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| PERSON/EVENT | PERIOD | DATE | INFORMATION | DISCIPLINE | POLITICAL HISTORY | MENU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBAS I OF IRAN | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1623 | Sultan of Iran v Ottoman Turks | History (HY) | IRAN (IRA) | MENU |
| ABBOTT, LEMUEL FRANCIS | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1800 |
Via Nelson - English portrait painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| ABDELKADER, AMIR OF MASCARA | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1832 |
Via Algeria - leader and founder |
History (HY) | ALGERIA (ALG) | MENU |
| ABDUL HAMID II, SULTAN | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1894 |
Via Armenian Massacres |
History (HY) | OTTOMAN EMPIRE (OTT) 1301-1922 |
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| ABELARD, PIERRE | HENRY I (H1) 1100-1135 |
1113 | French philosopher and theologian | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| ABOLITION OF SLAVE TRADE, SOCIETY | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1807 |
Via Abolition of Slave Trade |
History (HY) | AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE (SLT) from c1502 |
MENU |
| ABORIGINALS, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1860 |
Via Burke and Wills - Australia |
History (HY) | AUSTRALIA (AUS) | MENU |
| ABOUKIR BAY, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1798 | Nelson destroys French fleet | History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
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| ABU AL-HASAN OF MOROCCO | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1340 |
Via Battle of Rio Salado - defeated |
History (HY) | MOORS (MOO) | MENU |
| ABU SIMBEL,THE TEMPLES OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1812 |
Via Burckhardt - ancient temples |
Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
| ABU YA'QUB YUSUF | RICHARD I (R1) 1189-1199 |
1196 |
Via Alfonso VIII - Almohad caliph |
History (HY) | MOORS (MOO) | MENU |
| ACAMAPICHTLI, KING | RICHARD II (R2) 1377-1399 |
1377 | Founder of Aztec dynasty - 1375-95 | History (HY) | AZTECS (AZT) | MENU |
| ACHARD, FRANZ | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1802 |
Via Snippets - sugar from beetroot |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| ACHINOV, NIKOLAI IVANOVICH | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1889 |
Via Adowa - Russian adventurer |
History (HY) | ETHIOPIA (ETH) | MENU |
| ACRES, BIRT | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1894 |
Via Motion Picture Industry |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| ADAM, ADOLPHE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1841 |
Via Delibes - Fr.composer - Giselle |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| ADAM, ROBERT | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1762 | Scottish architect and designer | Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| ADAMS, JOHN | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1768 |
Via Boston Massacre - Am. politician |
History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
MENU |
| ADAMS, JOHN COUCH | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1845 | English astronomer - Neptune | Astronomy (AS) | XNA | MENU |
| ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1821 |
Via Monroe Doctrine - Am. diplomat |
History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
| ADAMS, SAMUEL | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1773 |
Via Boston Tea Party - Am. politician |
History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
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| ADAMS, WILLIAM | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1603 |
Via Tokugawa - English sailor |
History (HY) | JAPAN (JAP) | MENU |
| ADDIS ABABA, THE TREATY OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1896 |
Via First Italo-Ethiopian War |
History (HY) | ETHIOPIA (ETH) | MENU |
| ADDISON, JOSEPH | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1709 | English essayist - The Spectator | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| ADDISON, THOMAS | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1855 |
Via 1850s - English physician |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| ADOWA, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1896 | Ethiopian victory over Italians | History (HY) | ETHIOPIA (ETH) | MENU |
| ADRIANOPLE, THE TREATY OF | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1829 |
Via War of Greek Independence |
History (HY) | GREECE (GRE) | MENU |
| AESTHETIC MOVEMENT, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1862 |
Via Whistler - Art for Art's sake |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| AETHELING, EDGAR | WILLIAM I (W1) 1066-1087 |
1070 |
Via Hereward - heir to English throne |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| AFONSO HENRIQUES | STEPHEN (ST) 1135-1154 |
1139 | Gains independence for Portugal | History (HY) | PORTUGAL (POR) | MENU |
| AFONSO III OF PORTUGAL | STEPHEN (ST) 1135-1154 |
1250 |
Via Portugal - ruled 1248-1279 |
History (HY) | PORTUGAL (POR) | MENU |
| AFRICAN ASSOCIATION, THE | GEORGE III(G3a) 1788-1802 |
1788 |
