY) AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
(AWI) 1775-1783
MENU
STANDARD, THE BATTLE OF THE STEPHEN (ST)
1135-1154
1138 King Stephen defeats Queen Matilda History (HY) ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES
to May 1707 (ESW)
MENU
STANHOPE, LADY HESTER GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1810

Via Snippets - English eccentric

Exploration (EX) XNA MENU
STANISLAVSKI, CONSTANTIN VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1898

Via Chekhov - theatre director

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
STANLEY, HENRY MORTON VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1871 American journalist and explorer Exploration (EX) XNA MENU
STAR CHAMBER, THE COURT OF THE HENRY VII (H7)
1485-1509
1487

Via Henry VII - to curb nobles

History (HY) ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES
to May 1707 (ESW)
MENU
STAR SPANGLED BANNER, THE GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1814

Via War of 1812 - national anthem

History (HY) NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP)
1799-1815
MENU
STARLEY, JAMES VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1871

Via Snippets - invents Penny Farthing

Invention (IN) XNA MENU
STARS AND STRIPES, THE GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1777

Via Saratoga Battles - US flag

History (HY) AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
(AWI) 1775-1783
MENU
STASOV, VLADIMIR VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1867

Via Balakirev - Russian music critic

Music (MU) XNA MENU
STATES GENERAL, THE GEORGE III (G3b)
1783-1802
1788 French parliament is recalled History (HY) FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV)
1789-1802
MENU
STATUE OF LIBERTY, THE VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1886

Via Eiffel - monument in New York

Architecture (AR) XNA MENU
STATUTE OF LABOURERS, THE EDWARD III (E3)
1327-1377
1351

Via Black Death - futile legislation

History (HY) ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES
to May 1707 (ESW)
MENU
STEELE, RICHARD ANNE (AN)
1702-1714
1709

Eng essayist - Tatler and

Spectator
Literature (LT) XNA MENU
STEEN, JAN CHARLES II (C2)
1660-1685
1671

Via Ruisdael - Dutch genre painter

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
STEIN, JOHANN ANNE (AN)
1702-1714
1760

Via Cristofori - German piano maker

Music (MU) XNA MENU
STEINWAY, HENRY VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1853

Via Snippets - German piano maker

Music (MU) XNA MENU
STEINWAY, WILLIAM VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1888

Via Daimler- Daimler Motor Company

Engineering (EN) XNA MENU
STELLUTI, FRANCESCO CHARLES II (C2)
1660-1685
1625

Via Grew, Nehemiah - microscopy

Invention (IN) XNA MENU
STENDHAL (MARIE HENRI BEYLE) WILLIAM IV (W4)
1830-1837
1830

Via Balzac - French novelist

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
STENO, NICOLAUS GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1669

Via Smith - Danish geologist

Science (SC) XNA MENU
STEPHEN, KING OF ENGLAND STEPHEN (ST)
1135-1154
1135 To 1154 - Civil war over succession History (HY) ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES
to May 1707 (ESW)
MENU
STEPHENS, JAMES VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1867

Via Fenian Uprising - Irish nationalist

History (HY) IRELAND (IRE) MENU
STEPHENS, JOHN LLOYD VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1841

Via Charles Newton - Am. explorer

Exploration (EX) XNA MENU
STEPHENSON, GEORGE GEORGE IV (G4)
1820-1830
1825 English locomotive engineer Engineering (EN) XNA MENU
STEPHENSON, ROBERT GEORGE IV (G4)
1820-1830
1833

Via Stephenson - English engineer

Engineering (EN) XNA MENU
STERNE, LAURENCE GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1767 English author - Tristam Shandy Literature (LT) XNA MENU
STEUBEN, BARON FREDERICK VON GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1777

Via Valley Forge - Prussian soldier

History (HY) AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
(AWI) 1775-1783
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STEVENS, JOHN GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1803

Via Fulton - American boatbuilder

Invention (IN) XNA MENU
STEVENSON, ROBERT GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1807

Via Rennie - Scottish engineer

Engineering (EN) XNA MENU
STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1883

Scottish novelist - Treasure Island

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
STILLINGFLEET, BENJAMIN GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1760

Via Blue Stockings - circle member

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
STIRLING BRIDGE, THE BATTLE OF EDWARD I (E1)
1272-1307
1297

Via Falkirk - Wallace defeats English

History (HY) ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES
to May 1707 (ESW)
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STOKE FIELD, THE BATTLE OF HENRY VII (H7)
1485-1509
1487

