| PERSON/EVENT | PERIOD | DATE | INFORMATION | DISCIPLINE | POLITICAL HISTORY | MENU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VALADON, SUZANNE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1891 |
Via Toulouse-Lautrec - French artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| VALDIVIA, PEDRO DE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1541 |
Via Chile - Spanish conquistador |
History (HY) | CHILE (CHL) | MENU |
| VALIGNANO, ALESSANDRO | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1574 |
Via Ricci - Italian missionary in India |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| VALLEY FORGE | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1778 |
Via Franco-American Alliance |
History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
MENU |
| VALMY, BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1792 | French defeat Austro-Prussians | History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
| VALPARAISO, THE TRUCE OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1884 |
Via War of the Pacific - settlement |
History (HY) | SOUTH AMERICA (SAM) | MENU |
| VALSALVA, ANTONIO MARIA | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1704 |
Via Morgagni - Italian anatomist |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| VAN DER HEYDEN, JAN | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1672 |
Via Snippets - Dutch inventor |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| VAN DYCK, ANTHONY | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1632 | Flemish artist - at court of Charles I | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| VAN GOGH, THEO | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1888 |
Via Van Gogh - artist's brother |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| VAN GOGH, VINCENT | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1888 | French post-impressionist painter | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| VAN RASBOURGH, ANTOINE-JOSEPH | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1872 |
Via Rodin - Belgian sculptor |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| VANBRUGH, JOHN | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1705 | English architect - Blenheim Palace | Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| VANCOUVER, GEORGE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1791 | English explorer- W.coast of Canada | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| VARENNES, THE FLIGHT TO | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1791 | Louis XVI attempts to escape | History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
| VARLEY, JOHN | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1804 |
Via Turner - English watercolour artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| VASARI, GIORGIO | EDWARD VI (E6) 1547-1553 |
1550 | Italian art historian and architect | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| VASCO DA GAMA | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1498 | Portuguese explorer reaches India | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| VAUBAN, SEBASTIEN DE | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1678 | French military engineer | History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
| VAUQUELIN, LOUIS | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1818 |
Via Berzelius - French chemist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| VELASQUEZ, DIEGO | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1635 | Famous Spanish artist - for Philip IV | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| VELDE, WILLEM VAN DE, THE YOUNGER | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1673 |
Via Anglo-Dutch War - Dutch artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| VELLETRI, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1849 |
Via 1848 - French defeat in Italy |
History (HY) | ITALIAN INDEPENDENCE (ITI) 1831-1871 |
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| VELLORE MUTINY, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1806 |
Via Indian Mutiny - an earlier revolt |
History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
| VENDOME COLUMN, PARIS | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1810 |
Via Austerlitz - victory monument |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| VENEZUELA, SOUTH AMERICA | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1821 |
Via Bolivar - gains independence |
History (HY) | SOUTH AMERICA (SAM) | MENU |
| VENICE, THE PEACE OF | HENRY (H2) II 1154-1189 |
1177 |
Via Frederick I - submits to Pope |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| VENUS DE MILO, THE | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1820 | Greek sculpture of 2nd century BC | Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
| VERDI, GIUSEPPE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1853 |
Italian opera composer - La Traviata |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| VEREENIGING, THE PEACE OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1902 |
Via 2nd Anglo-Boer War - settlement |
History (HY) | ANGLO-BOER WAR (2ND) (SBW) 1899-1902 |
MENU |
| VERGARA, THE CONVENTION OF | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1839 |
Via First Carlist War - settlement |
History (HY) | SPAIN (SPA) | MENU |
| VERLAINE, PAUL | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1866 |
Via Hugo - French poet - symbolist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| VERMEER, JAN | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1655 |
Dutch artist - The Lace Maker |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| VERNE, JULES | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1870 | French pioneer in science fiction | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| VERNET, CLAUDE JOSEPH | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1750 |
Via Richard Wilson - French Artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| VERNET, HORACE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1848 |
Via 1848 Rebellions - French painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| VERNIS MARTIN - MARTIN BROTHERS | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1730 |
Via Chippendale - new varnish |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| VERNON, ADMIRAL EDWARD | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1739 |
Via War of Jenkin's Ear - Brit.navy |
History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
| VERONA, THE CONGRESS OF | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1822 |
Via Troppau - UK leaves Holy Alliance |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| VERONESE, PAOLO | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1579 | Venetian painter - with Tintoretto | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| VERROCCHIO, ANDREA DEL | EDWARD IV (E4) 1461-1483 |
1480 |