Via Banks - the exploration of Africa |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| AFRICAN COLONIES | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1884 |
Via Berlin Conference - division |
History (HY) | AFRICA (AFR) | MENU |
| AGASSIZ, LOUIS | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1829 |
Via Lamarck - Swiss zoologist/geologist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| AGINCOURT, THE BATTLE OF | HENRY V (H5) 1413-1422 |
1415 | English victory over the French | History (HY) | HUNDRED YEARS WAR (HYW) 1339-1453 |
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| AGNADELLO, THE BATTLE OF | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1509 |
Via Italian Wars-defeat of Venice |
History (HY) | ITALIAN WARS (ITW) 1494-1559 |
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| AGRICOLA, GEORGIUS | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1546 | German scientist - mineralogy | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1730 |
Via Charles Townshend |
Agriculture (AG) | XNA | MENU |
| AIN JALUT, THE BATTLE OF | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1260 |
Via Hulagu - defeated by Mamlukes |
History (HY) | MONGOLS (MON) | MENU |
| AINSWORTH, WILLIAM HARRISON | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1849 |
Via Witchcraft - Lancashire Witches |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| AIX-LA-CHAPELLE, THE TREATY OF | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1668 |
Via Louis XIV-ends War of Devolution |
History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
| AIX-LA-CHAPELLE, TREATY OF | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1748 | Ends war of Austrian Succession | History (HY) | AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION (WAS) 1740-1748 |
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| AKBAR KHAN, MOHAMMAD | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1841 |
Via First Anglo-Afghan War |
History (HY) | AFGHANISTAN (AFG) | MENU |
| AKBAR, MUGHAL EMPEROR | MARY I (M1) 1553-1558 |
1556 | To 1605 - Extends into Northern India | History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
| AKERBLAD, JOHAN DAVID | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1802 |
Via Rosetta Stone - decipherer |
Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
| AL-IDRISI, MOHAMMAD | STEPHEN (ST) 1135-1154 |
1154 | Arab geographer - map of the world | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| AL-KASHI, JAMSHID | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1425 |
Via Ulugh Beg-Persian mathematician |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| ALABAMA CLAIMS, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1872 |
Via End of American Civil War |
History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
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| ALAMO, BATTLE OF THE | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1836 |
Via Texan War of Independence |
History (HY) | TEXAS (TEX) | MENU |
| ALARCOS, THE BATTLE OF | RICHARD I (R1) 1189-1199 |
1196 |
Via Alfonso VIII - Almohad victory |
History (HY) | MOORS (MOO) | MENU |
| ALASKA GOLD RUSH | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1900 |
Via Witwatersrand - Anvil Creek |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| ALASKA PURCHASE, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1867 | Bought by the United States | History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
| ALBENIZ, ISAAC | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1887 |
Via Liszt - Spanish composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| ALBERTI, LEON BATTISTA | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1436 |
Via Florence - Italian writer/architect |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| ALBIGENSIAN CRUSADE | JOHN (JO) 1199-1216 |
1209 | Against heretical Christian sect | Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
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| ALBINONI,TOMASO | GEORGE I (G1) 1714-1727 |
1722 |
Via Bach - Italian composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| ALBINUS, BERNARD | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1720 |
Via Boerhaave - German anatomist |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| ALBUERA, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1811 |
Via Peninsular War - the Die-Hards |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
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| ALBUQUERQUE, AFONSO DE | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1510 |
Via Almeida-Portuguese soldier - Goa |
History (HY) | PORTUGAL (POR) | MENU |
| ALCANTARA, THE BATTLE OF | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1580 | Spain conquers Portugal | History (HY) | PORTUGAL (POR) | MENU |
| ALCOTT, LOUISA MAY | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1868 |
Via Twain - Am.writer - Little Women |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| ALDINE PRESS, THE | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1495 |
Via Aldus Manutius - set up in Venice |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| ALERHEIM, THE BATTLE OF | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1645 |
Via Thirty Yrs War - Habsburg defeat |
