| PERSON/EVENT | PERIOD | DATE | INFORMATION | DISCIPLINE | POLITICAL HISTORY | MENU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WADE, FREDERICK TOWNSEND | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1860 |
Via Taiping Rebellion - Am.adventurer |
History (HY) | OPIUM WARS (OPW) 1839-1842, 1856-1860 |
MENU |
| WADE, GENERAL GEORGE | GEORGE I (G1) 1714-1727 |
1726 |
Via Snippets - road building |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| WAGNER, RICHARD | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1845 | German operatic composer | Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| WAITANGI, THE TREATY OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1840 | Between British Crown and Maori | History (HY) | NEW ZEALAND (NZ) | MENU |
| WAKEFIELD, EDWARD GIBBON | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1839 |
Via Union of Canada Act - reformer |
History (HY) | CANADA (CAN) | MENU |
| WAKEFIELD, THE BATTLE OF | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1460 |
Via Wars of Roses - win for Lancaster |
History (HY) | WARS OF THE ROSES (WOR) 1455-1485 |
MENU |
| WALDSEEMULLER, MARTIN | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1507 |
Via Vespucci - German mapmaker |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| WALDSTEIN, COUNT | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1804 |
Via Beethoven - friend/benefactor |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| WALDTEUFEL, EMILE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1882 |
Via Chabrier - French composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| WALES, THE PRINCIPALITY OF | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1276 | Conquest by Edward I begins | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| WALKER, JOHN | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1827 |
Via Snippets - striking match |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| WALLACE, ALFRED RUSSEL | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1858 |
Via Darwin - Welsh naturalist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| WALLACE, WILLIAM | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1298 |
Via Battle of Falkirk - Scottish rebel |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| WALLENSTEIN, DUKE OF FRIEDLAND | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1634 |
Via Thirty Yrs War - Battle of Lutzen |
History (HY) | THIRTY YEARS WAR (TYW) 1618-1648 |
MENU |
| WALLIS, HENRY | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1856 |
Via Chatterton - English artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| WALLIS, JOHN | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1656 | Eng.mathematician-algebra/geometry | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| WALPOLE, HORACE | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1764 |
English Gothic novelist - Castle Otranto |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| WALPOLE, ROBERT | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1727 | First British "Prime Minister" | History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
| WALSINGHAM, SIR FRANCIS | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1573 |
Via Elizabeth I - secretary |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| WALTER THE PENNILESS | WILLIAM II (W2) 1087-1100 |
1095 |
Via First Crusade - People's Crusade |
Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
MENU |
| WALTON, IZAAC | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1653 |
English biographer - Compleat Angler |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| WANDIWASH, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1760 | British defeat French in India | History (HY) | SEVEN YEARS WAR (SYW) 1756-1763 |
MENU |
| WANG CHEN | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1449 |
Via Chen-T'ung - court favourite |
History (HY) | CHINA (CHI) | MENU |
| WAR AT SEA, AM.INDEPENDENCE | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1778 |
Via American Independence |
History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
MENU |
| WAR AT SEA, AMERICAN CIVIL WAR | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1862 |
Via Am.Civil War - Union victory |
History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
MENU |
| WAR OF 1812, THE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1812 | USA declares war on Britain | History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| WAR OF 1859, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1859 | Sardinia-Piedmont versus Austria | History (HY) | ITALIAN INDEPENDENCE (ITI) 1831-1871 |
MENU |
| WAR OF THE CURRENTS, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1889 |
Via Edison - DC versus AC |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| WAR OF THE GOLDEN STOOL, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1900 |
Via Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War |
History (HY) | WEST AFRICA (WAF) | MENU |
| WAR OF THE PACIFIC, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1879 | Peru and Bolivia against Chile | History (HY) | SOUTH AMERICA (SAM) | MENU |
| WARBECK, PERKIN | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1497 | Pretender to throne - executed 1499 | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| WARD, THOMAS F. | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1884 |
Via Delius - American organist |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| WARNER, EDWARD J | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1848 |
Via Appert - patents tin-opener |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| WARS OF THE ROSES, THE | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1455 | Lancaster versus York - to 1485 | History (HY) | WARS OF THE ROSES (WOR) 1455-1485 |
MENU |
| WARSAW, THE BATTLE OF | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1656 |
Via Charles X - Swedish victory |
History (HY) | SCANDINAVIA (SCA) | MENU |
| WARWICK, THE EARL OF | EDWARD IV (E4) 1461-1483 |
1471 |
Via The Wars of the Roses |
