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| PERSON/EVENT | PERIOD | DATE | INFORMATION | DISCIPLINE | POLITICAL HISTORY | MENU |
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| 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 |
MENU |
| 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 |
MENU |
| 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 |
MENU |
| 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 |
MENU |
| AGNADELLO, THE BATTLE OF | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1509 |
Via Italian Wars-defeat of Venice |
History (HY) | ITALIAN WARS (ITW) 1494-1559 |
MENU |
| 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 |
MENU |
| 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 |
| ALABAMA CLAIMS, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1872 |
Via End of American Civil War |
History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
MENU |
| 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 |
MENU |
| 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 |
| AL-IDRISI, MOHAMMAD | STEPHEN (ST) 1135-1154 |
1154 | Arab geographer - map of the world | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| ALJUBARROTA, THE BATTLE OF | RICHARD II (R2) 1377-1399 |
1385 |
Via Portugal - victory over Castile |
History (HY) | PORTUGAL (POR) | MENU |
| AL-KASHI, JAMSHID | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1425 |
Via Ulugh Beg-Persian mathematician |
Science (SC) | XNA | 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 |
MENU |
| 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 |
| AMERICAN CIVIL WAR, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1861 | North v South 1861-1865 | History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
MENU |
| AMERICAN DOLLAR, THE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1792 |
Via Snippets - first introduced |
History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
| 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 INDEPENDENCE | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1775 | To 1783 - victory for colonists | History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
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| AMERICAN WILD WEST, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1880 | Outlaws - Billy the Kid, Jessie James | History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
| AMERICA'S CUP, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1851 |
Via Snippets - annual yacht race |
Sport (SP) | XNA | 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 |
MENU |
| 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 |
MENU |
| 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 |
MENU |
| ANNE OF CLEVES | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1540 | Wives of H8 - 1540 - divorced | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| ANNE, QUEEN OF GRT. BRITAIN | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1702 |
Via IRELAND - Union with Scotland |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| 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 |
MENU |
| 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 |
MENU |
| ANTIETAM, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1862 |
Via Am.Civil War - Union victory |
History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
MENU |
| ANTI-SLAVERY MOVEMENT | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1787 |
Via Toussaint Louverture - leader |
History (HY) | AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE (SLT) from c1502 |
MENU |
| 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 |
MENU |
| 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 |
MENU |
| 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 |
MENU |
| 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 |
MENU |
| 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 |
MENU |
| 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 |
MENU |
| 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 |
MENU |
| 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 |
MENU |
| 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 |
MENU |
| 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 |
MENU |
| 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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| BABBAGE, CHARLES | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1833 | English inventor - attempt at computer | Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| BABINGTON PLOT, THE | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1586 | Roman Catholic conspiracy | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| BABUR, EMPEROR | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1526 | 1st Mughal Emperor in India - to 1530 | History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
| BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY, THE | EDWARD II (E2) 1307-1327 |
1309 | Pope moves to Avignon - until 1377 | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| BAC LE, THE AMBUSH OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1884 |
Via French Indochina- French defeat |
History (HY) | SOUTHEAST ASIA (SEA) | MENU |
| BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN | GEORGE I (G1) 1714-1727 |
1721 | German composer- Brandenburg | Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| BACHMAN, JOHN | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1848 |
Via Audubon - American naturalist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BACON, FRANCIS | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1605 | English scientist and philosopher | Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
| BACON, ROGER | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1268 | English philosopher and scientist | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| BADEN, THE TREATY OF | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1714 |
Via Utrecht - Emperor makes peace |
History (HY) | SPANISH SUCCESSION (WSS) 1701-1714 |
MENU |
| BADEN-POWELL, ROBERT | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1896 |
Via Second Matebele War - Scouts |
History (HY) | SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) | MENU |
| BADMINTON, THE GAME OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1863 |
Via Snippets - invented at Badminton |
Sport (SP) | XNA | MENU |
| BAEDEKER, KARL | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1828 |
Via Snippets - guidebooks |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BAFFIN, WILLIAM | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1616 |
Via Hudson-Eng.explorer NE Canada |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| BAILLIE, CHARLES | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1571 |
Via Ridolfi Plot - papal agent |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| BAILY, EDWARD HODGES | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1843 |
Via Trafalgar - English sculptor |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BAKER, SAMUEL WHITE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1864 |
Via Speke - discoves Lake Albert |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| BAKEWELL, ROBERT | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1770 |
Via Agricultural Revolution - breeder |
Agriculture (AG) | XNA | MENU |
| BAKUNIN, MIKHAIL | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1872 |
Via Marx - Russian revolutionary |
History (HY) | RUSSIA (RUS) | MENU |
| BALACLAVA, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1854 | Battle in the Crimean War - October | History (HY) | CRIMEAN WAR (CRW) 1853-1856 |
MENU |
| BALAKIREV, MILY | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1883 |
Via Rimsky-Korsakov - composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| BALBOA, VASCO NUNEZ DE | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1513 | First to reach E.coast of Pacific | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| BALES, PETER | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1590 |
Via Babington Plot - calligrapher |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BALL, JOHN | RICHARD II (R2) 1377-1399 |
1381 |
Via Peasants' Revolt - rebel leader |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| BALLANTYNE, ROBERT MICHAEL | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1857 |
Via Hughes - Scot.adventure writer |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BALLARD, JOHN | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1586 |
Via Babington Plot - Jesuit priest |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| BALLIOL, JOHN | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1290 |
Via Maid of Norway - King of Scotland |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| BALMAT, JACQUES | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1786 |
Via Mont Blanc - first to climb |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| BALZAC, HONORE DE | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1834 |
French novelist - The Human Comedy |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BANDULA, MAHA | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1821 |
Via First Anglo-Burmese War |
History (HY) | SOUTHEAST ASIA (SEA) | MENU |
| BANDYOPADHYAY, KISHORI MOHAN | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1896 |
Via Panama Canal - Bengali scientist |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| BANKES, LADY MARY | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1646 |
Via Naseby - defence of Corfe Castle. |
History (HY) | ENGLISH CIVIL WAR (ECW) 1642-1651 |
MENU |
| BANKS, JOSEPH | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1770 |
Via James Cook - English botanist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| BANNOCKBURN, THE BATTLE OF | EDWARD II (E2) 1307-1327 |
1314 | Bruce soundly defeats English | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| BANVARD, JOHN | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1846 |
Via Thornhill - Am.panorama artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BARANOV, ALEXSANDR | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1799 |
Via Alaska - Russian governor |
History (HY) | RUSSIA (RUS) | MENU |
| BARATIERI, GENERAL ORESTE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1895 |
Via Adowa - Italian commander |
History (HY) | ETHIOPIA (ETH) | MENU |
| BARBAROSSA, THE BROTHERS | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1535 |
Via Pirates - Arouj & Khair-ed-Din |
History (HY) | NORTH AFRICA (NAF) | MENU |
| BARBARY PIRATES, THE | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1535 | Pirates working from North Africa | History (HY) | NORTH AFRICA (NAF) | MENU |
| BARBER-SURGEONS | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1540 |
Via Paracelsus - London guild |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| BARBIZON SCHOOL, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1857 | French artistic school near Paris | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BARBOUR, JOHN | EDWARD II (E2) 1307-1327 |
1376 |
Via Bannockburn- Scot poet- Le Brus |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BARCLAY, ROBERT | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1678 |
Via Quakers - doctrine of inner light |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| BARDO, THE TREATY OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1881 |
Via Tunisia - French protectorate |
History (HY) | NORTH AFRICA (NAF) | MENU |
| BARENTS, WILLEM | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1594 |
Via Frobisher - Dutch explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| BARING, EVELYN (Lord Cromer) | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1883 |
Via Anglo-Egyptian War- diplomat |
History (HY) | EGYPT (EGY) | MENU |
| BARKER, THOMAS JONES | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1858 |
Via Indian Mutiny - English painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BARNARD, GEORGE GREY | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1885 |
Via Rodin - American sculptor |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BARNARDO, THOMAS | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1868 |
Via Booth - Irish philanthropist |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| BARNET, THE BATTLE OF | EDWARD IV (E4) 1461-1483 |
1471 | Warwick the kingmaker is defeated | History (HY) | WARS OF THE ROSES (WOR) 1455-1485 |
MENU |
| BARNUM, PHINEAS TAYLOR | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1871 |
Via Snippets - Amercan showman |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BAROQUE ART | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1611 |
Via Rubens - colourful and sensual |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BARRIE, SIR JAMES | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1883 |
Via Stevenson-Scot.writer - Peter Pan |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BARRY, CHARLES | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1834 |
Via Snippets - English architect |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| BARTH, HEINRICH | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1845 |
Via Sturt - German African explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| BARTHOLDI, FREDERIC | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1886 |
Via Statue of Liberty-French engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| BASEBALL - THE BEGINNINGS | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1786 |
Via Snippets - alleged first match |
Sport (SP) | XNA | MENU |
| BASEDOW, JOHANN BERNHARD | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1774 |
Via Rousseau -school reformer |
Education (ED) | XNA | MENU |
| BASEDOW, KARL ADOLPHE VON | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1840 |
Via 1840s - German physician |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| BASEL, THE TREATY OF | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1499 | Switzerland gains its independence | History (HY) | SWITZERLAND (SWI) | MENU |
| BASILE, GIAMBATTISTA | EDWARD VI (E6) 1547-1553 |
1634 |
Via Straparola - Neapolitan writer |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BASKERVILLE, JOHN | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1763 |
Via Beaumarchais - English printer |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| BASLE, TREATIES OF | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1795 | French peace settlements | History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
| BASS, GEORGE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1798 |
Via Botany Bay - English explorer |
Exploration (EX) | AUSTRALIA (AUS) | MENU |
| BASTILLE, STORMING OF THE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1789 | Start of the French Revolution | History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
| BASTILLE, THE | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1370 |
Via Order of Garter - of this time |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| BASUTOLAND (LESOTHO) | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1886 |
Via First Anglo-Boer War - protected |
History (HY) | SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) | MENU |
| BATES, HENRY | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1848 |
Via Wallace - English naturalist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| BATTLE ABBEY | WILLIAM I (W1) 1066-1087 |
1070 | Built at the site of Battle of Hastings | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| BATU - MONGOL RULER | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1241 | The Mongols advance into Europe | History (HY) | MONGOLS (MON) | MENU |
| BAUDELAIRE, CHARLES | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1857 |
Via Poe- French poet- Fleurs du Mal |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BAUHIN, GASPARD CASPER | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1623 |
Via Linnaeus - Swiss botanist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| BAUTISTA DE TOLEDO, JUAN | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1563 |
Via Escorial - Spanish architect |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| BAUTZEN, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1813 |
Via Retreat from Moscow - Fr.victory |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| BAVARIAN SUCCESSION, WAR | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1778 | War between Austria and Prussia | History (HY) | AUSTRIA (AUT) | MENU |
| BAXTER, JOHN | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1840 |
Via Eyre - exploring companion |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| BAYBARS I OF EGYPT & SYRIA | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1260 | Mamluk Leader 1260 -1277 | History (HY) | EGYPT (EGY) | MENU |