History (HY) | THIRTY YEARS WAR (TYW) 1618-1648 |
MENU |
| ALES, THE PEACE OF | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1629 |
Via Richelieu - Prot. rights limited |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| ALEXANDER I, TSAR | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1815 | Russian Tsar (1801-25) Holy Alliance | History (HY) | RUSSIA (RUS) | MENU |
| ALEXANDER II, TSAR | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1861 | The emancipation of the serfs | History (HY) | RUSSIA (RUS) | MENU |
| ALEXANDER III, POPE | HENRY (H2) II 1154-1189 |
1177 | Conflict with German King Frederick I | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| ALEXIS, TSAR OF RUSSIA | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1649 | To 1676 - serfdom established by law | History (HY) | RUSSIA (RUS) | MENU |
| ALEXIUS I COMNENUS | WILLIAM II (W2) 1087-1100 |
1091 | Byzantine Emperor 1081-1118 | History (HY) | BYZANTIUM (EMPIRE) (BYZ) | MENU |
| ALFANO, FRANCO | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1926 |
Via Puccini - It.composer -Turandot |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| ALFONSO I | HENRY I (H1) 1100-1135 |
1118 | King of Navarre and Aragon | History (HY) | MOORS (MOO) | MENU |
| ALFONSO VI OF CASTILE | WILLIAM I (W1) 1066-1087 |
1086 | Defeated by the Moors at Zalaca | History (HY) | MOORS (MOO) | MENU |
| ALFONSO VIII OF CASTILE | RICHARD I (R1) 1189-1199 |
1196 | Defeated by the Moors at Alarcos | History (HY) | MOORS (MOO) | MENU |
| ALGERIA, NORTH-WEST AFRICA | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1830 | French invasion 1830 - 1847 | History (HY) | ALGERIA (ALG) | MENU |
| ALHAMBRA PALACE, THE | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1236 |
Via Ferdinand III - in Granada |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| ALI MASJID, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1878 |
Via Second Anglo-Afghan War |
History (HY) | AFGHANISTAN (AFG) | MENU |
| ALJUBARROTA, THE BATTLE OF | RICHARD II (R2) 1377-1399 |
1385 |
Via Portugal - victory over Castile |
History (HY) | PORTUGAL (POR) | MENU |
| ALLSTON, WASHINGTON | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1804 |
Via Gericault - Am.romantic artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| ALMA RIVER, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1854 | Battle in the Crimean War- September | History (HY) | CRIMEAN WAR (CRW) 1853-1856 |
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| ALMAGRO, DIEGO DE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1535 |
Via Chile - Spanish conquistador |
History (HY) | CHILE (CHL) | MENU |
| ALMANSA, THE BATTLE OF | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1707 |
Via Spanish Succession-Sp/Fr victory |
History (HY) | SPANISH SUCCESSION (WSS) 1701-1714 |
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| ALMEIDA, LOURENCO DE | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1508 | Port.sailor killled in battle with Arabs | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| ALMOHADS, THE | STEPHEN (ST) 1135-1154 |
1147 | Collapse of the Almoravid Empire | History (HY) | MOORS (MOO) | MENU |
| ALMORAVIDS, THE | WILLIAM I (W1) 1066-1087 |
1076 | Prepare for the invasion of Spain | History (HY) | MOORS (MOO) | MENU |
| ALP-ARSLAN, SULTAN | WILLIAM I (W1) 1066-1087 |
1070 |
Via Seljuk Turks - Battle of Manzikert |
History (HY) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
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| ALTAMIRA CAVE, SPAIN | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1879 | Stone-age wall paintings - northern Sp | Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
| ALTAN KHAN | EDWARD VI (E6) 1547-1553 |
1550 |
Via Chia-Ching - Mongol leader |
History (HY) | MONGOLS (MON) | MENU |
| ALTDORFER, ALBRECHT | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1529 |
Via Durer - German painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| ALTRANSTADT, THE TREATY OF | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1706 |
Via Charles XII - Augustus II deposed |
History (HY) | SCANDINAVIA (SCA) | MENU |
| ALVA, THE DUKE OF | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1567 | Spanish ruler - Netherlands 1567-73 | History (HY) | NETHERLANDS (NET) | MENU |
| AMATI, ANDREA | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1564 |
Via Tallis - Italian violin maker |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| AMATI, NICOLO | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1666 |
Via Stradivarius - violin maker/teacher |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| AMERICA'S CUP, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1851 |
Via Snippets - annual yacht race |
Sport (SP) | XNA | MENU |
| AMERICAN CIVIL WAR, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1861 | North v South 1861-1865 | History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
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| AMERICAN DOLLAR, THE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1792 |
Via Snippets - first introduced |
History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
| AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1775 | To 1783 - victory for colonists | History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