History (HY) | WARS OF THE ROSES (WOR) 1455-1485 |
MENU |
| WASHINGTON MONUMENT, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1885 |
Via Snippets - is completed |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| WASHINGTON TREATY, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1871 |
Via Treaty of Oregon - final settlement |
History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
| WASHINGTON, GEORGE | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1776 | Am.general in War of Independence | History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
MENU |
| WATERHOUSE, BENJAMIN | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1801 |
Via Jenner - American physicist |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| WATERLOO, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1815 | Final defeat of Napoleon | History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| WATSON, THOMAS | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1876 |
Via Bell - assistant technician |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| WATT, JAMES | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1782 | Scottish engineer - rotary engine | Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| WATTEAU, ANTOINE | GEORGE I (G1) 1714-1727 |
1717 |
French rococo painter - Fête Galante |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| WATTS, ISAAC | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1707 |
English hymn writer - Jesus shall reign |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| WATTS-DUNTON, THEODORE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1879 |
Via Swinburne - English poet /critic |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| WAUGH, ANDREW | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1865 |
Via Snippets - naming of Mt. Everest |
History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
| WEBB, ASTON | GEORGE V 1910-1936 (G5) | 1911 |
Via Queen Victoria- English architect |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| WEBB, CAPTAIN MATTHEW | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1875 |
Via Snippets - swims Eng.Channel |
Sport (SP) | XNA | MENU |
| WEBB, JOHN | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1622 |
Via Inigo Jones - English architect |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| WEBB, PHILIP SPEAKMAN | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1870 |
Via Pre-Raphaelites- English architect |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| WEBB, SIDNEY & BEATRICE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1895 |
Via Shaw - social historians |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| WEBER, CARL MARIA VON | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1826 |
Via Mendelssohn - Romantic opera |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| WEBER, WILHELM | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1828 |
Via Gauss - German physicist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| WEBSTER, NOAH | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1828 |
Via Snippets - English Dictionary |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| WEBSTER-ASHBURTON TREATY, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1842 |
Via Union of Canada Act - border |
History (HY) | CANADA (CAN) | MENU |
| WEDDELL, JAMES | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1823 |
Via Antarctic - British explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| WEDGWOOD, JOSIAH | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1760 | English pottery manufacturer | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| WEDGWOOD, THOMAS | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1802 |
Via Davy - early photography |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| WEEMS, MASON LOCKE | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1800 |
Via Washington - American writer |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| WEIHAIWEI, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1894 |
Via First Sino-Japanese War |
History (HY) | JAPAN (JAP) | MENU |
| WELLESLEY, ARTHUR | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1815 |
Via Duke of Wellington |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| WELLINGTON, THE DUKE OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1815 | Allied commander - Waterloo | History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1852 |
Via Snippets - stagecoach company |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| WELLS, H.G. | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1895 | English science fiction writer | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| WELLS, HORACE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1844 |
Via Davy - American dentist - gas |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| WELSBACH, CARL VON | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1885 |
Via Snippets - invents gas mantle |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| WENTWORTH, WILLIAM CHARLES | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1817 |
Via Botany Bay - Australian explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| WERNER, ABRAHAM GOTTLOB | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1785 |
Via Hutton - German geologist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| WESLEY, CHARLES | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1739 | Leader/hymn writer of Methodism | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| WESLEY, JOHN | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1739 | Preacher/leader of Methodism | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| WEST AFRICA - COLONIALISM | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1821 | Advances of the French and British | History (HY) | WEST AFRICA (WAF) | MENU |
| WEST POINT MILITARY ACADEMY | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1802 |
Via Snippets - United States Army |
History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
| WEST, BENJAMIN | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1770 |
