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| PERSON/EVENT | PERIOD | DATE | INFORMATION | DISCIPLINE | POLITICAL HISTORY | MENU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TABRIZ, THE BATTLE OF | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1604 | The Safavids defeat Ottoman Turks | History (HY) | OTTOMAN EMPIRE (OTT) 1301-1922 |
MENU |
| TAGLIACOZZI, GASPARO | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1589 |
Via Fabricius - Italian plastic surgeon |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| TAIPING REBELLION, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1850 |
Via Second Opium War - China |
History (HY) | OPIUM WARS (OPW) 1839-1842, 1856-1860 |
MENU |
| TAJ MAHAL, THE | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1632 |
Via Jahan - famous mausoleum |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| TAKAUJI, ASHIKAGA | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1336 |
Via War of the Courts - Northern |
History (HY) | JAPAN (JAP) | MENU |
| TALAVERA, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1809 |
Via Peninsular War - British victory |
HY | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| TALBOT, WILLIAM HENRY FOX | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1835 |
Via Daguerre - English photo pioneer |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| TALLEYRAND, CHARLES MAURICE DE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1815 |
Via Vienna - French delegate |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| TALLIS, THOMAS | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1572 | English composer and organist | Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| TAMBORA VOLCANO, THE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1815 |
Via Snippets - greatest ever recorded |
History (HY) | SOUTHEAST ASIA (SEA) | MENU |
| TAMERLANE (or TIMUR) | RICHARD II (R2) 1377-1399 |
1383 | Mongol leader - 1369-1405 | History (HY) | MONGOLS (MON) | MENU |
| TAMWORTH ADDRESS, THE | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1834 |
Via Reform Bill - Conservative party |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| TANGIER, THE TREATY OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1844 | Morocco recognises French Algeria | History (HY) | ALGERIA (ALG) | MENU |
| TANNENBERG, THE BATTLE OF | HENRY IV (H4) 1399-1413 |
1410 | German Teutonic Knights are defeated | History (HY) | POLAND (POL) | MENU |
| TARREGA, FRANCISCO | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1896 |
Via Alhambra - Spanish composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| TARTAGLIA, NICCOLO | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1543 |
Via Cardano - Italian mathematician |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| TARTINI, GIUSEPPE | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1749 |
Via Scarlatti - brilliant Italian violinist |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| TASMAN, ABEL | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1642 | Dutch explorer - Australia/Pacific | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| TASSO, TORQUATO | WILLIAM II (W2) 1087-1100 |
1574 |
Via First Crusade - Italian poet |
Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
MENU |
| TATE GALLERY, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1897 |
Via Snippets - opens in London |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| TAVENDAL, THE PEACE OF | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1700 |
Via Great Northern War- re. Denmark |
History (HY) | SCANDINAVIA (SCA) | MENU |
| TAY BRIDGE DISASTER, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1879 |
Via Snippets - in Scotland - 75 killed |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| TCHAIKOVSKY, PYOTR | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1875 | Russian composer - romantic | Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| TCHERNAYA, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1855 |
Via Siege of Sevastopol- Fr.victory |
History (HY) | CRIMEAN WAR (CRW) 1853-1856 |
MENU |
| TEA CEREMONY IN JAPAN | EDWARD IV (E4) 1461-1483 |
1467 |
Via Yoshimasa - period of arts/crafts |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| TEL EL-KEBIR, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1882 |
Via Anglo-Egyptian War- Brit.victory |
History (HY) | EGYPT (EGY) | MENU |
| TELEMANN, GEORG | GEORGE I (G1) 1714-1727 |
1721 |
Via Bach, J.S - German musician |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| TELFORD, THOMAS | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1803 | Scottish engineer - Caledonian Canal | Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| TELLER AMENDMENT, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1898 |
Via Sp-American War - undertaking |
History (HY) | CUBA (CUB) | MENU |
| TEMPLAR KNIGHTS | HENRY I (H1) 1100-1135 |
1113 |
Via Orders of Knights |
Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
MENU |
| TEMUR, MONGOL RULER | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1294 | Decline of Empire at his death in 1307 | History (HY) | MONGOLS (MON) | MENU |
| TEN YEARS' WAR, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1868 |
Via Cuban Revolt - 1868-1878 |
History (HY) | CUBA (CUB) | MENU |
| TENNIEL, JOHN | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1865 |
Via Carroll - English illustrator |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| TENNYSON, ALFRED | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1859 | English poet - Arthurian legends | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| TENOCHTITLAN, THE CITY OF | EDWARD II (E2) 1307-1327 |
1325 | Capital city of the Aztecs | History (HY) | AZTECS (AZT) | MENU |
| TER BORCH, GERARD | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1648 |
Via Westphalia - Dutch baroque artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| TESCHEN, THE TREATY OF | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1779 |
Via War of Bavarian Succession |
History (HY) | AUSTRIA (AUT) | MENU |