| BAYEUX TAPESTRY, THE | WILLIAM I (W1) 1066-1087 |
1077 | Pictorial record of Battle of Hastings | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| BAYEZID I, SULTAN | RICHARD II (R2) 1377-1399 |
1389 |
Via Batte of Kosovo - decisive role |
History (HY) | OTTOMAN EMPIRE (OTT) 1301-1922 |
MENU |
| BAYLE, PIERRE | JAMES II (J2) 1685-1688 |
1696 |
Via Rev of Nantes - Fr.philosopher |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| BAZALGETTE, JOSEPH WILLIAM | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1865 |
Via Snippets-London sewage scheme |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| BAZILLE, FREDERIC | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1862 |
Via Impressionism - French artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BEACHY HEAD, THE BATTLE OF | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1690 |
Via Grand Alliance - French victory |
History (HY) | GRAND ALLIANCE (WGA) 1688-1697 |
MENU |
| BEARDSLEY, AUBREY | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1894 |
Via Oscar Wilde - English illustrator |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BEAU BRUMMELL | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1811 |
Via Prince Regent - English Dandy |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| BEAU NASH, RICHARD | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1740 |
Via Gainsborough - Eng.dandy - Bath |
History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
| BEAUCHAMPS, PIERRE | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1681 |
Via Lully - king's dancing master |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| BEAUFORT, COMMANDER FRANCIS | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1806 |
Via Snippets - scale of wind force |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| BEAUHARNAIS, JOSEPHINE DE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1796 |
Via Napoleon - wife - Empress 1804 |
History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
| BEAUMARCHAIS, PIERRE DE | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1775 | French dramatist - Barber of Seville | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BEAUMONT, FRANCIS | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1611 | Eng.playwright - worked with Fletcher | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BEAUMONT, SIR GEORGE | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1795 |
Via Constable - art connoisseur |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BECCARIA, CESARE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1764 |
Via Bentham - Italian criminologist |
Law (LW) | XNA | MENU |
| BECHSTEIN, KARL | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1856 |
Via Snippets - German piano maker |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| BECHUANALAND (BOTSWANA) | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1885 |
Via First Anglo-Boer War - protected |
History (HY) | SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) | MENU |
| BECKET, THOMAS | HENRY (H2) II 1154-1189 |
1170 | Killed following dispute with Henry II | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| BECQUEREL, HENRI | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1896 | French physicist - radioactivity | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| BEECHAM, THOMAS | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1907 |
Via Delius - English conductor |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1804 | German composer- Eroica Symphony | Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| BEETON, MRS ISABELLA | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1861 |
Via Snippets -household management |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BEHAIM, MARTIN | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1492 |
Via Vespucci - first terrestial globe |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| BEHN, APHRA | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1688 |
Via Rousseau - Eng.writer- Oroonoko |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BEHRING, EMIL VON | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1890 |
Via Koch - German immunologist |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| BEIJING, THE PEACE OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1901 |
Via Boxer Rebellion - indemnity |
History (HY) | BOXER REBELLION (TBR) 1899-1901 |
MENU |
| BEIT, ALFRED | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1873 |
Via Rhodes - Ger.diamond merchant |
History (HY) | SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) | MENU |
| BELASCO, DAVID | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1900 |
Via Puccini - American producer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| BELGIUM - INDEPENDENCE | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1831 | Intervention of the great powers | History (HY) | BELGIUM (BEL) | MENU |
| BELGRADE, THE TREATIES OF | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1739 |
Via Jassy - Ottoman - Austria/Russia |
History (HY) | OTTOMAN EMPIRE (OTT) 1301-1922 |
MENU |
| BELGRANO, MANUEL | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1810 |
Via Argentina - rebel leader |
History (HY) | ARGENTINA (ARG) | MENU |
| BELL, ALEXANDER GRAHAM | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1876 | Scottish-American scientist- telephone | Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| BELL, ALEXANDER MELVILLE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1860 |
Via Bell - teaching deaf to speak |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| BELL, CHARLES | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1830 |
Via Bright - Scottish physician |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| BELL, HENRY | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1812 |
Via Fulton - Scottish boatbuilder |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| BELL, JOHN | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1796 |
Via Jenner - Scottish anatomist |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| BELLAMY, EDWARD | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1887 |
Via James - American writer |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BELLINGSHAUSEN, FABIAN GOTTLIEB | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1821 |
Via Antarctic - Russian explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| BELLINI, GENTILE | EDWARD IV (E4) 1461-1483 |
1480 |
Via Mehmed II - Venetian artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BELLINI, GIOVANNI | RICHARD III (R3) 1483-1485 |
1483 | Leading Venetian artist | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BELLINI, JACOPO | EDWARD IV (E4) 1461-1483 |
1468 |
Via Mehmed II - Venetian artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BELLINI, VINCENZO | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1831 | Italian opera composer- bel canto | Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| BELLO, RICHARD DE | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1300 |
Via Snippets - the Mappa Mundi |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| BELLOTTO, BERNADO | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1738 |
Via Canaletto - Italian artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BENEDICT XIII, POPE | HENRY V (H5) 1413-1422 |
1417 |
Via Council of Constance - pretender |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| BENIN, THE KINGDOM OF | EDWARD II (E2) 1307-1327 |
1309 | Emergence in West Africa | History (HY) | WEST AFRICA (WAF) | MENU |
| BENSON, ARTHUR C. | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1901 |
Via Elgar - English poet & essayist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BENTHAM, JEREMY | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1789 | English philosopher - Utilitarianism | Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
| BENTLEY, THOMAS | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1762 |
Via Wedgwood - London agent |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BENZ, KARL | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1885 | German inventor of automobile | Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| BERAIN THE ELDER, JEAN | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1674 |
Via Boulle - French royal designer |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BERGMANN, ERNST VON | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1886 |
Via Lister - German surgeon |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| BERING, VITUS | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1728 | Danish explorer - Bering Strait | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| BERKELEY, GEORGE | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1710 | Irish philosopher - empiricism | Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
| BERLIN CONFERENCE, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1884 | Directing the "scramble for Africa" | History (HY) | AFRICA (AFR) | MENU |
| BERLIN CONGRESS, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1878 | Revises Treaty of San Stefano | History (HY) | RUSSIA (RUS) | MENU |
| BERLIN DECREE, THE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1806 | Blockade on British commerce | History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| BERLINER, EMILE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1888 |
Via Edison - American inventor |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| BERLINGHIERI, BONAVENTURA | JOHN (JO) 1199-1216 |
1209 |
Via Francis of Assisi - Italian painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BERLIOZ, HECTOR | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1846 | French composer and conductor | Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| BERNADOTTE, JEAN BAPTISTE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1810 |
Via Treaty of Kiel - King of Sweden |
History (HY) | SCANDINAVIA (SCA) | MENU |
| BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX | WILLIAM II (W2) 1087-1100 |
1098 |
Via Cistercians - abbot of Clairvaux |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| BERNARD, CLAUDE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1865 |
Via Lister - French physiologist |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| BERNHARDT, SARAH | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1900 |
Via Rostand - French actress |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BERNINI, GIOVANNI | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1633 | It. architect/sculptor- St.Peter's, Rome | Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| BERNOULLI, DANIEL | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1738 | Swiss physicist - hydrodynamics | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| BERTHOLLET, CLAUDE-LOUIS | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1787 |
Via Antoine Lavoisier- French chemist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| BERTHOUD, FERDINAND | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1773 |
Via Harrison - Swiss clockmaker |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| BERTRAM, CHARLES | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1746 |
Via Stukeley - English forger |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BERTRAND DU GUESCLIN | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1360 |
Via Bretigny - French military leader |
History (HY) | HUNDRED YEARS WAR (HYW) 1339-1453 |
MENU |
| BERZELIUS, JONS | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1803 |
Via Dalton - Swedish chemist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| BESSEL, FRIEDRICH WILHELM | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1838 |
Via Adams - German astronomer |
Astronomy (AS) | XNA | MENU |
| BESSEMER PROCESS, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1856 | Improved method of making steel | Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| BESSEMER, HENRY | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1856 |
Via Bessemer Process - engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| BEVAN, EDWARD | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1892 |
Via Chardonnet - English chemist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| BEWICK, THOMAS | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1797 |
Via Bass - English bird illustrator |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BEZZECCA, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1866 |
Via Garibaldi - Italian independence |
History (HY) | ITALIAN INDEPENDENCE (ITI) 1831-1871 |
MENU |
| BICHAT, XAVIER | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1800 |
Via Jenner - French physician |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| BIG BEN, WESTMINSTER, LONDON | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1859 |
Via Snippets - bell and clock tower |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| BIGELOW, ERASTUS | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1845 |
Via Snippets - carpet power loom |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| BILLY THE KID | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1880 |
Via Ned Kelly - American outlaw |
History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
| BIOT, JEAN-BAPTISTE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1804 |
Via Gay-Lussac - French physicist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| BISHOPS' WARS, THE | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1637 | Religioius wars between Eng/Scotland | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| BISMARCK, OTTO VON | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1870 | Prussian prime minister/war leader | History (HY) | PRUSSIA (PRU) | MENU |
| BISSELL, MELVILLE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1876 |
Via Snippets - the first carpet sweeper |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| BIZET, GEORGES | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1875 | French opera composer - Carmen | Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| BLACK DEATH, THE | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1347 | Bubonic plague reaches Europe | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| BLACK HAWK WAR, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1832 |
Via Second Seminole War- The Sauk |
History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
| BLACK HOLE OF CALCUTTA,THE | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1756 | Alleged atrocity against British | History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
| BLACK LINE, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1830 |
Via Trail of Tears - Tasmania |
History (HY) | AUSTRALIA (AUS) | MENU |
| BLACK PRINCE, THE | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1356 | Battle of Poitiers & Limoges massacre | History (HY) | HUNDRED YEARS WAR (HYW) 1339-1453 |
MENU |
| BLACK WAR, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1828 |
Via Trail of Tears - Tasmania |
History (HY) | AUSTRALIA (AUS) | MENU |
| BLACK, JAMES WALLACE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1860 |
Via Talbot - American photographer |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| BLACK, JOSEPH | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1762 |
Via Joseph Priestly - Scottish chemist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| BLACKBEARD (EDWARD TEACH) | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1718 |
Via Piracy - English pirate |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| BLACKMORE, RICHARD | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1870 | English author - Lorna Doone | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BLACKSTONE, WILLIAM | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1769 | English Jurist - Laws of England | Law (LW) | XNA | MENU |
| BLACKWELL, ELIZABETH | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1849 | First American woman doctor | Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| BLADENSBURG, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1814 |
Via War of 1812 - British victory |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| BLAKE, ADMIRAL ROBERT | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1652 |
Via Anglo-Dutch War - gains victory |
History (HY) | NETHERLANDS (NET) | MENU |
| BLAKE, WILLIAM | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1794 | English mystic poet and illustrator | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BLANCHARD, FRANCOIS | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1785 | French balloonist crosses channel | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| BLANE, GILBERT | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1785 |