Via Simnel - Wars of the Roses

History (HY) WARS OF THE ROSES (WOR)
1455-1485
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STONE OF SCONE, THE EDWARD I (E1)
1272-1307
1296

Via Maid of Norway - taken to London

History (HY) ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES
to May 1707 (ESW)
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STONE, NICHOLAS CHARLES I (C1)
1625-1649
1631

Via Donne - English sculptor

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
STONEHENGE - STONE CIRCLE GEORGE II (G2)
1727-1760
1740

Via Stukeley - English antiquarian

Archaeology (AY) XNA MENU
STORM AND STRESS MOVEMENT GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1773

Via Goethe - German Romanticism

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
STOWE, HARRIET ELIZABETH BEECHER VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1852

Via ACW - Uncle Tom's Cabin

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
STRACHEY, JOHN GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1727

Via Smith - English geologist

Science (SC) XNA MENU
STRACHEY, LYTTON VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1918

Via Arnold - English biographer

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
STRADIVARIUS, ANTONIO CHARLES II (C2)
1660-1685
1666 Italian maker of violins and violas Music (MU) XNA MENU
STRAFFORD, THE EARL OF CHARLES I (C1)
1625-1649
1625

Via Charles I - Lord Deputy of Ireland

History (HY) ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES
to May 1707 (ESW)
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STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, THE GEORGE IV (G4)
1820-1830
1826

Via First Anglo-Burmese war

History (HY) SOUTHEAST ASIA (SEA) MENU
STRALSUND, THE TREATY OF EDWARD III (E3)
1327-1377
1370

Via Hanseatic League - Denmark

History (HY) DENMARK (DEN) MENU
STRAPAROLA, GIANFRANCESCO EDWARD VI (E6)
1547-1553
1553 Italian folktale writer - Pleasant Nights Literature (LT) XNA MENU
STRASSBURG, GOTTFRIED JOHN (JO)
1199-1216
1210 German poet - Tristan and Isolde Literature (LT) XNA MENU
STRAUSS, JOHANN (ELDER) VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1825

Via Strauss the Younger - The Waltz

Music (MU) XNA MENU
STRAUSS, JOHANN, (YOUNGER) VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1874 Austrian composer-The Blue Danube Music (MU) XNA MENU
STRAUSS, RICHARD VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1897 German composer & conductor Music (MU) XNA MENU
STRINDBERG, AUGUST VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1887

Via Chekhov - Swedish dramatist

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
STRONGBOW, EARL OF PEMBROKE HENRY (H2)
II 1154-1189
1170

Via Ireland - an attempt at conquest

History (HY) IRELAND (IRE) MENU
STUART, GILBERT GEORGE III (G3b)
1783-1802
1789

Via Washington - American artist

Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
STUART, JAMES GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1762

Via Greek Revival - English architect

Architecture (AR) XNA MENU
STUART, JOHN McDOUALL VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1860 Aust.explorer reaches central Australia Exploration (EX) XNA MENU
STUARTS, THE JAMES I (J1)
1603-1625
1603 To Queen Anne 1714 History (HY) ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES
to May 1707 (ESW)
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STUBBS, GEORGE GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1766 English painter of horses Visual Arts (VA) XNA MENU
STUKELEY, WILLIAM GEORGE II (G2)
1727-1760
1740 English antiquarian - Stonehenge Archaeology (AY) XNA MENU
STURGEON, WILLIAM WILLIAM IV (W4)
1830-1837
1825

Via Whewell - English physicist

Science (SC) XNA MENU
STURLUSON, SNORRI HENRY III (H3)
1216-1272
1222

Via Guillaume de Lorris-Icelandic poet

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
STURM UND DRANG MOVEMENT GEORGE III (G3a)
1760-1783
1773

Via Goethe - German Romanticism

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
STURT, CHARLES GEORGE IV (G4)
1820-1830
1828 British explorer - S.E. Australia Exploration (EX) XNA MENU
SUCKLING, SIR JOHN CHARLES I (C1)
1625-1649
1637

Via Herrick - English Cavalier Poet

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SUCRE, ANTONIO JOSE DE GEORGE IV (G4)
1820-1830
1822

Via Ecuador- Bolivar's chief of staff

History (HY) SOUTH AMERICA (SAM) MENU
SUDAN, THE GEORGE IV (G4)
1820-1830
1820 Northern area taken over by Egypt History (HY) SUDAN (SUD) MENU
SUEZ CANAL - THE OPENING VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1869 Grand ceremony at Port Said History (HY) EGYPT (EGY) MENU
SUEZ CANAL - WORK BEGINS VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1859 Completed ten years later History (HY) EGYPT (EGY) MENU
SUGAULI, THE TREATY OF GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1816