| TESLA, NIKOLA | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1895 |
Via Marconi - American scientist |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| TEUTONIC KNIGHTS | RICHARD I (R1) 1189-1199 |
1189 |
Via Third Crusade |
Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
MENU |
| TEWKESBURY, THE BATTLE OF | EDWARD IV (E4) 1461-1483 |
1471 | Margaret of Anjou is defeated | History (HY) | WARS OF THE ROSES (WOR) 1455-1485 |
MENU |
| TEWODROS II, EMPEROR OF ETHIOPIA | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1868 |
Via Stanley - Anglo-Abyssinian War |
History (HY) | ETHIOPIA (ETH) | MENU |
| TEXAN INDEPENDENCE, WAR OF | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1836 | Rebellion against Mexico | History (HY) | TEXAS (TEX) | MENU |
| TEXAS RANGERS, THE | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1836 |
Via Texan War of Independence |
History (HY) | TEXAS (TEX) | MENU |
| THACKERAY, WILLIAM | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1848 | English novelist - Vanity Fair | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| THAMES, THE BATTLE OF THE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1813 |
Via War of 1812 - American victory |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| THE RESTORATION | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1660 | Return of monachy - Charles II | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| THE RIVER LECH, BATTLE OF | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1632 |
Via Thirty Yrs War- Protestant victory |
History (HY) | THIRTY YEARS WAR (TYW) 1618-1648 |
MENU |
| THE TIMES OF LONDON | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1788 |
Via Snippets - first publication |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| THEATRE, THE | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1599 |
Via Globe - founded by J. Burbage |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| THENARD, LOUIS | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1808 |
Via Gay-Lussac - French chemist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| THEOBALD, LEWIS | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1726 |
Via Pope - English scholar/translator |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| THERMIDORIAN (JULY) REACTION,THE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1794 |
Via Basle Treaties - Royalist uprising |
History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
| THIERS, ADOLPHE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1827 |
Via French Revolution - History |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| THIMONNIER, BARTHELEMY | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1830 |
Via Snippets - Fr. sewing machine |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| THIRTY YEARS' WAR, THE | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1618 | Protestant v Roman Catholic in Europe | History (HY) | THIRTY YEARS WAR (TYW) 1618-1648 |
MENU |
| THISTLEWOOD, ARTHUR | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1820 |
Via Cato Street Conspiracy - leader |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| THOMAS A KEMPIS | HENRY V (H5) 1413-1422 |
1418 |
German monk - The Imitation of Christ |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1875 |
Via Bessemer - English metallurgist |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| THOMPSON, BENJAMIN | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1798 |
Via Lagrange- scientist- Count Rumford |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| THOMPSON, DAVID | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1807 |
Via Lewis & Clark - English explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| THOMPSON, ELIZBETH (LADY BUTLER) | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1879 |
Via First Anglo-Afghan War - artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| THOMPSON, FRANCIS | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1889 |
Via Meredith - English poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| THOMSEN, CHRISTIAN | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1836 |
Via Snippets - Danish archeologist |
Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
| THOMSON, GEORGE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1799 |
Via Burns - Scottish musician |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| THOMSON, JAMES | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1730 |
Via Gray- Scottish poet- The Seasons |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| THOMSON, JAMES | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1854 |
Via Alma, Scottish surgeon |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| THOMSON, JOSEPH JOHN | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1897 |
Via Roentgen - English physicist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| THOMSON, ROBERT | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1846 |
Via Auto Industry - Scottish inventor |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| THOMSON, WILLIAM (LORD KELVIN) | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1866 | Irish scientist - transatlantic cable | Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| THOREAU, HENRY DAVID | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1854 |
Via Emerson - Am.writer - Walden |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| THORNHILL, SIR JAMES | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1735 |
Via Hogarth - baroque artitst |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| THORVALDSEN, BERTEL | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1821 |
Via Battle of Valmy - Danish sculptor |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| THRALE, HESTER | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1765 |
Via Boswell - biography of Johnson |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| THREE CHOIRS FESTIVAL, THE | GEORGE I (G1) 1714-1727 |
1724 |
Via Snippets - Eng. musical festival |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| THREE EMPERORS' LEAGUE, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1872 |