Via Lind- Scots physician -scurvy |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| BLAXLAND, GREGORY | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1813 |
Via Flinders - Australian explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| BLENHEIM, THE BATTLE OF | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1704 | Allied victory over French | History (HY) | SPANISH SUCCESSION (WSS) 1701-1714 |
MENU |
| BLENKINSOP, JOHN | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1813 |
Via Trevithick - English mine engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| BLIGH, WILLIAM | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1789 |
Via Mutiny on The Bounty - Captain |
History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
| BLISS, FREDERICK J. | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1894 |
Via Petrie - American achaeologist |
Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
| BLOEMFONTEIN CONFERENCE, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1899 |
Via 2nd Anglo-Boer War |
History (HY) | ANGLO-BOER WAR (2ND) (SBW) 1899-1902 |
MENU |
| BLOEMFONTEIN CONVENTION, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1854 |
Via Orange Free State - to Boers |
History (HY) | SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) | MENU |
| BLONDIN, CHARLES | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1859 |
Via Snippets- French tightrope walker |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BLOOD RIVER, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1838 | Boer Voortrekkers defeat Zulus | History (HY) | SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) | MENU |
| BLOOD, COLONEL THOMAS | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1671 |
Via Snippets - steals English crown |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| BLOODY ASSIZES, THE | JAMES II (J2) 1685-1688 |
1685 |
Via Monmouth Rebellion - Jeffreys |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| BLOODY MARSH, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1742 |
Via Georgia - British defeat Spanish |
History (HY) | NORTH AMERICA (NAM) | MENU |
| BLUCHER, GEBHARD LEBERECHT VON | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1815 |
Via Waterloo - Prussian general |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| BLUE MOSQUE, ISTANBUL, THE | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1616 |
Via Snippets - is completed |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| BLUE STOCKINGS, THE | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1760 |
Via Boswell - women intellectuals |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BLY, NELLIE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1889 |
Via Verne - American journalist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BOAT RACE, THE UNIVERSITY | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1829 |
Via Snippets-first Oxford v Cambridge |
Sport (SP) | XNA | MENU |
| BOCCACCIO, GIOVANNI | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1353 |
Italian poet and writer - Il Decameron |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BOCCHERINI, LUIGI | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1791 |
Via Haydn - Italian composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| BOCKLIN, ARNOLD | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1883 |
Via Munch - Swiss symbolist painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BODE, JOHANN ELERT | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1801 |
German astronomer - Uranographia |
Astronomy (AS) | XNA | MENU |
| BODLEIAN LIBRARY, OXFORD | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1602 |
Via Snippets-after Sir Thomas Bodley |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BODLEY, SIR THOMAS | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1602 |
Via Snippets - sets up Bodleian library |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BODONI, GIAMBATTISTA | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1768 |
Via Baskerville - Italian printer |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| BOERHAAVE, HERMANN | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1708 | Dutch physician - bedside tutor | Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| BOIELDIEU, FRANCOIS ADRIEN | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1825 |
Via Mendelssohn - French composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| BOILEAU, NICOLAS | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1666 |
Via Rigaud - French poet/critic |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BOLEYN, ANNE | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1533 | Wives of H8 - 1533-1536 - executed | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| BOLINGBROKE, HENRY | RICHARD II (R2) 1377-1399 |
1397 | Son of John of Gaunt- future Henry IV | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| BOLIVAR, SIMON | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1824 | Venezuelan S.American liberator | History (HY) | SOUTH AMERICA (SAM) | MENU |
| BOLIVIA, SOUTH AMERICA | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1825 |
Via Bolivar - gains independence |
History (HY) | SOUTH AMERICA (SAM) | MENU |
| BOLOGNA, THE UNIVERSITY OF | HENRY I (H1) 1100-1135 |
1119 | One of the first universities | Education (ED) | XNA | MENU |
| BOLTZMANN, LUDWIG | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1868 |
Via Maxwell - Austrian physicist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| BONAPARTE, FRANCOIS CHARLES | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1814 |
Via Waterloo - Napoleon's son |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| BONAPARTE, NAPOLEON | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1799 | Seizes power in the Consulate | History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| BONIFACE VIII, POPE | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1302 | Unam Sanctam - spiritual authority | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| BONINGTON, RICHARD PARKES | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1824 |
Via Delacroix - English landscapes |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1745 | The '45 Jacobite Rebellion | History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
| BONPLAND, AIME | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1804 |
Via Humboldt - French botanist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| BONTURI, ELVIRA | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1884 |
Via Puccini - his mistress/wife |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| BOOTH, CATHERINE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1878 |
Via Booth - founder Salvation Army |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| BOOTH, CHARLES | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1886 |
Via Booth - English social reformer |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| BOOTH, JOHN WILKES | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1865 |
Via Lincoln - assassinator |
History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
MENU |
| BOOTH, WILLIAM | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1878 | Founder of the Salvation Army | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| BORGIA, CESARE | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1493 | Italian leading family - political tyrant | History (HY) | ITALIAN WARS (ITW) 1494-1559 |
MENU |
| BORGIA, LUCREZIA | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1493 |
Via Cesare Borgia - court at Ferrara |
History (HY) | ITALIAN WARS (ITW) 1494-1559 |
MENU |
| BORODIN, ALEKSANDR | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1888 | Composer-friend of Rimsky-Korsakov | Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| BORODINO, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1812 |
Via Retreat from Moscow- Fr.victory |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| BOROUGH, STEPHEN | MARY I (M1) 1553-1558 |
1556 |
Via Muscovy Co. - English navigator |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| BOROUGHBRIDGE, BATTLE OF | EDWARD II (E2) 1307-1327 |
1322 |
Via Edward II - Hugh Despensers |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| BORROMINI, FRANCESCO | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1631 |
Via Bernini-Italian architect-churches |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| BOSCH, HIERONYMUS | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1500 |
Dutch painter - Picture of Hell |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BOSE, JAGADISH CHANDRA | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1895 |
Via Marconi - Indian physicist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| BOSHIN WAR, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1868 |
Via Shogunate - civil war in Japan |
History (HY) | JAPAN (JAP) | MENU |
| BOSSUET, JACQUES | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1697 |
Via Rigaud - French bishop |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| BOSTON MASSACRE, THE | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1770 | American Independence | History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
MENU |
| BOSTON NEWSLETTER, THE | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1704 |
Via Snippets-1st American newspaper |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BOSTON TEA PARTY, THE | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1773 | Tax protest by American colonists | History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
MENU |
| BOSTON, THE BATTLE FOR | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1776 | American Independence | History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
MENU |
| BOSWELL, JAMES | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1773 | Scottish biographer - re.Johnson | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BOSWORTH, THE BATTLE OF | RICHARD III (R3) 1483-1485 |
1485 | Henry Tudor defeats Richard III | History (HY) | WARS OF THE ROSES (WOR) 1455-1485 |
MENU |
| BOTANY BAY | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1788 | Settlement of first convict colony | History (HY) | AUSTRALIA (AUS) | MENU |
| BOTHWELL, THE EARL OF | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1567 |
Via Mary Queen of Scots - favourite |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| BOTTA, EMILE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1843 |
Via Layard - French archaeologist |
Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
| BOTTEGO, VITTORIO | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1892 |
Via Dubois- Italian explorer-Jubaland |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| BOTTGER, JOHANN | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1707 |
Via Meissen - German alchemist |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| BOTTICELLI, SANDRO | EDWARD IV (E4) 1461-1483 |
1478 |
Florentine artist - Primavera |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BOUCHER, FRANCOIS | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1731 | Popular French rococo painter | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BOUCICAULT, DION | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1868 |
Via Reade- Irish-American playwright |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BOUDIN, EUGENE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1856 |
Via Monet - French marine artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BOUGAINVILLE, LOUIS ANTOINE | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1766 |
Via James Cook - French explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| BOULLE, ANDRE CHARLES | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1672 | Outstanding French furniture designer | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BOULSOVER, THOMAS | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1742 |
Via Snippets - silver plating |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| BOULTON, MATTHEW | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1782 |
Via James Watt - English engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| BOUNTY, MUTINY ON THE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1789 | Captain Bligh is cast adrift | History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
| BOURDELLE, ANTOINE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1888 |
Via Rodin - French sculptor |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BOURNE, WILLIAM | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1578 |
Via Drebbel - plan of diving boat |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| BOUVINES, THE BATTLE OF | JOHN (JO) 1199-1216 |
1214 | French defeat Otto IV of Germany | History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
| BOW STREET RUNNERS, THE | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1748 |
Via Fielding - a body of "thief takers" |
History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
| BOWDICH, THOMAS EDWARD | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1822 |
Via 1st Anglo-Ashanti War - explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| BOWDLER, THOMAS | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1807 |
Via Shakespeare - "bowdlerize" |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BOWIE, JIM | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1835 |
Via Alamo - American frontiersman |
History (HY) | TEXAS (TEX) | MENU |
| BOXER REBELLION, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1900 | To expel foreigners from China | History (HY) | BOXER REBELLION (TBR) 1899-1901 |
MENU |
| BOXING - FIRST RULES OF | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1743 |
Via Snippets - Jack Broughton |
Sport (SP) | XNA | MENU |
| BOYACA, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1819 |
Via Bolivar - New Granada |
History (HY) | SOUTH AMERICA (SAM) | MENU |
| BOYCE, WILLIAM | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1760 |
Via Gluck - English composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| BOYCOTTING, THE PRACTICE OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1881 |
Via Phoenix Park Murders - Ireland |
History (HY) | IRELAND (IRE) | MENU |
| BOYLE, ROBERT | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1661 | Irish scientist - law on gases | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| BOYNE, THE BATTLE OF THE | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1690 | King defeats James Stuart in Ireland | History (HY) | IRELAND (IRE) | MENU |
| BOYS' BRIGADE, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1883 |
Via Snippets - founder William Smith |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| BOZZACCHI, GIUSEPPINA | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1870 |
Via Delibes - Italian ballerina |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| BRACTON, HENRY DE | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1268 |
Via Bacon - English jurist |
Law (LW) | XNA | MENU |
| BRADFORD, GOVERNOR WILLIAM | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1620 |
Via Pilgrim Fathers - strong leader |
History (HY) | NORTH AMERICA (NAM) | MENU |
| BRAHE, TYCHO | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1576 | Dan.astronomer-Castle of the Heavens | Astronomy (AS) | XNA | MENU |
| BRAHMS, JOHANNES | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1877 | German composer -symphonies | Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| BRAID, JAMES | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1841 |
Via Mesmer - founder of hypnotism |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| BRAILLE, LOUIS | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1824 |
Via Snippets - reading for the blind |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| BRAITHWAITE, JOHN | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1829 |
Via Stephenson - English engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| BRAMAH, JOSEPH | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1795 |
Via Industrial Revolution-Eng.engineer |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| BRAMANTE, DONATO | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1506 | Italian architect - St.Peter's Basilica | Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| BRAMHAM MOOR, THE BATTLE OF | HENRY IV (H4) 1399-1413 |
1408 |
Via Shrewsbury-Northumberland killed |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| BRANDENBURG GATE, BERLIN | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1789 |
