PERSON/EVENT | PERIOD | DATE | INFORMATION | DISCIPLINE | POLITICAL HISTORY | MENU |
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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 |
MENU |
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 |
MENU |
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 |
MENU |
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 |
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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 |
SHRAPNEL, LIEUTENANT HENRY | GEORGE III (G3a) 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 |
SIGNAC, PAUL | VICTORIA (Vc) 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) |
MENU |
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 |
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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 |
MENU |
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) |
MENU |
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) |
MENU |
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 |
MENU |
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) |
MENU |
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 |
MENU |
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) |
MENU |
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) |
MENU |
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) |
MENU |
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 |
MENU |
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 |
MENU |
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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