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| AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, DECLARATION | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1776 | Declaration of American independence | History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
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| AMERICAN MUTOSCOPE COMPANY, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1895 |
Via Motion Picture Industry |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| AMERICAN WILD WEST, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1880 | Outlaws - Billy the Kid, Jessie James | History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
| AMHERST, LORD | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1816 |
Via Snippets - refuses to kowtow |
History (HY) | CHINA (CHI) | MENU |
| AMIENS, THE TREATY OF | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1802 | Ends French Revolutionary Wars | History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
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| AMOAFUL, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1874 |
Via Third Anglo-Ashanti War |
History (HY) | WEST AFRICA (WAF) | MENU |
| AMPERE, ANDRE MARIE | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1827 |
Via Oersted - French physicist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| AMUNDSEN, ROALD | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1906 |
Via Franklin - makes NW passage |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| ANAK KRAKATOA ERUPTS | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1883 |
Via Snippets - volcano in Indonesia |
History (HY) | SOUTHEAST ASIA (SEA) | MENU |
| ANCON, THE TREATY OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1883 |
Via War of the Pacific - settlement |
History (HY) | SOUTH AMERICA (SAM) | MENU |
| ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1835 | Danish writer of fairy tales | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| ANDERSON, ELIZABETH GARRETT | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1865 |
Via Nightingale - first Eng.woman doc |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| ANDREA DEL SARTO | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1525 |
Via Michelangelo - Florentine painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| ANDREE, SALOMON AUGUST | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1897 |
Via Franklin - Swedish engineer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| ANGKOR THOM | HENRY (H2) II 1154-1189 |
1181 | New capital of Khmer Empire | History (HY) | SOUTHEAST ASIA (SEA) | MENU |
| ANGKOR WAT | HENRY I (H1) 1100-1135 |
1113 | Hindu temple of the Khmer Empire | Archaeology (AY) | SOUTHEAST ASIA (SEA) | MENU |
| ANGLO-ABYSSINIAN WAR, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1868 |
Via Stanley-Battles Arogye & Magdala |
History (HY) | ETHIOPIA (ETH) | MENU |
| ANGLO-AFGHAN WAR, FIRST | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1839 | British suffer serious setback | History (HY) | AFGHANISTAN (AFG) | MENU |
| ANGLO-AFGHAN WAR, SECOND | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1878 | Successful British invasion | History (HY) | AFGHANISTAN (AFG) | MENU |
| ANGLO-AMERICAN DISPUTE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1895 |
Via dispute between UK & Venezuela |
History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
| ANGLO-ASHANTI WAR, FIRST | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1824 | To 1831 - victories for both sides | History (HY) | WEST AFRICA (WAF) | MENU |
| ANGLO-ASHANTI WAR, FOURTH | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1896 | Ashanti Empire annexed by British | History (HY) | WEST AFRICA (WAF) | MENU |
| ANGLO-ASHANTI WAR, SECOND | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1863 |
Via Third Anglo-Ashanti War |
History (HY) | WEST AFRICA (WAF) | MENU |
| ANGLO-ASHANTI WAR, THIRD | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1873 | British victoy - Kumasi captured | History (HY) | WEST AFRICA (WAF) | MENU |
| ANGLO-BOER WAR, THE FIRST | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1880 | British defeated at Majuba Hill | History (HY) | ANGLO-BOER WAR (1ST) (FBW) 1880-1881 |
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| ANGLO-BOER WAR, THE SECOND | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1899 | Ladysmith & Mafeking under siege | History (HY) | ANGLO-BOER WAR (2ND) (SBW) 1899-1902 |
MENU |
| ANGLO-BURMESE WAR, FIRST | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1824 | Border dispute - Treaty of Yandabo | History (HY) | SOUTHEAST ASIA (SEA) | MENU |
| ANGLO-BURMESE WAR, SECOND | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1852 | British take control of Lower Burma | History (HY) | SOUTHEAST ASIA (SEA) | MENU |
| ANGLO-BURMESE WAR, THIRD | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1885 | British annex Upper Burma | History (HY) | SOUTHEAST ASIA (SEA) | MENU |
| ANGLO-DUTCH WAR, FIRST | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1652 | To 1654 - fought over trading rights | History (HY) | NETHERLANDS (NET) | MENU |
| ANGLO-DUTCH WAR, SECOND | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1664 | To 1667 - Dutch sail up Thames | History (HY) | NETHERLANDS (NET) | MENU |