Via Snippets - completed by Langhans |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| BRANLY, EDOUARD | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1895 |
Via Marconi - French physicist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| BRANT, SEBASTIAN | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1494 |
Via Snippets- Ger.poet - Ship of Fools |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BRAUN, KARL FERDINAND | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1898 |
Via Marconi - German physicist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| BRAY, THOMAS | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1701 |
Via Snippets - philanthropist SPCK |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| BRAYTON, GEORGE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1872 |
Via Auto Industry- American engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| BRAZIL, SOUTH AMERICA | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1822 |
Via Bolivar - gains independence |
History (HY) | SOUTH AMERICA (SAM) | MENU |
| BRAZZA, PIERRE DE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1878 |
Via Stanley - French explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| BREDA, TREATY OF | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1667 |
Via Second Anglo-Dutch War |
History (HY) | NETHERLANDS (NET) | MENU |
| BREDA,THE DECLARATION OF | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1660 | Issued by Charles II of England | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| BREECHES BIBLE, THE | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1557 |
Via Tyndale - or the Geneva Bible |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| BREITENFELD, THE BATTLE OF | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1631 |
Via Thirty Yrs War- Protestant victory |
History (HY) | THIRTY YEARS WAR (TYW) 1618-1648 |
MENU |
| BREMULE, THE BATTLE OF | HENRY I (H1) 1100-1135 |
1119 |
Via Tinchebrai - victory for Henry I |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| BRETIGNY, THE TREATY OF | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1360 | Truce in the Hundred Years War | History (HY) | HUNDRED YEARS WAR (HYW) 1339-1453 |
MENU |
| BREWSTER, DAVID | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1811 |
Via Fresnel - Scottish physicist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| BRIDGE OF SIGHS, VENICE, THE | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1600 |
Via Snippets - It.archItect Contino |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| BRIGGS, HENRY | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1617 |
Via Napier- English mathematician |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| BRIGHT, JOHN | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1839 |
Via Repeal of Corn Law - leader |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| BRIGHT, RICHARD | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1827 | English physician - kidney disease | Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| BRIGHT, TIMOTHY | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1588 |
Via Snippets - early shorthand |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| BRILLAT-SAVARIN, JEAN ANTHELME | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1825 |
Via Snippets - French gastronome |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BRINDLEY, JAMES | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1761 | English engineer - canal building | Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1871 | Joins the Canadian Federation | History (HY) | CANADA (CAN) | MENU |
| BRITISH EAST INDIA COMPANY | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1600 | Initially named English East.Ind.Co | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1835 |
Via Snippets - Henry De La Beche |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| BRITISH MUSEUM, LONDON, THE | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1759 |
Via Snippets - open to the public |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BRITISH NORTH AMERICA ACT | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1867 | Dominion of Canada established | History (HY) | CANADA (CAN) | MENU |
| BRITISH REFORM ACT, FIRST | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1832 | Franchise and constituencies | History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| BRITISH REFORM ACT, SECOND | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1867 |
Via Fenian Movement - franchise |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| BRITISH REFORM ACT, THIRD | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1884 |
Via Gladstone - franchise extended |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| BROADWOOD, JOHN | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1784 |
Via Cristofori -Scottish piano maker |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| BROCK, THOMAS | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1911 |
Via Queen Victoria - English sculptor |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BRONTE SISTERS, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1847 | Novelists - Charlotte, Emily, Anne | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BRONTE, BRANWELL | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1847 |
Via Bronte Sisters - brother |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BRONZINO, AGNOLO | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1540 |
Via Cosimo de Medici - It.portraitist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BROUGHAM, HENRY (LATER BARON) | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1832 |
Via Reform Bill - horse & carriage |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| BROUGHTON, JACK | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1743 |
Via Snippets - rules of boxing |
Sport (SP) | XNA | MENU |
| BROUWER, ADRIAEN | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1635 |
Via Steen - Little Masters of Holland |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BROWN, FORD MADOX | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1870 |
Via Pre-Raphaelites - English artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BROWN, JOHN | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1859 |
Via American Civil War - his body |
History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
MENU |
| BROWN, JOHN | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1862 |
Via Victoria - The Queen's attendant |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| BROWN, SAMUEL | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1824 |
Via Auto Industry - English engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| BROWNE, HABLOT KNIGHT | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1850 |
Via Dickens - English illustrator |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BROWNING, ROBERT | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1842 |
English poet - Pied Piper of Hamelin |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BROWNING,ELIZABETH BARRETT | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1846 |
Via Browning - wife and poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BRUANT, ARISTIDE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1885 |
Via Toulouse-Lautrec- cabaret artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BRUCE, DAVID | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1903 |
Via Koch - Scottish microbiologist |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| BRUCE, JAMES | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1772 | Scottish explorer - the Blue Nile | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| BRUCE, ROBERT | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1306 | Crowned King of Scotland - to 1329 | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| BRUCH, MAX | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1868 |
Via Joachim - German composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| BRUCKNER, ANTON | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1865 |
Via Wagner - Austrian composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| BRUEGEL, PIETER - THE ELDER | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1566 |
Flemish painter - The Wedding Feast |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BRUGES, THE TREATY OF | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1375 | Truce in the Hundred Years War | History (HY) | HUNDRED YEARS WAR (HYW) 1339-1453 |
MENU |
| BRULE, ETIENNE | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1615 |
Via Champlain - Lake Superior |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| BRUNEL, ISAMBARD KINGDOM | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1837 | English engineer - railways, ships | Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| BRUNEL, MARC ISAMBARD | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1825 |
Via Brunel - French engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| BRUNELLESCHI, FILIPPO | HENRY V (H5) 1413-1422 |
1420 | Italian architect - Florence cathedral | Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| BRUNI, LEONARDI | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1423 |
Via Ghiberti - Italian scholar/historian |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BRUNO, SAINT | WILLIAM I (W1) 1066-1087 |
1084 |
Via Carthusian Order - founder |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| BRUNSWICK MANIFESTO, THE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1792 |
Via Valmy - threat by Duke Brunswick |
History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
| BRYANT AND MAY | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1891 |
Via Booth - match-making company |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| BUCHNER, GEORG | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1835 |
Via Danton - German dramatist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BUCKINGHAM, DUKE OF - George Villiers | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1625 |
Via Charles I - court favourite |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| BUCKLAND, WILLIAM | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1833 |
Via Lyell - English geologist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| BUDDING, EDWIN | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1830 |
Via Snippets- Eng.inventor of mower |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| BUENA VISTA, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1847 |
Via Mexican War - U.S. victory |
History (HY) | MEXICO (MEX) | MENU |
| BUFFON, GEORGES | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1767 | French naturalist - Natural History | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| BULGARIAN ATROCITIES, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1876 |
Via Russo-Turkish War |
History (HY) | OTTOMAN EMPIRE (OTT) 1301-1922 |
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| BULGARIAN HORRORS, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1876 |
Via Russo-Turkish War |
History (HY) | OTTOMAN EMPIRE (OTT) 1301-1922 |
MENU |
| BULL RUN, SECOND BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1862 | Confed victory in American Civil War | History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
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| BULL RUN, THE FIRST BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1861 | Confed victory in American Civil War | History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
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| BULL, OLE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1850 |
Via Grieg - Norwegian violinist |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| BULLER, SIR REDVERS | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1899 |
Via 2nd Anglo-Boer War - Brit.cmdr. |
History (HY) | ANGLO-BOER WAR (2ND) (SBW) 1899-1902 |
MENU |
| BULOW, HANS VON | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1868 |
Via Wagner - German conductor |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| BULWER-LYTTON, EDWARD | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1834 |
Via Pompeii - English novelist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BUNKER HILL, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1775 | American Independence | History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
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| BUNKUM FOR BUNCOMBE | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1820 |
Via Snippets - meaning nonsense |
History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
| BUNSEN, ROBERT | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1855 |
Via Snippets - German chemist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| BUNYAN, JOHN | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1678 |
English writer - Pilgrim's Progress |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BURBAGE, JAMES | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1599 |
Via The Theatre - Eng.actor/manager |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BURBAGE, RICHARD & CUTHBERT | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1599 |
Via Globe Theatre - the founders |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BURCKHARDT, JOHANN LUDWIG | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1812 | Swiss explorer - Petra/Abu Simbel | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| BURDETT, SIR FRANCIS | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1819 |
Via Peterloo - radical reformer |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| BURGHERS OF CALAIS, THE | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1347 |
Via Crecy - saviours of the city |
History (HY) | HUNDRED YEARS WAR (HYW) 1339-1453 |
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| BURGOYNE, GENERAL JOHN | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1777 |
Via Battles of Saratoga - Brit.cmdr. |
History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
MENU |
| BURKE, EDMUND | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1790 | English orator and political writer | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BURKE, JOHN | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1828 |
Via Snippets - British & Irish peerage |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BURKE, ROBERT O'HARA | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1860 | Crosses Australia south to north | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| BURKE'S PEERAGE | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1828 |
Via Snippets - British & Irish peerage |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BURLEIGH, LORD (WILLIAM CECIL) | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1558 |
Via Elizabeth I - chief advisor |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| BURMA, THE KINGDOM OF | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1824 |
Via First Anglo-Burmese War |
History (HY) | SOUTHEAST ASIA (SEA) | MENU |
| BURNE-JONES, EDWARD | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1870 |
Via Pre-Raphaelites - English artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BURNETT, FRANCES HODGSON | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1886 |
Via Kipling - American author |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BURNEY, CHARLES | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1789 |
Via Haydn - General History of Music |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| BURNEY, FANNY | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1778 |
Via Samuel Johnson - diarist/novelist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BURNS, ROBBIE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1786 |
Scottish poet - Tam O'Shanter |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BURNSIDE, GENERAL AMBROSE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1862 |
Via Battle of Fredericksburg |
History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
MENU |
| BURTON, RICHARD FRANCIS | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1857 | Eng.soldier/explorer- source of Nile | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| BURTON, ROBERT | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1621 |
Via Jonson- Eng.scholar- Melancholy |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BUSHNELL, DAVID | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1775 |
Via War at Sea- American submarine |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| BUTLER, LADY (ELIZABETH THOMPSON) | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1879 |
