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| PERSON/EVENT | PERIOD | DATE | INFORMATION | DISCIPLINE | POLITICAL HISTORY | MENU |
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| UCCELLO, PAOLO | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1460 |
Via Ghiberti - Florentine artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| ULM, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1805 | Napoleon defeats Austrians | History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
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| ULSTER PLANTATION, THE | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1610 | Protestants settle in northern Ireland | History (HY) | IRELAND (IRE) | MENU |
| ULUGH BEG | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1437 | Persian astronomer & mathematician | Astronomy (AS) | XNA | MENU |
| ULUNDI, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1879 | Anglo-Zulu War - British victory | History (HY) | SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) | MENU |
| UMBERTO I, KING OF ITALY | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1878 |
Via Italian Unification - until 1900 |
History (HY) | ITALIAN INDEPENDENCE (ITI) 1831-1871 |
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| UMM DIWAIKARAT, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1899 |
Via Second Anglo-Sudan War |
History (HY) | SUDAN (SUD) | MENU |
| UMZINTANZANI, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1877 |
Via Kaffir Wars - defeat of Xhosa |
History (HY) | SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) | MENU |
| UNAM SANCTAM | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1302 |
Via Boniface VIII - spiritual authority |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| UNCLE SAM | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1812 |
Via War of 1812 - national symbol |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
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| UNIFICATION OF GERMANY, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1871 |
Via Siege of Paris - Formation of German Empire |
History (HY) | GERMANY (GER) | MENU |
| UNIFICATION OF ITALY, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1870 | Following the capture of Rome | History (HY) | ITALIAN INDEPENDENCE (ITI) 1831-1871 |
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| UNION JACK, THE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1801 |
Via Union with Ireland - new flag |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
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| UNION OF CANADA ACT, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1841 | Uniting Lower and Upper Canada | History (HY) | CANADA (CAN) | MENU |
| UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1869 | Amrican transcontinental railroad | History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
| UNION, ACT OF (IRELAND) | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1801 | Ireland becomes part of UK | History (HY) | IRELAND (IRE) | MENU |
| UNION, ACT OF (SCOTLAND) | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1707 | Union of England & Scotland - GBR | History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
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| UNITED KINGDOM, THE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1801 |
Via Union Jack - new title |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
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| UNKIAR-SKELESSI, THE TREATY OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1833 |
Via Crimean War - Turkey-Russia |
History (HY) | RUSSIA (RUS) | MENU |
| UPRISINGS IN EUROPE 1831 | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1831 | Belg, Poland, Germany, Papal States | History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
| URABI, COLONEL AHMED | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1882 |
Via Anglo-Egyptian War- rebel leader |
History (HY) | EGYPT (EGY) | MENU |
| URBAN II, POPE | WILLIAM II (W2) 1087-1100 |
1095 |
Via First Crusade-Council of Clermont |
Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
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| URSULA, ORDER OF SAINT | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1538 |
Via Capuchins - founded by Merici |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| URUGUAY, SOUTH AMERICA | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1828 |
Via Bolivar - gains independence |
History (HY) | SOUTH AMERICA (SAM) | MENU |
| USSHER, JAMES - PRIMATE OF IRELAND | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1654 |
Via Darwin - creation of the world |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| UTAMARO, KITAGAWA | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1794 | Japanese artist - colour prints | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| UTILITARIANISM | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1789 |
Via Bentham - political doctrine |
Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
| UTRECHT, THE TREATY OF | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1713 | Ends War of Spanish Succession | History (HY) | SPANISH SUCCESSION (WSS) 1701-1714 |
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| UTRECHT, THE UNION OF | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1581 | Seven Dutch provinces in rebellion | History (HY) | NETHERLANDS (NET) | MENU |
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