| ANGLO-DUTCH WAR, THE FOURTH | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1780 |
Via War at Sea - Am.Independence |
History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
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| ANGLO-DUTCH WAR, THIRD | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1672 | To 1674 - Victory for the Dutch | History (HY) | NETHERLANDS (NET) | MENU |
| ANGLO-EGYPTIAN WAR, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1882 | British invade and occupy Egypt | History (HY) | EGYPT (EGY) | MENU |
| ANGLO-FRENCH WAR -AMERICA | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1756 |
Via Seven Years' War - N. America |
History (HY) | SEVEN YEARS WAR (SYW) 1756-1763 |
MENU |
| ANGLO-FRENCH WAR IN INDIA | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1756 |
Via Seven Years' War - India |
History (HY) | SEVEN YEARS WAR (SYW) 1756-1763 |
MENU |
| ANGLO-MARATHA WAR, FIRST | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1775 | In Central India - 1775-1882 | History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
| ANGLO-MARATHA WARS 2nd/3rd | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1818 | 1803 -1805 and 1817-1818 | History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
| ANGLO-MYSORE WARS, THE | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1780 |
Via Anglo-Maratha Wars, India |
History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
| ANGLO-PORTUGUESE TREATY | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1891 |
Via First Matabele War - settlement |
History (HY) | SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) | MENU |
| ANGLO-SUDAN WAR, SECOND | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1898 | British re-conquer the Sudan | History (HY) | SUDAN (SUD) | MENU |
| ANGLO-SUDAN WAR, THE FIRST | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1885 | Death of Gordon at Khartoum | History (HY) | SUDAN (SUD) | MENU |
| ANGLO-ZULU WAR, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1879 | Battles of Isandlwana and Ulundi | History (HY) | SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) | MENU |
| ANKARA, THE BATTLE OF | HENRY IV (H4) 1399-1413 |
1402 | Tamerlane defeats the Ottomans | History (HY) | OTTOMAN EMPIRE (OTT) 1301-1922 |
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| ANNE OF CLEVES | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1540 | Wives of H8 - 1540 - divorced | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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| ANNE, QUEEN OF GRT. BRITAIN | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1702 |
Via IRELAND - Union with Scotland |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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| ANSELM, SAINT | WILLIAM II (W2) 1087-1100 |
1093 | Archbishop - Investiture Controversy | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| ANSON, GEORGE | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1740 |
Via Dettingen - transworld voyage |
History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
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| ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1821 | Explorers Bellinghausen and Davis | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| ANTI-CORN LAW LEAGUE, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1839 |
Via Repeal of Corn Law |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
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| ANTI-SLAVERY MOVEMENT | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1787 |
Via Toussaint Louverture - leader |
History (HY) | AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE (SLT) from c1502 |
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| ANTIETAM, 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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| ANTONIADI, EUGENE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1909 |
Via Shiaparelli - Greek astronomer |
Astronomy (AS) | XNA | MENU |
| ANVILLE, BOURGUIGNON d' | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1743 | French cartographer - founder | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| APIANUS, PETRUS | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1524 |
Via Balboa - German mapmaker |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| APPERT, NICOLAS | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1809 |
Via Wagram -inventor of bottled food |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| APPOMATTOX COURT HOUSE, VIRGINIA | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1865 |
Via confederate surrender |
History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
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| AQUINAS, THOMAS | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1264 | Italian theologian - Summa Theologica | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| ARAGO, FRANCOIS | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1821 |
Via Fresnel - French Physicist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| ARBUTHNOT, JOHN | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1712 |