Via First Anglo-Afghan War- artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| BUTLER, SAMUEL | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1663 |
Via Dryden - English poet/satirist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BUTLER, SAMUEL | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1884 |
English satirist - The Way of all Flesh |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BUXTEHUDE, DIETRICH | GEORGE I (G1) 1714-1727 |
1703 |
Via Bach-German organist/composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| BYLOT, ROBERT | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1616 |
Via Baffin - British explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| BYNG, ADMIRAL | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1757 |
Via Seven Yrs' War - executed |
History (HY) | SEVEN YEARS WAR (SYW) 1756-1763 |
MENU |
| BYNKERSHOEK, CORNELIUS VAN | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1703 |
Via Grotius - Dutch jurist - sea law |
Law (LW) | XNA | MENU |
| BYRD, WILLIAM | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1572 |
Via Tallis - Eng.composer - Gradualia |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| BYRON, GEORGE GORDON | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1812 |
Eng.poet - Childe Harold's Pilgrimage |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| BYZANTINE EMPIRE, THE | WILLIAM II (W2) 1087-1100 |
1091 | Under Alexius I - plus brief history | History (HY) | BYZANTIUM (EMPIRE) (BYZ) | MENU |
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| CABET, ETIENNE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1813 |
Via Owen - French social reformer |
Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
| CABOT, JOHN | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1497 | Venetian explorer - Newfoundland | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| CABOT, SEBASTIAN | EDWARD VI (E6) 1547-1553 |
1553 |
Via Chancellor - North-east passage |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| CABRAL, PEDRO | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1500 |
Via Diaz - claims Brazil for Portugal |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| CADE REBELLION, THE | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1450 | Rebellion in Kent, England | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| CADE, JACK | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1450 | Leader of rebellion in Kent, England | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| CAILLIE, RENE | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1828 |
Via West Africa-Fr.explorer-Timbuktu |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| CALATAFIMI, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1860 |
Via Garibaldi - Italian independence |
History (HY) | ITALIAN INDEPENDENCE (ITI) 1831-1871 |
MENU |
| CALE, GUILLAUME | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1358 |
Via Jacquerie Uprising - leader |
History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
| CALIFORNIAN GOLD RUSH, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1848 | At Colomo - forty-niners | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| CALLEY, JOHN | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1705 |
Via Newcomen - plumber assistant |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| CALLIXTUS II, POPE | HENRY I (H1) 1100-1135 |
1122 |
Via Treaty of Worms - Concordat |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| CALLOT, JACQUES | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1633 |
Via Westphalia - French engraver |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CALONNE, CHARLES ALEXANDRE DE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1784 |
Via States General - French minister |
History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
| CALVERT, FREDERICK | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1873 |
Via Schliemann - Eng. archaeologist |
Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
| CALVIN, JOHN | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1536 |
Fr.Protestant reformer - The Institutes |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| CALZABIGI, RANIERI DI | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1760 |
Via Gluck - Italian poet - librettist |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| CAMBODIA, INDOCHINA | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1867 |
Via French Indochina - part of |
History (HY) | SOUTH EAST ASIA (SEA) | MENU |
| CAMBRAI, THE LEAGUE OF | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1508 |
Via Italian Wars - against Venice |
History (HY) | ITALIAN WARS (ITW) 1494-1559 |
MENU |
| CAMBRAI, THE TREATY OF | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1529 |
Via Battle of Pavia - ends Italian Wars |
History (HY) | ITALIAN WARS (ITW) 1494-1559 |
MENU |
| CAMBRIDGE, UNIVERSITY OF | HENRY (H2) II 1154-1189 |
1209 |
Via Paris University 1155 |
Education (ED) | XNA | MENU |
| CAMERARIUS, RUDOLPH | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1694 | German Botanist - sexual reproduction | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| CAMERON, CHARLES | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1762 |
Via Adam - Scottish architect |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| CAMISARD WAR, THE | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1702 | Protestant rebellion in France | History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
| CAMOENS, LUIS DE | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1572 |
Portuguese poet - The Lusiads |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CAMPERDOWN, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1797 |
Via Spithead and Nore Mutinies |
History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
| CAMPION, EDMUND | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1581 |
Via Ricci - English Jesuit martyr |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| CAMPION, THOMAS | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1617 |
Via Monteverdi - Eng.composer/ poet |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| CAMPO FORMIO, TREATY OF | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1797 | Austria cedes territory to France | History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
| CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1885 |
Via British North America Act |
History (HY) | CANADA (CAN) | MENU |
| CANAL BUILDING | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1761 |
Via James Brindley - worldwide |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| CANALETTO, ANTONIO | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1738 | Italian painter - scenes of Venice | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CANCHA-RAYADA, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1818 |
Via Chile- Sp.defeats Chilean rebels |
History (HY) | CHILE (CHL) | MENU |
| CANNIZZARO, STANISLAO | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1869 |
Via Mendeleev - Italian chemist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| CANOVA, ANTONIO | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1812 |
Via Elgin Marbles -Italian Sculptor |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1503 | Kent, England - begun in 1070 | Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| CAO (or CAM), DIOGO | EDWARD IV (E4) 1461-1483 |
1482 | Portuguese explorer reachers Congo | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| CAPABILITY BROWN | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1751 | English landscaper gardener | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CAPE FRONTIER WARS, THE | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1779 | Boers v Bantu tribes - South.Africa | History (HY) | SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) | MENU |
| CAPE ST. VINCENT, BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1797 | Victory of British over Spanish | History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
| CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1652 | Dutch settlement - Boers - Riebeeck | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| CAPTAIN SWING RIOTS, THE | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1830 |
Via Tolpuddle Martyrs- social uprising |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| CAPUCHINS, THE | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1528 | Order of Friars- by Matteo de Bassi | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| CARABOBO, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1821 |
Via Bolivar-Venezuelan independence |
History (HY) | SOUTH AMERICA (SAM) | MENU |
| CARAVAGGIO, MICHELANGELO | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1599 | Italian painter - gruesome works | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CARBERRY HILL, THE BATTLE OF | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1567 |
Via Mary Qn of Scots - defeated |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| CARBUTT, JOHN | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1885 |
Via Motion Pictures-Eng.photographer |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| CARDANO, GEROLAMO | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1545 | Italian mathmetician - Algebra | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| CARDIGAN, THE 7th EARL OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1854 |
Via Balaclava - cmdr.of light brigade |
History (HY) | CRIMEAN WAR (CRW) 1853-1856 |
MENU |
| CAREW, THOMAS | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1640 |
Via Herrick - English Cavalier Poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CAREY, HENRY | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1745 |
Via Snippets - Brit. national anthem |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| CAREY, JAMES | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1881 |
Via Phoenix Park Murders - radical |
History (HY) | IRELAND (IRE) | MENU |
| CAREY, WILLIAM | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1793 |
Via India Act - Baptist missionary |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| CARLILE, WILSON | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1882 |
Via Snippets - founds Church Army |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| CARLIN, MARTIN | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1774 |
Via Riesener - French cabinet maker |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CARLIST WAR, THE FIRST | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1833 | Conflict for Spanish throne | History (HY) | SPAIN (SPA) | MENU |
| CARLIST WAR, THE SECOND | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1846 |
Via First Carlist War, 1846-1848 |
History (HY) | SPAIN (SPA) | MENU |
| CARLIST WAR, THE THIRD | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1872 | Ends in return of monarchy | History (HY) | SPAIN (SPA) | MENU |
| CARLSBAD DECREES, THE | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1832 |
Via German Confed-rebellion crushed |
History (HY) | GERMANY (GER) | MENU |
| CARLYLE, THOMAS | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1839 |
Via Chartism - Scottish historian |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CARMELITES, THE | HENRY (H2) II 1154-1189 |
1156 | Religious Order of White Friars | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| CARNATIC WARS, THE | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1756 |
Via Anglo-French war, India |
History (HY) | SEVEN YEARS WAR (SYW) 1756-1763 |
MENU |
| CARNEGIE HALL | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1891 |
Via Snippets - opens in New York |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| CARNOT, LAZARE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1793 |
Via Execution of Louis XVI-military ldr |
History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
| CARPETBAGGERS | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1865 |
Via The Reconstruction - USA |
History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
MENU |
| CARPINI, JOHANNES DE PLANO | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1247 | Italian monk returns from Mongolia | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| CARRACCI, AGOSTINO | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1585 |
Via Annibale Carracci - brother artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CARRACCI, ANNIBALE | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1601 |
Via Caravaggio - Italian painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CARRERA, JOSE MIGUEL | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1811 |
Via Chile - Chilean commander |
History (HY) | CHILE (CHL) | MENU |
| CARRIER, JEAN-BAPTISTE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1793 |
Via Reign of Terror - at Nantes |
History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
| CARRIER-BELLEUSE, ERNEST | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1864 |
Via Rodin - French sculptor |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CARROLL, CHARLES | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1828 |
Via Stephenson - American financier |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| CARROLL, LEWIS | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1865 |
English author - Alice in Wonderland |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CARTA PISANA, THE | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1275 |
Via Crusades - ancient map of Med. |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| CARTAILHAC, EMILE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1879 |
Via Altamira - French prehistorian |
Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
| CARTE, RICHARD D'OYLY | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1875 |
Via Gilbert and Sullivan - theatre |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| CARTERET, JOHN (EARL OF GRANVILLE) | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1742 |
Via George II - British statesman |
History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
| CARTHUSIAN ORDER, THE | WILLIAM I (W1) 1066-1087 |
1084 | Founded by St. Bruno | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| CARTIER, JACQUES | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1534 | French explorer - St.Lawrence River | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| CARTWRIGHT, EDMUND | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1789 |
Via Industrial Revolution-wool combing |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| CASANOVA, GIACOMO | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1756 |
Via Snippets - world's greatest lover? |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CASEMENT, ROGER | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1904 |
Via Congo Free State - consul |
History (HY) | CONGO (CON) | MENU |
| CASKET LETTERS, THE | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1567 |
Via Mary Qn of Scots - conspiracy |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| CASSATT, MARY | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1874 |
Via Pissarro - American artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CASSINI III | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1740 |
Via Anville - French cartographer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| CASSINI, JACQUES DOMINIQUE | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1793 |
Via Cassini III - French cartographer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| CASSINI, JEAN-DOMINIQUE | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1665 | French astronomer - Jupiter | Astronomy (AS) | XNA | MENU |
| CASTIGLIONE, BALDASSARE | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1528 |
Italian writer/diplomat - The Courtier |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CASTLE BUILDING | WILLIAM I (W1) 1066-1087 |
1069 | Built to defend Norman Conquest | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| CASTLEREAGH, LORD | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1815 |
Via Holy Alliance - British Statesman |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| CASTRO Y BELLVIS, GUILLEN DE | WILLIAM II (W2) 1087-1100 |
1618 |
Via El Cid - Spanish dramatist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CATALAN ATLAS, THE | EDWARD II (E2) 1307-1327 |
1375 |
Via Mansa Musa - Abraham Cresques |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| CATEAU-CAMBRESIS, THE PEACE OF | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1559 |
Via Pavia - French forced out of Italy |
History (HY) | ITALIAN WARS (ITW) 1494-1559 |