Via German Unification - alliance |
History (HY) | GERMANY (GER) | MENU |
| THROGMORTON PLOT, THE | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1583 |
Via Babington Plot - RC conspiracy |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| THUAN AN, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1883 |
Via French Indochina - Fr.victory |
History (HY) | SOUTH EAST ASIA (SEA) | MENU |
| TIENTSIN ACCORD, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1885 |
Via French Indochina - settlement |
History (HY) | SOUTH EAST ASIA (SEA) | MENU |
| TIENTSIN, THE TREATIES OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1860 |
Via Second Opium War |
History (HY) | OPIUM WARS (OPW) 1839-1842, 1856-1860 |
MENU |
| TIEPOLO, GIOVANNI BATTISTA | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1750 |
Via Boucher -Italian rococo artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| TIJOU, JEAN | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1689 |
Via Grinling Gibbons - Fr.ironworker |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| TILLY, COUNT GRAF VON | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1631 |
Via Thirty Yrs War- catholic leader. |
History (HY) | THIRTY YEARS WAR (TYW) 1618-1648 |
MENU |
| TILSIT, THE TREATY OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1807 | French gains - Franco-Russian pact | History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| TIMOFEYEVICH, YERMAK | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1581 |
Via Ivan IV - Cossack leader |
History (HY) | RUSSIA (RUS) | MENU |
| TIMU, THE BATTLE OF | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1449 |
Via Cheng-t'ung - Ming Emperor |
History (HY) | CHINA (CHI) | MENU |
| TINCHEBRAI, BATTLE OF | HENRY I (H1) 1100-1135 |
1106 | Henry I defeats brother Robert | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| TINTORETTO, JACOPO | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1579 | Venetian painter - with Veronese | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| TIPPECANOE, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1811 |
Via War of 1812 - chief Tecumseh |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| TIPPU SAHIB | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1799 | Killed - end of Anglo-Mysore wars | History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
| TIREL, WALTER | WILLIAM II (W2) 1087-1100 |
1100 |
Via William II - French knight |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| TISCHBEIN, JOHANN HEINRICH | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1786 |
Via Goethe - German artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| TITIAN | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1523 | Italian painter of the Venitian school | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| TITIUS, JOHANN DANIEL | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1766 |
Via Bode - German astronomer |
Astronomy (AS) | XNA | MENU |
| TITUS OATES | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1678 | Instigator of Popish Plot | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| TOLENTINO, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1815 |
Via Hundred Days - Murat defeated |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| TOLPUDDLE MARTYRS, THE | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1834 | Pioneers - trade union movement | History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| TOLSTOY, LEO | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1869 |
Russian author - War and Peace |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| TOLTEC EMPIRE, THE | STEPHEN (ST) 1135-1154 |
1151 | Empire falls to Chichimec invaders | History (HY) | CENTRAL AMERICA (CAM) | MENU |
| TOM THUMB | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1841 |
Via Snippets - American dwarf |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| TOMPION, THOMAS | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1676 | English clockmaker - balance spring | Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| TONDIBI, THE BATTLE OF | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1591 | Morocco destroys the Songhai Empire | History (HY) | WEST AFRICA (WAF) | MENU |
| TONE, WOLFE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1798 |
Via Vinegar Hill - rebel leader |
History (HY) | IRELAND (IRE) | MENU |
| TONGE, ISRAEL | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1678 |
Via Oates - English anti-Catholic |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| TONKIN AFFAIR, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1885 |
Via Sino-French War - Fr.defeat |
History (HY) | SOUTH EAST ASIA (SEA) | MENU |
| TOPA INCA | EDWARD IV (E4) 1461-1483 |
1466 |
Via Pachacuti - Inca leader |
History (HY) | INCAS (INC) | MENU |
| TORDESILLAS, THE TREATY OF | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1494 | Spain/Portugal divide the New World | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| TORQUEMADA, TOMAS DE | EDWARD IV (E4) 1461-1483 |
1478 |
Via Inquisition - Grand Inquisitor |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| TORRES, LUIS VAEZ DE | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1606 | Spanish explorer - New Guinea | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| TORRICELLI, EVANGELISTA | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1643 | Italian scientist - mercury barometer | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| TOSCANELLI, PAOLO | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1492 |
Via Columbus - Florentine mapmaker |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| TOSCANINI, ARTURO | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1896 |
Via Puccini - Italian conductor |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| TOULOUSE-LAUTREC, HENRI DE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1891 | French artist of Montmartre | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| TOURNACHON, FELIX (NADAR) | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1858 |