Via Pope - Scottish writer/physician |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| ARC DE TRIOMPHE, PARIS, THE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1806 |
Via Austerlitz - re.Napoleon's victories |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| ARCOLE, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1796 |
Via Campo Formio - French victory |
History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
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| ARCOT, SIEGE OF | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1751 | Victory of Robert Clive in India | History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
| ARCTIC EXPLORATION | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1827 | Explorers William Parry / John Ross | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| ARETINO, PIETRO | MARY I (M1) 1553-1558 |
1545 |
Via Titian - poet and playwright |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| ARGAON, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1803 |
Via Second Anglo-Maratha War |
History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
| ARGENTINA - INDEPENDENCE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1810 | Fight for independence - gained 1816 | History (HY) | ARGENTINA (ARG) | MENU |
| ARICA, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1880 |
Via War of the Pacific - decisive |
History (HY) | SOUTH AMERICA (SAM) | MENU |
| ARIOSTO, LUDOVICO | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1516 |
Via Castiglione - Italian poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| ARKWRIGHT, RICHARD | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1771 | English inventor - spinning mule | Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| ARMAT, THOMAS | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1895 |
Via Edison - American inventor |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| ARMENIAN MASSACRES, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1894 | Carried out by Turks and Kurds | History (HY) | OTTOMAN EMPIRE (OTT) 1301-1922 |
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| ARMINIUS, JACOBUS | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1588 |
Via Wesley - Dutch theologian |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| ARMSTRONG, WILLIAM | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1857 |
Via Crimean War - field gun |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| ARNAULD, ANTOINE | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1655 |
Via Jansenism - French theologian |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| ARNDT, ERNST MORITZ | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1808 |
Via Retreat from Moscow- Ger.patriot |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| ARNE, THOMAS | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1740 |
Via Handel - Rule, Britannia |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| ARNOLD OF BRESCIA | STEPHEN (ST) 1135-1154 |
1141 | Italian religious reformer | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| ARNOLD, BENEDICT | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1778 |
Via Franco-American alliance - rebel |
History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
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| ARNOLD, DR. JOSEPH | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1818 |
Via Raffles- plant specimens- Sumatra |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| ARNOLD, MATTHEW | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1857 |
Via Hughes - English poet & critic |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| ARNOLD, THOMAS | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1828 |
Via Hughes - Headmaster at Rugby |
Education (ED) | XNA | MENU |
| ARNOLFO DI CAMBIO | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1296 |
Via Snippets - Italian archItect |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| AROGYE, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1868 |
Via Stanley - Anglo-Abyssinian War |
History (HY) | ETHIOPIA (ETH) | MENU |
| ARRAS, THE TREATY OF | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1435 |
Via End of Hundred Years War |
History (HY) | HUNDRED YEARS WAR (HYW) 1339-1453 |
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| ARROWSMITH, AARON | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1790 | Leading English cartographer | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| ART NOUVEAU MOVEMENT, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1894 |
Via Beardsley - Modern movement |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| ASCALON, THE BATTLE OF | WILLIAM II (W2) 1087-1100 |
1099 |
Via First Crusade - re. Jerusalem |
Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
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| ASCHAM, ROGER | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1545 |
Via Snippets - Eng.writer on archery |
Sport (SP) | XNA | MENU |
| ASHANTI EMPIRE, THE | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1689 | West Africa - founded by Osei Tutu | History (HY) | WEST AFRICA (WAF) | MENU |
| ASHMOLE, ELIAS | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1677 |