Via Wolfe - American painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| WESTERN AUSTRALIA - GOLD | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1892 |
Via Witwatersrand - Coolgardie |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| WESTINGHOUSE, GEORGE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1889 |
Via Edison - American inventor |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| WESTMINSTER ABBEY | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1245 |
Via Canterbury Cathedral - London |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| WESTMINSTER, THE TREATY OF | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1654 |
Via 1st Anglo-Dutch War - settlement |
History (HY) | NETHERLANDS (NET) | MENU |
| WESTMINSTER, THE TREATY OF | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1674 |
Via 3rd Anglo-Dutch War - settlement |
History (HY) | NETHERLANDS (NET) | MENU |
| WESTPHALIA, THE PEACE OF | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1648 | Agreement that ends Thirty Yrs War | History (HY) | THIRTY YEARS WAR (TYW) 1618-1648 |
MENU |
| WEXFORD, THE SIEGE OF | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1649 | Cromwell's campaign in Ireland | History (HY) | IRELAND (IRE) | MENU |
| WEYDEN, ROGIER VAN DER | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1435 |
Via Eyck - Flemish artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| WEYLER, GENERAL VALERIANO | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1896 |
Via Sp-Am. War - Spanish leader |
History (HY) | CUBA (CUB) | MENU |
| WHEATSTONE, CHARLES | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1837 |
Via Morse - invents telegraph |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| WHEWELL, WILLIAM | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1837 |
Via Faraday - English physicist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| WHISTLER, JAMES | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1871 | American artist - art for art's sake | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| WHITAKER'S ALMANAC | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1868 |
Via Snippets - first edition |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| WHITE HOUSE, THE | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1792 |
Via Gibbs - Palladian design |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| WHITE MOUNTAIN, THE BATTLE OF | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1620 |
Via Thirty Yrs War - Protestant defeat |
History (HY) | THIRTY YEARS WAR (TYW) 1618-1648 |
MENU |
| WHITE SHIP DISASTER, THE | HENRY I (H1) 1100-1135 |
1120 | Death of William, heir to Eng.throne | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| WHITE, GILBERT | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1789 |
Via Gibbon- Eng.naturalist- Selborne |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| WHITE, JOHN | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1585 |
Via Lost Colony - colonist leader |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| WHITE, PEREGRINE | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1620 |
Via Pilgrim Fathers - first birth |
History (HY) | NORTH AMERICA (NAM) | MENU |
| WHITEFIELD, GEORGE | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1739 |
Via Methodism - founder/preacher |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| WHITEHEAD, ROBERT | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1866 |
Via Nobel - develops torpedo |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| WHITEHOUSE, EDWARD | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1858 |
Via Transatlantic cable - engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| WHITMAN, WALT | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1865 |
Via Lincoln - American poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| WHITNEY, ELI | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1793 | American inventor - cotton gin | Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| WHITTIER, JOHN GREENLEAF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1855 |
Via Longfellow - American poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| WHITTINGTON, DICK | RICHARD II (R2) 1377-1399 |
1397 |
Via Richard Whittington - the legend |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| WHITTINGTON, RICHARD | RICHARD II (R2) 1377-1399 |
1397 | Elected Lord Mayor of London | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| WHITWORTH, JOSEPH | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1841 |
Via Great Exhibition - Eng.engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| WHYMPER, EDWARD | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1865 |
Via Snippets-first to climb Matterhorn |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| WIECK, FRIEDRICH | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1830 |
Via Schumann - German teacher |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| WILBERFORCE, WILLIAM | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1807 |
Via Slave Trade-English philanthropist |
History (HY) | AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE (SLT) from c1502 |
MENU |
| WILBYE, JOHN | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1598 |
Via Spenser - English composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| WILD WEST SHOW, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1888 |
Via Snippets - by Samuel Cody |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| WILD, JONATHAN | GEORGE I (G1) 1714-1727 |
1725 |
Via Defoe -notorious London criminal |
History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
| WILDE, OSCAR | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1809 | Napoleon defeats Austrians | History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| WILDE, OSCAR | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1895 | Irish playwright, poet and dandy | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| WILHELM II, EMPEROR OF GERMANY | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1888 |