Via Talbot - French photographer |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| TOURNEFORT, JOSEPH PITTON | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1694 |
Via Camerarius - French botanist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1791 | Leads revolt in Saint Domingue | History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
| TOWER OF LONDON, THE | WILLIAM I (W1) 1066-1087 |
1075 | Built to defend Pool of London | Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| TOWER OF PISA | HENRY (H2) II 1154-1189 |
1163 |
Via Notre Dame de Paris |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| TOWNSHEND, CHARLES | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1730 | English politician and farmer | Agriculture (AG) | XNA | MENU |
| TOWTON, THE BATTLE OF | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1461 |
Via Wars of Roses - victory for York |
History (HY) | WARS OF THE ROSES (WOR) 1455-1485 |
MENU |
| TRAFALGAR, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1805 | British victory at sea - Nelson's death | History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| TRAIL OF TEARS, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1838 | Resettlement of American natives | History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
| TRAIN, GEORGE FRANCIS | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1870 |
Via Verne - American eccentric |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| TRANSATLANTIC CABLE, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1866 | Laid from Ireland to Newfoundland | Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1502 | First African slaves arrive in America | History (HY) | AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE (SLT) from c1502 |
MENU |
| TRANSCENDENTALISM | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1836 |
Via Emerson - Am.writer - Nature |
Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
| TRANSCONTINENTAL TREATY, THE | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1819 |
Via Adams- Spanish-American treaty |
History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
| TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1891 |
Via Snippets - work begins |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| TRANSVAAL, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1838 |
Via Battle of Blood River |
History (HY) | SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) | MENU |
| TRAPPIST ORDER, THE | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1662 | Reformed order of Cistercians | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| TRAVERS, MORRIS | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1898 |
Via Ramsay - English chemist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| TREATY OF ZURICH, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1859 |
Via War of 1859 - peace settlement |
History (HY) | ITALIAN INDEPENDENCE (ITI) 1831-1871 |
MENU |
| TREGIAN, FRANCIS, THE YOUNGER | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1607 |
Via Monteverdi-Fitzwilliam Virginal Bk |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| TRELAWNY, EDWARD JOHN | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1812 |
Via Byron - also friend of Shelley |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| TRENCIN, THE BATTLE OF | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1708 |
Via Rakoczi II - defeat of rebels |
History (HY) | HUNGARY (HUN) | MENU |
| TRENT AFFAIR, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1861 |
Via American Civil War - incident |
History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
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| TRENT, THE COUNCIL OF | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1545 |
Via Counter-Reformation - Paul III |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| TRESAGUET, PIERRE-MARIE-JEROME | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1775 |
Via Telford - French road engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| TREVELYAN, GEORGE OTTO | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1876 |
Via Macaulay - English historian |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| TREVI FOUNTAIN, ROME, THE | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1732 |
Via Snippets - work begins |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| TREVINO, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1875 |
Via Third Carlist War - decisive battle |
History (HY) | SPAIN (SPA) | MENU |
| TREVIRANUS, GOTTRIED REINHOLD | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1802 |
Via Lamarck - German naturalist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| TREVITHICK, RICHARD | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1804 | English engineer - steam carriage | Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| TRIAL OF CHARLES I, THE | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1649 | Followed by execution 1649 | History (HY) | ENGLISH CIVIL WAR (ECW) 1642-1651 |
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| TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1591 |
Via Snippets-founded by Qn.Elizabeth |
Education (ED) | XNA | MENU |
| TRINITY HOUSE, LONDON | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1514 |
Via Snippets - river pilots for Thames |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| TRIPLE ALLIANCE, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1882 | Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy | History (HY) | GERMANY (GER) | MENU |
| TRIPLE ALLIANCE, WAR OF THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1865 | Arg. Brazil, Uruguay v Paraguay | History (HY) | SOUTH AMERICA (SAM) | MENU |
| TRIPOLITAN WAR, THE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1805 |
Via Barbary Pirates - U.S. attack |
History (HY) | NORTH AFRICA (NAF) | MENU |
| TRISSINO, COUNT GIAN GIORGIO | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1530 |