Via Snippets - founder of museum |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM, OXFORD, THE | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1683 |
Via Snippets - opened to the public |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| ASIAN COLONIES | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1914 |
Via Berlin Conference - Far East |
History (HY) | ASIA (ASI) | MENU |
| ASIENTO DE NEGROS, THE | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1713 | Regarding Transatlantic Slave Trade | History (HY) | AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE (SLT) from c1502 |
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| ASKE, ROBERT | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1536 |
Via Pilgrimage of Grace - leader |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| ASKIA MUHAMMED I | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1512 | King of Songhai expands his kingdom | History (HY) | WEST AFRICA (WAF) | MENU |
| ASPDIN, JOSEPH | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1824 |
Via Snippets - making of cement |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| ASSAYE, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1803 |
Via Second Anglo-Maratha War |
History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
| ATAHUALPA, INCA LEADER | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1533 |
Via Pizarro - death of Inca leader |
History (HY) | INCAS (INC) | MENU |
| ATBARA RIVER, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1898 |
Via Second Anglo-Sudan War |
History (HY) | SUDAN (SUD) | MENU |
| AUBER, DANIEL | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1831 |
Via Bellini - French opera composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| AUCKLAND, LORD | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1839 |
Via First Anglo-Afghan War |
History (HY) | AFGHANISTAN (AFG) | MENU |
| AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1827 | American artist - Birds of America | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| AUERSTADT, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1806 | Napoleon defeats Prussians/Saxons | History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
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| AUGHRIM, THE BATTLE OF | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1691 |
Via Battle of the Boyne - end of revolt |
History (HY) | IRELAND (IRE) | MENU |
| AUGSBURG, LEAGUE OF | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1689 |
Via Grand Alliance - war v Louis XIV |
History (HY) | GRAND ALLIANCE (WGA) 1688-1697 |
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| AUGSBURG, THE PEACE OF | MARY I (M1) 1553-1558 |
1555 | Compromise - Lutherism recognised | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| AUGUSTUS II OF POLAND | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1706 |
Via Charles XII of Sweden - deposed |
History (HY) | SCANDINAVIA (SCA) | MENU |
| AURANGZEB, EMPEROR | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1669 | Mughal Emperor of India 1658-1707 | History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
| AUSTEN, JANE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1813 | English novelist - Pride & Prejudice | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| AUSTERLITZ, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1805 | Napoleon defeats Russians/Austrians | History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| AUSTIN, STEPHEN | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1836 |
Via Texan War of Independence |
History (HY) | TEXAS (TEX) | MENU |
| AUSTRIA-HUNGARY | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1867 | Dual Monarchy establised | History (HY) | AUSTRIA-HUNGARY (AHU) | MENU |
| AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION, WAR OF | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1740 | Following succession of Maria Theresa | History (HY) | AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION (WAS) 1740-1748 |
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| AUSTRO-PRUSSIAN WAR, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1866 | Prussian victory in seven weeks | History (HY) | AUSTRO-PRUSSIAN WAR (APW) June/July 1866 |
MENU |
| AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1885 |
Via Benz - growth in Europe & USA |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| AVERROES or IBN RUSD | HENRY (H2) II 1154-1189 |
1160 |
Via Maimonides - Moorish philosopher |
Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
| AVIGNON BRIDGE | HENRY (H2) II 1154-1189 |
1163 |
Via Notre Dame de Paris |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| AVOGADRO, AMEDEO | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1811 |
Via Gay-Lussac - French physicist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| AYACHUCHO, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1824 |
Via Bolivar - Peru independence |
History (HY) | SOUTH AMERICA (SAM) | MENU |
| AYTON, SIR ROBERT | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1612 |
Via Burns- Scot.poet- Auld Lang Syne |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| AZTECS, THE | EDWARD II (E2) 1307-1327 |
1325 | Settle on Tenochtitlan island | History (HY) | AZTECS (AZT) | MENU |
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