Via Second/Third Maratha Wars -Gurkha

History (HY) INDIA (IND) MENU
SULEYMAN I - THE MAGNIFICENT HENRY VIII (H8)
1509-1547
1526 Sultan of Ottoman Empire 1520-1566 History (HY) OTTOMAN EMPIRE (OTT)
1301-1922
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SULLIVAN, ANNE VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1887

Via Bell - teacher of Helen Keller

Invention (IN) XNA MENU
SULLIVAN, ARTHUR VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1885 English composer - Savoy operas Music (MU) XNA MENU
SUMANGURU, KING OF THE SUSU JOHN (JO)
1199-1216
1203

Via Ghana - replaces Ghana kingdom

History (HY) SUSU (EMPIRE) (SUS) MENU
SUMNER, WILLIAM GRAHAM VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1870

Via Herbert Spencer - American academic

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SUNDIATA HENRY III (H3)
1216-1272
1235

Via Mali Empire - founder

History (HY) WEST AFRICA (WAF) MENU
SUNG HUI-TSUNG, SUNG EMPEROR HENRY I (H1)
1100-1135
1122

Via Chin and Sung Dynasties

History (HY) CHINA (CHI) MENU
SUPPE, FRANZ VON VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1846

Via Strauss the Elder - Light opera

Music (MU) XNA MENU
SURRATT, MARY VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1865

Via Lincoln - in murder plot

History (HY) AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW)
1861-1865
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SURTEES, ROBERT SMITH VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1838

Via Dickens - Eng.novelist - Jorrocks

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SURYAVARMAN II, KING HENRY I (H1)
1100-1135
1113

Via Angkor Wat - royal funeral shrine

Architecture (AR) XNA MENU
SUSSMAYR, FRANZ XAVER GEORGE III (G3b)
1783-1802
1803

Via Mozart - Austrian composer

Music (MU) XNA MENU
SUSU EMPIRE JOHN (JO)
1199-1216
1203

Via Ghana - replaces Ghana kingdom

History (HY) SUSU (EMPIRE) (SUS) MENU
SUTTER, JOHN VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1848

Via Californian Gold Rush - miner

Exploration (EX) XNA MENU
SUTTNER, BERTHA VON VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1889

Via Nobel Prizes - peace movement

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SVENDSEN, JOHAN VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1881

Via Grieg - Norw.composer/conductor

Music (MU) XNA MENU
SVENGALI (FICTIONAL CHARACTER) VICTORIA (Vc)
1881-1901
1894

Via Georges du Maurier -Trilby

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SWAINSON, ISAAC VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1789

Via Sturt - English herbalist

Science (SC) XNA MENU
SWAMMERDAM, JAN CHARLES II (C2)
1660-1685
1669

Via Leeuwenhoek - microscopist

Science (SC) XNA MENU
SWAN, JOSEPH WILSON VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1880

Via Edison - English inventor - bulb

Invention (IN) XNA MENU
SWEDEN RICHARD II (R2)
1377-1399
1397

Via Union of Kalmar - with Den. & Nor.

History (HY) SCANDINAVIA (SCA) MENU
SWIFT, JONATHAN GEORGE I (G1)
1714-1727
1726

Anglo-Irish writer - Gulliver's Travels

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SWINBURNE, ALGERNON VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1866

Via Blackmore - English poet

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SWITZERLAND EDWARD I (E1)
1272-1307
1291 Beginnings via Everlasting League History (HY) SWITZERLAND (SWI) MENU
SYDENHAM, THOMAS CHARLES II (C2)
1660-1685
1676

Via Malpighi - Saint Vitus Dance

Medicine (MD) XNA MENU
SYMBOLIST MOVEMENT, THE VICTORIA (Vb)
1862-1880
1886

Via Mallarme- poetic movement

Literature (LT) XNA MENU
SYME, JAMES VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1854

Via Lister - Scottish surgeon

Medicine (MD) XNA MENU
SYMINGTON, WILLIAM GEORGE III (G3c)
1802-1820
1803

Via Fulton - Scottish boatbuilder

Engineering (EN) XNA MENU
SYRIA, INVASION OF VICTORIA (Va)
1837-1861
1840

Via invasion by Muhammad Ali

History (HY) EGYPT (EGY) MENU
SZATMAR, THE PEACE OF ANNE (AN)
1702-1714
1711

Via Rakoczi - brings end to rebellion

History (HY) HUNGARY (HUN) MENU

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