MENU |
| CATESBY, ROBERT | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1605 |
Via Gunpowder Plot - RC conspirator |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| CATHERINE I OF RUSSIA | GEORGE I (G1) 1714-1727 |
1725 | Empress of Russia - 1725-1727 | History (HY) | RUSSIA (RUS) | MENU |
| CATHERINE II, THE GREAT | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1774 | Empress of Russia 1762-1796 | History (HY) | RUSSIA (RUS) | MENU |
| CATHERINE OF ARAGON | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1509 | Wives of H8 -1509-1533 - divorced | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| CATHERWOOD, FREDERICK | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1841 |
Via Layard - English illustrator |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CATLIN, GEORGE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1838 |
Via Trail of Tears - American artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CATO STREET CONSPIRACY | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1820 | Plot to kill Cabinet ministers | History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| CAVALIER POETS, THE | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1648 |
Via Herrick - English Royalist poets |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CAVALIER, JEAN | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1702 |
Via Camisards - leader of rebellion |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| CAVALLINI, PIETRO | EDWARD II (E2) 1307-1327 |
1307 |
Via Giotto - Italian painter/designer |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CAVENDISH LABORATORY | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1874 |
Via Maxwell- established at Cambridge |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| CAVENDISH, GEORGE | MARY I (M1) 1553-1558 |
1557 |
Via Wolsey- English writer- biography |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CAVENDISH, HENRY | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1766 |
Via Priestley - English scientist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| CAVOUR, CONTE CAMILLO BENSO di | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1859 |
Via War of 1859 - PM Sardinia |
History (HY) | ITALIAN INDEPENDENCE (ITI) 1831-1871 |
MENU |
| CAXTON, WILLIAM | EDWARD IV (E4) 1461-1483 |
1476 | First English printer - London | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CAYLEY, SIR GEORGE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1853 |
Via Snippets - first manned aeroplane |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| CECIL, WILLIAM (LORD BURLEIGH) | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1558 |
Via Elizabeth I - chief advisor |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| CELESTIAL POLICE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1800 |
Via Olbers - group of astronomers |
Astronomy (AS) | XNA | MENU |
| CELLINI, BENVENUTO | MARY I (M1) 1553-1558 |
1554 | Famous Italian goldsmith - salt cellar | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CELSIUS, ANDERS | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1742 | Swedish scientist -The celsius scale | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| CENTRAL AFRICA | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1823 | Expedition reaches Lake Chad | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| CENTRAL AMERICA | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1821 |
Via Bolivar - gains independence |
History (HY) | CENTRAL AMERICA (CAM) | MENU |
| CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1869 | American transcontinental railroad | History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
| CERIGNOLA, THE BATTLE OF | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1503 |
Via Italian Wars - Spanish victory |
History (HY) | ITALIAN WARS (ITW) 1494-1559 |
MENU |
| CERRO CORA, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1870 |
Via Triple Alliance - decisive battle |
History (HY) | SOUTH AMERICA (SAM) | MENU |
| CERRO PICHINCHA, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1822 |
Via Bolivar - Ecuador independence |
History (HY) | ECUADOR (ECU) | MENU |
| CERVANTES, MIGUEL DE | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1615 |
Spanish novelist/poet - Don Quixoto |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CESALPINO, ANDREA | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1583 | Italian botanist and physician | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| CESPEDES, CARLOS MANUEL DE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1868 |
Via Cuban Revolt - Cuban leader |
History (HY) | CUBA (CUB) | MENU |
| CETSHWAYO, KING | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1879 |
Via Anglo-Zulu War - King of Zulus |
History (HY) | SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) | MENU |
| CEZANNE, PAUL | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1874 | French artist - Impressionism | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CHABRIER, EMMANUEL | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1882 |
Via Debussy - French composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| CHACABUCO, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1817 |
Via Chile-Chilean victory over Spanish |
History (HY) | CHILE (CHL) | MENU |
| CHAILLU, PAUL BELLONI du | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1859 |
Via Livingstone - French explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| CHALDIRAN, THE BATTLE OF | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1514 |
Via Selim I - defeat of the Safavids |
History (HY) | OTTOMAN EMPIRE (OTT) 1301-1922 |
MENU |
| CHALGRIN, JEAN | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1806 |
Via Arc de Triomphe - Fr.architect |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| CHAMBERS, EPHRAIM | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1728 |
Via Diderot- Eng.writer- Encyclopedia |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CHAMBERS, WILLIAM | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1762 |
Via Robert Adam - Scottish architect |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| CHAMISSO, ADELBERT VON | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1818 |
Via Humboldt - German biologist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| CHAMPLAIN, SAMUEL DE | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1608 |
Via Jamestown - Fr.explorer - Quebec |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| CHAMPOLLION, JEAN FRANCOIS | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1822 | Fr.scholar deciphers Rosetta Stone | Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
| CHANCELLOR, RICHARD | EDWARD VI (E6) 1547-1553 |
1553 | NE Passage - Anglo-Russian trade | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| CHANCELLORSVILLE, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1863 |
Via Am.Civil War- Confederate victory |
History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
MENU |
| CHANSON DE ROLAND, LE | WILLIAM II (W2) 1087-1100 |
1095 | Chanson de geste re. Charlemagne | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CHANTREY, FRANCIS | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1805 |
Via Flaxman - English sculptor |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CHAO MENG-FU | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1274 |
Via Kublai Khan - Chinese painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CHAPELAIN, JEAN | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1635 |
Via Rambouillet - French poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CHAPMAN, GEORGE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1616 |
Via Keats - English poet /dramatist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CHAPPE, CLAUDE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1792 |
Via Snippets - mechanical semaphore |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| CHARASIA, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1879 |
Via Second Anglo-Afghan War |
History (HY) | AFGHANISTAN (AFG) | MENU |
| CHARBONNEAU, TOUSSAINT | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1804 |
Via Lewis and Clark - French explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| CHARCOT, JEAN-MARTIN | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1865 |
Via Lister - French neurologist |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| CHARDIN, JEAN BAPTISTE | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1731 | French genre painter - domestic life | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CHARDONNET, HILLAIRE DE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1884 |
Via Pasteur - French chemist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| CHARLES, ALBERT | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1848 |
Via 1848 - King of Sardinia-Piedmont |
History (HY) | ITALIAN INDEPENDENCE (ITI) 1831-1871 |
MENU |
| CHARLES I OF SPAIN | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1518 | 1st Asiento-slaves to Spanish America | History (HY) | AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE (SLT) from c1502 |
MENU |
| CHARLES I, KING OF ENGLAND | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1625 | SCOTLAND and IRELAND - to 1649 | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| CHARLES II, KING OF ENGLAND | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1660 | SCOTLAND and IRELAND - to 1685 | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| CHARLES OF BOHEMIA | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1355 |
Via Rhens - Holy Roman Emperor |
History (HY) | HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (HRE) | MENU |
| CHARLES OF LORRAINE | JAMES II (J2) 1685-1688 |
1687 |
Via 2nd Battle of Mohacs- commander |
History (HY) | OTTOMAN EMPIRE (OTT) 1301-1922 |
MENU |
| CHARLES V, EMPEROR | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1525 |
Via Battle of Pavia - 1519 to 1556 |
History (HY) | HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (HRE) | MENU |
| CHARLES VII OF FRANCE | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1429 |
Via Joan of Arc - crowned king |
History (HY) | HUNDRED YEARS WAR (HYW) 1339-1453 |
MENU |
| CHARLES VIII OF FRANCE | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1494 |
Via Italian Wars - captures Rome |
History (HY) | ITALIAN WARS (ITW) 1494-1559 |
MENU |
| CHARLES X, KING OF FRANCE | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1830 |
Via July Revolution - abdicates |
History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
| CHARLES X, KING OF SWEDEN | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1656 | War against Poland & Denmark | History (HY) | SCANDINAVIA (SCA) | MENU |
| CHARLES XII OF SWEDEN | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1702 | In Great Northern War v Russia | History (HY) | SCANDINAVIA (SCA) | MENU |
| CHARLES, JACQUES | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1783 |
Via Montgolfier Brothers-use of helium |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| CHARPENTIER, MARC-ANTOINE | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1673 |
Via Moliere - Fr.baroque composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| CHARTISM 1838-1848 | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1838 | British working class movement | History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| CHARTRES CATHEDRAL | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1240 |
Via Salisbury Cathedral |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| CHATANOOGA, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1863 |
Via Gettysburg - Union victory |
History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
MENU |
| CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANCOIS RENE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1802 |
Via Pius VII - French novelist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CHATHAM,THE EARL OF | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1756 | Title of William Pitt the Elder | History (HY) | SEVEN YEARS WAR (SYW) 1756-1763 |
MENU |
| CHATTERTON, THOMAS | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1769 |
Via Horace Walpole - English poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CHAUCER, GEOFFREY | RICHARD II (R2) 1377-1399 |
1387 |
English poet - The Canterbury Tales |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CHAUL, THE BATTLE OF | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1508 |
Via Almeida - defeated by Arab fleet |
History (HY) | PORTUGAL (POR) | MENU |
| CHAULIAC, GUY DE | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1363 |
French Surgeon - Great Surgery |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| CHEKHOV, ANTON | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1896 | Russian dramatist and story writer | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CHELSEA PENSIONERS, THE | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1681 |
Via Snippets - home for old soldiers |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| CHELYUSKIN, SEMYON | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1742 |
Via Bering - Russian explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| CHEN MENGLEI | GEORGE I (G1) 1714-1727 |
1726 |
Via Snippets - Chinese scholar |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CHENG HO | HENRY V (H5) 1413-1422 |
1414 |
Via Yung Lo - naval commander |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| CHENG-T'UNG, MING EMPEROR | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1449 | Defeated by Mongol army | History (HY) | CHINA (CHI) | MENU |
| CHENIER, ANDRE DE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1794 |
Via Reign of Terror - French Poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CHEROKEE, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1838 | Forcibly resettled in the west | History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
| CHERUBINI, LUIGI | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1804 |
Via Beethoven - French composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| CHESELDON, WILLIAM | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1733 |
Via Haller - English surgeon - bones |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| CHESNEY, GEORGE TOMKYNS | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1871 |
Via Siege of Paris - British officer |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CHESTERFIELD, LORD | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1737 |
Via Johnson - English writer - letters |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CHEVREUL, MICHEL | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1884 |
Via Seurat - French chemist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| CHEYNE, WILLIAM | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1885 |
Via Lister - English surgeon |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| CHIA-CHING, EMPEROR | EDWARD VI (E6) 1547-1553 |
1550 | Ming Emperor 1521-66 - disorder | History (HY) | CHINA (CHI) | MENU |
| CHIARUGI, VINCENZO | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1788 |
Via Bichat - treatment of insane |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| CHICAGO, THE FAMOUS FIRE OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1871 |
Via Snippets - 90,000 homeless |
History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
| CHICKAMAUGA, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1863 |
Via Gettysburg - confederate victory |
History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
MENU |
| CH'IEN LUNG, EMPEROR | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1752 | Manchu dynasty - 1736-1796 | History (HY) | CHINA (CHI) | MENU |
| CHILDREN'S CRUSADE, THE | JOHN (JO) 1199-1216 |
1212 | Sets out and ends in total disaster | Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
MENU |
| CHILE - INDEPENDENCE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1810 | Fight for independence- gained 1818 | History (HY) | CHILE (CHL) | MENU |
| CHIMU KINGDOM, THE | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1370 | People of northern Peru move south | History (HY) | SOUTH AMERICA (SAM) | MENU |
| CHIN DYNASTY, THE | HENRY I (H1) 1100-1135 |
1122 | Founded in Northern China | History (HY) | CHINA (CHI) | MENU |
| CHINESE PORCELAIN | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1682 | During Chi'ang Dynasty | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CHIOS MASSACRE, THE | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1822 |
Via War of Greek Independence |
History (HY) | GREECE (GRE) | MENU |
| CHIPPENDALE, THOMAS | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1754 |