Via Lorenzo the Magnificent - sculptor |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| VERSAILLES, THE PALACE OF | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1661 | Louis XIV - court and government | Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| VESALIUS, ANDREAS | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1543 | Belgian physician - work on anatomy | Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| VESEY, MRS ELIZABETH | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1760 |
Via Blue Stockings - circle member |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| VESPUCCI, AMERIGO | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1501 | Italian explorer - name given to America | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| VIARDOT, PAULINE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1862 |
Via Turgenev - opera singer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| VICKSBURG, BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1863 |
Via Am.Civil War - Union victory |
History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
MENU |
| VICTOR EMMANUEL II, KING | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1859 |
Via War of 1859 - King of Italy |
History (HY) | ITALIAN INDEPENDENCE (ITI) 1831-1871 |
MENU |
| VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1899 |
Via Snippets - foundation stone |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| VICTORIA CROSS, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1856 |
Via Sevastopol - for gallantry |
History (HY) | CRIMEAN WAR (CRW) 1853-1856 |
MENU |
| VICTORIA'S GOLDEN JUBILEE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1887 | Immense public support for monarchy | History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| VICTORIA, QN. UNITED KINGDOM | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1837 | To 1901 - Trade, Industry, Empire | History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| VICTORIA, TOMAS LUIS DE | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1584 |
Via Tallis - Spanish composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| VIEN, JOSEPH-MARIE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1776 |
Via David - Fr. Neo-Classicist artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| VIENNA, THE CONGRESS OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1815 | European peace settlement | History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| VIENNA, THE TREATY OF | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1735 |
Via War of Polish Succession |
History (HY) | POLAND (POL) | MENU |
| VIENNA, THE TREATY OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1864 |
Via Second Schleswig War-settlement |
History (HY) | DENMARK (DEN) | MENU |
| VIETNAM, INDOCHINA | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1620 |
Via French Indochina- French mission |
History (HY) | SOUTH EAST ASIA (SEA) | MENU |
| VIGEE-LEBRUN, ELISABETH | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1813 |
Via Staël - French portrait artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| VIGNY, ALFRED DE | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1835 |
Via Hugo - French poet and novelist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| VILLARD, PAUL | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1900 |
Via Curies - French physicist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| VILLARET, VICE-ADMIRAL | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1794 |
Via Robespierre - French commander |
History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
| VILLAVICIOSA, THE BATTLE OF | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1665 |
Via Lisbon Treaty- Portuguese victory |
History (HY) | PORTUGAL (POR) | MENU |
| VILLEMIN, JEAN-ANTOINE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1867 |
Via Lister - French physician |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| VILLENEUVE, ADMIRAL PIERRE DE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1805 |
Via Trafalgar - French commander |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| VILLEROI, LE DUC DE | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1706 |
Via Ramillies - French commander |
History (HY) | SPANISH SUCCESSION (WSS) 1701-1714 |
MENU |
| VILLIERS, GEORGE, Duke of Buckingham | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1625 |
Via Charles I - court favourite |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| VILLON, FRANCOISE | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1456 |
French poet - Le Petit Testament |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| VIMEIRO, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1808 |
Via Peninsular War - British victory |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| VINCENT DE PAUL | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1616 |
Via Francis de Sales - French priest |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| VINEGAR HILL, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1798 | Rebellion crushed in Ireland | History (HY) | IRELAND (IRE) | MENU |
| VIRCHOW, RUDOLF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1858 | German pathologist - work on cells | Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| VIRGINIA CAPES, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1781 |
Via Yorktown - French naval victory |
History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
MENU |
| VIRGINIA, THE LOST COLONY of | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1585 |
Via Raleigh - attempt at Am.colony |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| VITORIA, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1813 |
Via Peninsular War - British victory |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| VIVALDI, ANTONIO | GEORGE I (G1) 1714-1727 |
1725 |
Italian composer - The Four Seasons |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| VLAMINGH, WILLEM de | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1696 |
Via Hartog - Dutch explorer - Australia |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| VOLTA, ALESSANDRO | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1800 | Italian physicist - rudimentary battery | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| VOLTAIRE (FRANCOIS-MARIE AROUET)) | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1734 | French philosopher - rights of man | Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
| VOLTERA, DANIELE DA | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1512 |
Via Michelangelo - Italian artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| VOLTURNO RIVER, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1860 |
Via Garibaldi - Italian independence |
History (HY) | ITALIAN INDEPENDENCE (ITI) 1831-1871 |
MENU |
| VON BAER, KARL ERNST | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1837 |
Via Snippets - Estonian naturalist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| VON HARDENBERG, FRIEDRICH | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1799 |
Via Schiller - German romantic poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
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