Via Bismarck - Emperor 1888-1918 |
History (HY) | GERMANY (GER) | MENU |
| WILKES, CHARLES | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1838 |
Via Ross - Eng.explorer - Antarctic |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| WILKES, JOHN | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1763 | English parliamentary reformer | History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
| WILKIE, DAVID | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1841 |
Via Turner - Scottish artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| WILKINS, JOHN | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1662 |
Via Royal Society - first secretary |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| WILKINSON, JOHN | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1782 |
Via James Watt - Eng engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| WILLIAM I OF ENGLAND | WILLIAM I (W1) 1066-1087 |
1066 | To 1087 - Conqueror of British Isles | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| WILLIAM I OF ORANGE | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1579 |
Via Utrecht Union - independence |
History (HY) | NETHERLANDS (NET) | MENU |
| WILLIAM II (RUFUS) OF ENGLAND | WILLIAM II (W2) 1087-1100 |
1087 | To 1100 - Beginning of the Crusades | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| WILLIAM III, KING OF ENGLAND | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1689 | SCOTLAND and IRELAND - to 1702 | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| WILLIAM IV, OF UNITED KINGDOM | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1830 | To 1837 - Reform Bill & Poor Law | History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| WILLIAM OF RUBRUQUIS | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1253 |
Via Carpini - Fr. envoy to Mongolia |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| WILLIAM OF SALICETO | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1275 | Italian surgeon - treatise on surgery | Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| WILLIAM OF WYKEHAM | RICHARD II (R2) 1377-1399 |
1382 |
Via John Wycliffe - Chancellor |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| WILLIAM TELL | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1307 | Swiss legend -fight for independence | History (HY) | SWITZERLAND (SWI) | MENU |
| WILLIS, THOMAS | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1664 |
Via Malpighi - brain research |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| WILLS, WILLIAM JOHN | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1860 | Crosses Australia south to north | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| WILMOT, JAMES | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1785 |
Via Bacon - Eng.clergyman/scholar |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| WILSING, JOHANNES | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1899 |
Via Marconi - German astronomer |
Astronomy (AS) | XNA | MENU |
| WILSON, RICHARD | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1768 |
Via Gainsborough - Welsh artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| WIMBLEDON TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1877 |
Via Snippets - first to be held |
Sport (SP) | XNA | MENU |
| WINCHESTER, THE BATTLE OF | STEPHEN (ST) 1135-1154 |
1141 | Qn.Matilda defeated by King Stephen | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| WINCKELMANN, JOHANN | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1755 |
Via Pompeii - German art historian |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| WINDSOR CASTLE | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1348 |
Via Order of Garter - serves as centre |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| WINDSOR, THE TREATY OF | HENRY (H2) II 1154-1189 |
1175 |
Via Ireland - H2 recognised as king |
History (HY) | IRELAND (IRE) | MENU |
| WINDSOR, THE TREATY OF | RICHARD II (R2) 1377-1399 |
1386 | Between Portugal and England | History (HY) | PORTUGAL (POR) | MENU |
| WINGATE, GENERAL SIR REGINALD | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1899 |
Via Fashoda Incident - The Sudan |
History (HY) | SUDAN (SUD) | MENU |
| WINSOR, FREDERICK | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1804 |
Via Cugnot - German inventor |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| WINSTANLEY, HENRY | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1698 |
Via Smeaton - English civil engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| WINTON, ALEXANDER | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1897 |
Via Auto Industry- American engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| WISHART, GEORGE | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1543 |
Via Calvin - Scot.Protestant reformer |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| WITCHCRAFT | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1644 | Witch Hunt hysteria- Europe/America | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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| WITHERING, WILLIAM | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1785 |
Via Snippets - digitalis - medical uses |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| WITWATERSRAND GOLD RUSH | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1886 | and Australia, Canada and Alaska | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| WITZ, KONRAD | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1444 |
Via Eyck - German-Swiss artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| WIVES OF HENRY VIII, THE | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1533 | Six wives of Engish King Henry VIII | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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| WOHLER, FRIEDRICH | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1827 |
Via Faraday - German chemist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| WOLFE, CHARLES | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1809 |