English furniture maker - The Director |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CHIRIKOV, ALEKSEY | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1741 |
Via Bering - Russian explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| CHLADNI, ERNST | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1809 |
Via Gauss - founder of acoustics |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| CHOPIN, FREDERIC | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1839 |
Polish composer - Piano Concerto 2 |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| CHRETIEN DE TROYES | HENRY (H2) II 1154-1189 |
1183 |
French poet - Five Arthurian Legends |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CHRISTIAN SCIENCE, THE CHURCH OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1879 |
Via Booth - faith in divine healing |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| CHRISTIAN, FLETCHER | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1789 |
Via Mutiny on Bounty - mutineer |
History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
| CHU HSI | HENRY (H2) II 1154-1189 |
1180 |
Via Maimonides - Confucian scholar |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| CHU YUAN-CHANG | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1368 |
Via Ming Dynasty - founder |
History (HY) | CHINA (CHI) | MENU |
| CHUBB, CHARLES | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1835 |
Via Snippets - English locksmith |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| CHURCH ARMY, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1882 |
Via Snippets - founder Wilson Carlile |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY, THE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1799 |
Via India Act - so named in 1812 |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1857 |
Via Hudson River School - Am.painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CHURCHILL, LORD RANDOLPH | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1886 |
Via First Irish Home Rule Bill |
History (HY) | IRELAND (IRE) | MENU |
| CHURCHILL, WINSTON | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1898 |
Via Battle of Omdurman - officer |
History (HY) | SUDAN (SUD) | MENU |
| CIBBER, COLLEY | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1743 |
Via Pope - English poet/playwright |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CIMABUE, GIOVANNI | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1285 |
Early Italian painter - Maesta |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CINQUE PORTS | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1278 |
Via Snippets - for coastal defence |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| CISTERCIAN ORDER, THE | WILLIAM II (W2) 1087-1100 |
1098 | Founded by St.Robert de Champagne | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| CIVITATE, THE BATTLE OF | WILLIAM I (W1) 1066-1087 |
1053 |
Via Guiscard - defeat of papal forces |
History (HY) | SICILY (SIC) | MENU |
| CLAPPERTON, HUGH | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1823 |
Via Africa- Scot.explorer- Lake Chad |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| CLARE OF ASSISI | JOHN (JO) 1199-1216 |
1212 |
Via Francis of Assisi - Order of Nuns |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| CLARE, JOHN | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1820 | English romantic poet - rural life | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CLARENDON CODE, THE | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1661 |
Via Charles II- persecuting dissenters |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| CLARENDON CONSTITUTIONS | HENRY (H2) II 1154-1189 |
1164 | Aimed at limiting powers of clergy | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| CLARK, WILLIAM | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1806 | American explorer - crosses the USA | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| CLARKSON, THOMAS | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1807 |
Via Abolition of Slave Trade |
History (HY) | AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE (SLT) from c1502 |
MENU |
| CLAUDEL, CAMILLE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1889 |
Via Rodin- Fr.sculptor - Deep Thought |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CLAUSEWITZ, CARL VON | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1833 |
Via Carlist War- Vom Krieg (On War) |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CLAUSIUS, RUDOLF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1850 | German mathematician/physicist | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| CLELAND, JOHN | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1749 |
Via Snippets - author of Fanny Hill |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CLEMENCEAU, GEORGES | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1898 |
Via Dreyfus Affair - French journalist |
History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
| CLEMENT V, POPE | EDWARD II (E2) 1307-1327 |
1309 |
Via Babylonian Captivity-makes move |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| CLEMENT XIV, POPE | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1773 |
Via Loyola - Jesuits suppresssed |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| CLEMENTI, MUZIO | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1826 |
Via Mozart - Italian composer/pianist |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLES | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1878 |
Via Muhammad Ali - gifts to GB & US |
Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
| CLERMONT, THE COUNCIL OF | WILLIAM II (W2) 1087-1100 |
1095 |
Via First Crusade - called by Urban II |
Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
MENU |
| CLINTON, GENERAL SIR HENRY | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1778 |
Via American Independence |
History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
MENU |
| CLIVE OF INDIA, ROBERT | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1751 | A founder of British India | History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
| COBBETT, WILLIAM | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1830 | English social reformer - Rural Rides | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| COBDEN, RICHARD | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1839 |
Via Repeal of Corn Law - leader |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| COCHIN CHINA | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1867 |
Via Napoleon III - French colony |
History (HY) | CHINA (CHI) | MENU |
| CODY, SAMUEL FRANKLIN | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1888 |
Via Snippets - American showman |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| COFFEE HOUSES, LONDON | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1709 |
Via Steele - importance to nation |
History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
| COKE, THOMAS | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1784 |
Via Young - Norfolk farmer |
Agriculture (AG) | XNA | MENU |
| COLBERT, JEAN BAPTISTE | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1665 |
Via Louis XIV - Financial advisor |
History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
| COLE, HENRY | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1851 |
Via Great Exhibition - initiator |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| COLENSO, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1899 |
Via 2nd Anglo-Boer War- Boer victory |
History (HY) | ANGLO-BOER WAR (2ND) (SBW) 1899-1902 |
MENU |
| COLERIDGE, SAMUEL TAYLOR | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1798 |
English poet - The Ancient Mariner |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| COLET, JOHN | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1509 |
Via Erasmus - English theologian |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| COLLEY, MAJOR GENERAL SIR GEORGE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1881 |
Via First Anglo-Boer War - Brit.cmdr |
History (HY) | ANGLO-BOER WAR (1ST) (FBW) 1880-1881 |
MENU |
| COLLINS, DAVID | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1798 |
Via Botany Bay - Eng.administrator |
History (HY) | AUSTRALIA (AUS) | MENU |
| COLLINS, WILKIE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1860 |
Via Dickens - English novelist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| COLLINS, WILLIAM | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1746 |
Via Gray - English romantic poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| COLOMBE, JEAN | HENRY V (H5) 1413-1422 |
1485 |
Via Limbourg Brothers - miniaturist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| COLONIAL TERRITORIES - ASIA | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1914 |
Via Berlin Conference - Far East |
History (HY) | ASIA (ASI) | MENU |
| COLONIAL WORLD MAP 1585 | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1585 |
Via Raleigh - Spanish, Port. & Eng. |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| COLONIES, ENGLISH, N.AMERICA | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1682 |
Via Penn, William- thirteen established |
History (HY) | NORTH AMERICA (NAM) | MENU |
| COLONNA, FRANCESCO | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1499 |
Via Aldus Manutius - Illustrated book |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| COLT, SAMUEL | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1854 |
Via Mexican War- American gunsmith |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| COLUMBUS, CHRISTOPHER | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1492 | Italian explorer - discovers New World | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| COMANCHE, HORSE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1876 |
Via Battle of The Little Bighorn |
History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
| COMBE, WILLIAM | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1812 |
Via Rowlandson - English poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| COMENIUS, JAN | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1657 | Moravian educator - Didactic Works | Education (ED) | XNA | MENU |
| COMMONWEALTH, THE | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1649 | English Republic 1649-60 - Cromwell | History (HY) | ENGLISH CIVIL WAR (ECW) 1642-1651 |
MENU |
| COMMUNIST MANIFESTO, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1848 | Setting out principles of Communism | History (HY) | GERMANY (GER) | MENU |
| COMPROMISE OF LE BEC, THE | HENRY I (H1) 1100-1135 |
1106 |
Via Anselm-re.Investiture Controversy |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| COMTE, AUGUSTE | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1830 | French philosopher - positivism | Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
| CONAN DOYLE, ARTHUR | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1887 | Scottish writer - Sherlock Holmes | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CONCORD, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1775 | American Independence | History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
MENU |
| CONDE, JEAN | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1792 |
Via Prince Regent - French engraver |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CONDE, THE PRINCE OF | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1650 |
Via Princely Fronde - rebel leader |
History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
| CONDILLAC, ETIENNE BONNET de | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1746 |
Via Locke - French philosopher |
Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
| CONDORCET, MARIE JEAN | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1794 |
Via Robespierre - social reformer |
Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
| CONFEDERATE SURRENDER | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1865 | At Appomattox Court House, Virginia | History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
MENU |
| CONFEDERATION OF THE RHINE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1806 |
Via Austerlitz - 83 German states |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| CONGO FREE STATE, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1885 | Established by Leopold II of Belgium | History (HY) | CONGO (CON) | MENU |
| CONGRESS SYSTEM, THE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1814 |
Via Congress of Vienna |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| CONGREVE ROCKETS | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1806 |
Via Jena - British attack on Boulogne |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| CONGREVE, WILLIAM | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1700 | English playwright -Way of the World | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CONGREVE, WILLIAM | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1805 |
Via Jena - inventor of military rocket |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| CONRAD, JOSEPH | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1896 |
Via Wells - British adventure novelist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CONSALVI, ERCOLE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1814 |
Via Pius VII - cardinal/statesman |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| CONSTABLE, JOHN | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1821 | Eng. landscape artist -The Hay Wain | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CONSTANCE, THE COUNCIL OF | HENRY V (H5) 1413-1422 |
1417 | Brings an end to the Great Schism | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| CONSTANCE, THE PEACE OF | HENRY (H2) II 1154-1189 |
1183 |
Via Frederick I - failure in N.Italy |
History (HY) | HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (HRE) | MENU |
| CONSTANT, BENJAMIN | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1813 |
Via Staël-Swiss novelist/political writer |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CONSTANTINOPLE CONFERENCE, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1882 |
Via Anglo-Egyptian War-international |
History (HY) | EGYPT (EGY) | MENU |
| CONSTANTINOPLE, SACKING OF | JOHN (JO) 1199-1216 |
1202 |
Via Fourth Crusade-Byzantine capital |
Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
MENU |
| CONSTANTINOPLE, THE FALL OF | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1453 | City captured by the Ottoman Turks | History (HY) | BYZANTIUM (EMPIRE) (BYZ) | MENU |
| CONSTITUTIONAL ACT, CANADA | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1791 |
Via Vancouver - two provinces |
History (HY) | CANADA (CAN) | MENU |
| CONSULATE, THE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1799 | Brings Napoleon to power | History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| CONTE, NICOLAS-JACQUES | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1795 |
Via Seurat - the conte crayon |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CONTINENTAL SYSTEM, THE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1806 | Blockade on British commerce | History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| CONTINO, ANTONIO | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1600 |
Via Snippets - builds Bridge of Sighs |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| CONVENTION, PHILADELPHIA | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1787 | Draws up United States constitution | History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
| COOK, JAMES | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1770 | English explorer - Botany Bay | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| COOK, THOMAS | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1851 |
Via Great Exhibition - tour operator |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| COOKE, WILLIAM FORTHERGILL | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1837 |
Via Morse - invents telegraph |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| COOPER, JAMES FENIMORE | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1826 | Am.novelist-The Last of the Mohicans | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| COOPER, THOMAS | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1845 |
Via Chartism - English poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| COPE, EDWARD DRINKER | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1870 |
Via Lamarck- American paleontologist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| COPENHAGEN, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1801 | Nelson defeats the Danish fleet | History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