Via Palladio - Italian poet/humanist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| TROLLOPE, ANTHONY | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1855 | Eng.novelist - Barchester Chronicles | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| TROMP, ADMIRAL MAARTEN | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1652 |
Via Anglo-Dutch Wars - Dutch cmdr |
History (HY) | NETHERLANDS (NET) | MENU |
| TROPPAU, THE CONGRESS OF | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1820 | Meeting of the Holy Alliance | History (HY) | RUSSIA (RUS) | MENU |
| TROY, THE ANCIENT CITY OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1873 |
Via Schliemann - in Turkey |
Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
| TROYES, THE TREATY OF | HENRY V (H5) 1413-1422 |
1420 |
Via Agincourt - heir to French throne |
History (HY) | HUNDRED YEARS WAR (HYW) 1339-1453 |
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| TROYON, CONSTANT | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1857 |
Via Barbizon School - French painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| TRUMBULL, JOHN | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1770 |
Via Declaration of Independence |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| TS'ANG YING-HSUAN | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1682 |
Via Chinese Porcelain - artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| TSAR KOLOKOL, MOSCOW | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1733 |
Via Snippets - largest bell in world |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| TSCHIRNHAUS, EHRENFRIED WALTER | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1707 |
Via Meissen - German physicist |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| TUBMAN, HARRIET | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1865 |
Via the confederate surrender |
History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
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| TUDORS, THE | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1485 | To Queen Elizabeth I 1603 | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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| TUKE, WILLIAM | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1796 |
Via Bichat - treament of insane |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| TULL, JETHRO | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1701 | Eng. inventor - horse-drawn seed drill | Agriculture (AG) | XNA | MENU |
| TUNISIA, NORTH AFRICA | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1881 | Becomes French protectorate | History (HY) | NORTH AFRICA (NAF) | MENU |
| TUPAC AMARU | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1572 | The last of the Inca Lords | History (HY) | INCAS (INC) | MENU |
| TUPAC AMARU II | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1780 | Inca rebellion against Spanish in Peru | History (HY) | INCAS (INC) | MENU |
| TURENNE, VISCOMTE DE | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1635 |
Via Thirty Yrs War - Fr.commander |
History (HY) | THIRTY YEARS WAR (TYW) 1618-1648 |
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| TURGENEV, IVAN | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1862 |
Russian novelist - Fathers and Sons |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| TURGOT, ANNE ROBERT | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1774 |
Via States General - French minister |
History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
| TURIN, THE BATTLE FOR | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1706 |
Via Ramillies - Eugene raises siege |
History (HY) | SPANISH SUCCESSION (WSS) 1701-1714 |
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| TURKMENCHAY, THE TREATY OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1828 |
Via Gulistan-Rus.gains in Caucasus |
History (HY) | RUSSIA (RUS) | MENU |
| TURNER, "NAT" | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1831 |
Via Slave Trade - slave rebellion USA |
History (HY) | AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE (SLT) from c1502 |
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| TURNER, JOSEPH MALLORD | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1813 | English artist-first period-watercolour | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| TURPIN, DICK | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1739 |
Via Snippets - English highwayman |
History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
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| TUTTLINGEN, THE BATTLE OF | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1643 |
Via Thirty Yrs War - French defeated |
History (HY) | THIRTY YEARS WAR (TYW) 1618-1648 |
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| TWAIN, MARK | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1876 | American writer - Tom Sawyer | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| TWO BROTHERS, WAR OF THE | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1833 |
Via First Carlist War - Portugal |
History (HY) | PORTUGAL (POR) | MENU |
| TYBURN - THE "KING'S GALLOWS" | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1783 |
Via Snippets - last execution |
History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
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| TYLER, WAT | RICHARD II (R2) 1377-1399 |
1381 |
Via Peasants' Revolt - rebel leader |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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| TYNDALE, WILLIAM | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1525 | Produces New Testament in English | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| TYNDALL, JOHN | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1853 |
Via Faraday - Irish physicist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| TYUTCHEV, FEDOR IVANOVITCH | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1807 |
Via Schelling - Russian poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
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