Via Corunna - Irish poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| WOLFE, JAMES | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1759 |
Via Battle of Quebec- English General |
History (HY) | SEVEN YEARS WAR (SYW) 1756-1763 |
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| WOLFERT, FRIEDRICH | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1897 |
Via Daimler - German airship pilot |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| WOLLASTON MEDAL, THE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1831 |
Via Berzelius - geological award |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| WOLLASTON, WILLIAM HYDE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1818 |
Via Berzelius - English chemist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| WOLLSTONECRAFT, MARY | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1792 | English writer - Rights of Women | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| WOLSELEY, GENERAL SIR GARNET | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1873 |
Via Third Anglo-Ashanti War |
History (HY) | WEST AFRICA (WAF) | MENU |
| WOLSEY, THOMAS | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1515 | English Cardinal and first minister | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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| WOOD, HENRY | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1895 |
Via Elgar - Engish conductor |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| WOOD, JOHN, THE ELDER | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1754 |
Via Beau Nash - English architect |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| WOOD, JOHN, THE YOUNGER | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1767 |
Via Beau Nash - English architect |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| WOOD, LEONARD | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1898 |
Via Sp.-Am.War - Cuban governor |
History (HY) | CUBA (CUB) | MENU |
| WOOD, MRS HENRY | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1861 |
Via Poe - Eng. melodramatic novelist. |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| WOOD, RALPH | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1762 |
Via Snippets - the first Toby Jug |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| WOODVILLE, ELIZABETH | RICHARD III (R3) 1483-1485 |
1483 |
Via Richard III - wife of Edward IV |
History (HY) | WARS OF THE ROSES (WOR) 1455-1485 |
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| WORCESTER, THE BATTLE OF | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1651 | Cromwell defeats Charles Stuart | History (HY) | ENGLISH CIVIL WAR (ECW) 1642-1651 |
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| WORDSWORTH, DOROTHY | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1807 |
Via Wordsworth - talented sister |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| WORDSWORTH, WILLIAM | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1807 |
English romantic poet - Daffodils |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| WORK, HENRY CLAY | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1865 |
Via Gettysburg - march to the sea |
History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
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| WORMS, THE COUNCIL OF | HENRY I (H1) 1100-1135 |
1122 | Settles the Investiture Controversy | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| WOUNDED KNEE, BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1890 | Marks end of Sioux resistance | History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
| WREN, CHRISTOPHER | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1675 | English architect-St.Paul's Cathedral | Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| WRIGHT OF DERBY, JOSEPH | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1768 |
Via Reynolds-Eng.artist-The Air Pump |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| WRIGHT, THOMAS | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1750 |
Via Lacaille - English astronomer |
Astronomy (AS) | XNA | MENU |
| WROE, JAMES | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1819 |
Via Peterloo - radical journalist |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
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| WU CIXI, EMPEROR DOWAGER | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1900 |
Via Boxer Rebellion - 1862-1908 |
History (HY) | BOXER REBELLION (TBR) 1899-1901 |
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| WU LI, PINYIN | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1703 |
Chinese artist - The Old Snow Man |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| WUCHALE, THE TREATY OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1889 |
Via First Italo-Ethiopian War |
History (HY) | ETHIOPIA (ETH) | MENU |
| WYATT REBELLION, THE | MARY I (M1) 1553-1558 |
1554 | Revolt against Spanish royal marriage | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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| WYATT, SIR THOMAS, ELDER | MARY I (M1) 1553-1558 |
1557 |
Via Wyatt Rebellion - English poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| WYATT, SIR THOMAS, YOUNGER | MARY I (M1) 1553-1558 |
1554 |
Via Wyatt Rebellion - rebel leader |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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| WYCHERLEY, WILLIAM | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1671 |
Via Dryden - English dramatist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| WYCLIFFE, JOHN | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1376 | Eng. theologian & Church reformer | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| WYSS, JOHANN DAVID | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1813 |
Via Wyss - Swiss Family Robinson |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| WYSS, JOHANN RUDOLF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1813 | Publication of Swiss Family Robinson | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
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