| COPERNICUS, NICOLAUS | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1543 | Polish astronomer - earth orbits sun | Astronomy (AS) | XNA | MENU |
| COPLEY MEDAL, THE | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1709 |
Via Royal Society - science award |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| COPLEY, JOHN SINGLETON | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1778 |
Via Pitt - American portraitist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CORAM, THOMAS | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1739 |
Via Hogarth - English philanthropist |
History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
| CORDAY, CHARLOTTE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1794 |
Via Marat - assassin |
History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
| CORELLI, ARCANGELO | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1690 |
Via Purcell - Italian composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| CORFE CASTLE, THE SIEGE OF | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1646 |
Via Battle of Naseby - in Dorset |
History (HY) | ENGLISH CIVIL WAR (ECW) 1642-1651 |
MENU |
| CORINTH CANAL, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1893 |
Via Snippets - opens to shipping |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| CORNEILLE, PIERRE | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1637 |
French dramatist - Le Cid, Le Menteur |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CORNWALLIS, GENERAL CHARLES | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1781 |
Via Washington - British commander |
History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
MENU |
| CORONADO, FRANCISCO | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1540 | Sp.explorer - American south-west | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| COROT, CAMILLE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1857 |
Via Barbizon School - French painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CORREGGIO | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1523 |
Via Titian - Paduan painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CORT, HENRY | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1784 | English ironmaster - "puddling" | Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| CORTES, HERNAN | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1519 | Sp.explorer conquers Aztec Empire | History (HY) | AZTECS (AZT) | MENU |
| CORTONA, PIETRO DA | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1631 |
Via Rubens - Italian baroque artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CORUNNA, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1809 | British expelled from Spain | History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| COSWAY, RICHARD | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1785 |
Via Prince Regent - miniaturist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| COTMAN, JOHN SELL | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1803 |
Via Norwich School - co-founder |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| COTTON, CHARLES | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1676 |
Via Izaak Walton - English poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| COULOMB, CHARLES | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1787 |
Via Volta - French physicist - law |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| COUNTER-REFORMATION, THE | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1517 |
Via Reformation - Catholic response |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| COUPERIN, FRANCOIS | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1714 |
Via Purcell - French composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| COURBET, GUSTAVE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1855 | French painter - realist movement | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| COURNOT, ANTOINE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1838 |
Via Marshall - French economist |
Economics (EC) | XNA | MENU |
| COUTRAS, THE BATTLE OF | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1587 |
Via Fr.Religious Wars -Prot.victory |
History (HY) | FRENCH RELIGIOUS WARS (FWR) 1562-1598 |
MENU |
| COVENT GARDEN OPERA HOUSE | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1732 |
Via Gay - opens in London |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| COVENT GARDEN, LONDON | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1633 |
Via Snippets - fruit and veg.market |
Agriculture (AG) | XNA | MENU |
| COVERDALE, MILES | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1535 |
Via Tyndale - produces first Eng.bible |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| COWPER, WILLIAM | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1785 |
Via Burns - English poet - The Task |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| COX, DAVID | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1813 |
Via Turner - English landscape artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| COYSEVOX, ANTOINE | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1677 |
Via Le Brun - French sculptor |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| COZENS, JOHN ROBERT | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1782 |
Via Gainsborough - English artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CRABBE, GEORGE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1781 |
Via Burke - English poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CRANACH, LUCAS | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1520 |
Via Luther - painter/ woodcut artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CRANMER, THOMAS | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1533 | Prot.Archbishop grants H8 a divorce | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| CRAZY HORSE, CHIEF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1876 |
Via Battle of The Little Bighorn |
History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
| CRECY, THE BATTLE OF | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1346 | English victory over the French | History (HY) | HUNDRED YEARS WAR (HYW) 1339-1453 |
MENU |
| CRESQUES, ABRAHAM and JEHUDA | EDWARD II (E2) 1307-1327 |
1375 |
Via Mansa Musa - Catalan Atlas |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| CRETE, THE ISLAND OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1897 | Revolt leads to Greco-Turkish War | History (HY) | GREECE (GRE) | MENU |
| CRICKET - FOUNDATION OF MCC | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1787 |
Via Snippets- Lords cricket ground |
Sport (SP) | XNA | MENU |
| CRICKET - THE ASHES SERIES | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1882 |
Via Snippets - England v Australia |
Sport (SP) | XNA | MENU |
| CRIMEAN WAR, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1853 | GB, France, Turkey v Russia | History (HY) | CRIMEAN WAR (CRW) 1853-1856 |
MENU |
| CRISPIN, SAINT | HENRY V (H5) 1413-1422 |
1415 |
Via Agincourt - saint's feast day |
History (HY) | HUNDRED YEARS WAR (HYW) 1339-1453 |
MENU |
| CRISTOFORI, BARTOLOMEO | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1709 | Italian piano maker - pioneer | Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| CROCKETT, DAVY | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1835 |
Via Alamo - American frontiersman |
History (HY) | TEXAS (TEX) | MENU |
| CROME, JOHN | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1803 |
Via Norwich School - co-founder |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CROME, JOHN BERNEY | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1828 |
Via Norwich School - English artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CROMER, LORD | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1899 |
Via Fashoda Incident - Egypt |
History (HY) | EGYPT (EGY) | MENU |
| CROMPTON, SAMUEL | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1779 | English inventor - spinning mule | Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| CROMWELL, OLIVER | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1644 | English ruler - The Commonwealth | History (HY) | ENGLISH CIVIL WAR (ECW) 1642-1651 |
MENU |
| CROMWELL, RICHARD | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1658 | Lord Protector - The Commonwealth | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| CROMWELL, THOMAS | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1534 | Chief minister - English Reformation | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| CROOKES, WILLIAM | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1875 |
Via Mendeleev - English physicist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| CROSS, CHARLES | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1892 |
Via Chardonnet - English chemist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| CRUFTS DOG SHOW, LONDON | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1891 |
Via Snippets - founder Charles Cruft |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| CRUIKSHANK, GEORGE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1811 |
Via Rowlandson - English caricaturist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CRUSADE, THE EIGHTH | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1270 | To Tunisia - death of king Louis IX | Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
MENU |
| CRUSADE, THE FIFTH | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1217 | Directed to Egypt, it ends in failure | Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
MENU |
| CRUSADE, THE FIRST | WILLIAM II (W2) 1087-1100 |
1095 | With aim of recapturing Jerusalem | Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
MENU |
| CRUSADE, THE FOURTH | JOHN (JO) 1199-1216 |
1202 | Attacks the city of Constantinople | Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
MENU |
| CRUSADE, THE SECOND | STEPHEN (ST) 1135-1154 |
1147 | Sets out for Holy Land-ends in failure | Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
MENU |
| CRUSADE, THE SEVENTH | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1248 | Directed to Egypt, it ends in failure | Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
MENU |
| CRUSADE, THE SIXTH | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1228 | Jerusalem regained by negotiation | Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
MENU |
| CRUSADE, THE THIRD | RICHARD I (R1) 1189-1199 |
1189 | To Holy Land - ends in failure | Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
MENU |
| CRUSADES, END OF THE | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1291 | Fall of Acre, last Christain stronghold | Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
MENU |
| CRUSADES: A SUMMARY | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1270 |
Via Eighth Crusade |
Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
MENU |
| CRUSADES: THE RESULTS | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1270 |
Via Eighth Crusade - impact on trade |
Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
MENU |
| CRYSTAL PALACE, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1851 |
Via Great Exhibition- giant glasshouse |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| CUBAN REVOLT, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1868 | Ten years' war against Spain | History (HY) | CUBA (CUB) | MENU |
| CUGNOT, JOSEPH | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1769 | French inventor- first automobile | Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| CUI, CESAR | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1862 |
Via Balakirev - one of The Mighty Five |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| CULLODEN MOOR, BATTLE OF | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1746 | Defeat of Jacobite Rebellion | History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
| CUMBERLAND, THE DUKE OF | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1746 |
Via Culloden - British commander |
History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
| CUNARD LINE, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1839 |
Via Brunel - shipping company |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| CUNARD, SAMUEL | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1839 |
Via Brunel - British merchant |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| CUNNINGHAM, ALLAN | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1826 |
Via De Quincey- Scottish poet/author |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| CURIE, MARIE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1898 | Polish scientist - disovers radium | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| CURIE, PIERRE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1898 | French scientist -discovers radium | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| CURTIUS, ERNST | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1875 |
Via Schliemann-German archaeologist |
Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
| CUSTER, COLONEL GEORGE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1876 |
Via Little Bighorn - American soldier |
History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
| CUSTOZA, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1848 |
Via 1848 - Austrian victory in Italy |
History (HY) | ITALIAN INDEPENDENCE (ITI) 1831-1871 |
MENU |
| CUSTOZA, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1866 |
Via Austro-Prussian War |
History (HY) | AUSTRO-PRUSSIAN WAR (APW) June/July 1866 |
MENU |
| CUTTY SARK, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1869 |
Via Snippets - famous tea clipper |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| CUVIER, GEORGE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1812 |
Via Lamarck - Swiss botanist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| CUYP, AELBERT | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1671 |
Via Ruisdael - Dutch painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| CUZCO VALLEY, THE | JOHN (JO) 1199-1216 |
1200 | Incas expand into the Cuzco Valley | History (HY) | INCAS (INC) | MENU |
| CUZCO, THE INCA CITY OF | HENRY I (H1) 1100-1135 |
1100 | Foundation of the Inca city of Cuzco | History (HY) | INCAS (INC) | MENU |
| CYRANO DE BERGERAC | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1656 | French writer - early science fiction | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| D | ||||||
| D'ABBANS, MARQUIS DE JOUFFROY | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1783 |
Via Montgolfier - first steam boat |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| DABO, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1843 |
Via The Sindh - British victory |
History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
| DAGUERRE, LOUIS J.M. | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1839 | French pioneer in photography | Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| DAHOMEY, THE STATE OF | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1665 |
Via Benin - origin of country's name |
History (HY) | WEST AFRICA (WAF) | MENU |
| DAILY ADVERTISER, LONDON, THE | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1730 |
Via Snippets - first modern newspaper |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| DAILY COURANT, THE | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1702 |
Via Snippets - first Eng. Newspaper |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| DAIMLER, GOTTLIEB | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1885 | German inventor of automobile | Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| D'ALEMBERT, JEAN LE ROND | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1751 |
Via Diderot - French mathematician |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| DALTON, JOHN | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1808 | English chemist - atomic theory | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| DAMPIER, WILLIAM | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1699 | English explorer - Australia | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| DANA JNR, RICHARD HENRY | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1840 |
Via Melville - Am. writer of the sea |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| DANISH EAST INDIA COMPANY | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1729 |
Via East India Companies - formed |
History (HY) | DENMARK (DEN) | MENU |
| DANNOURA, THE SEA BATTLE OF | HENRY (H2) II 1154-1189 |
1185 |
Via Japanese Civil War - final battle |
History (HY) | JAPAN (JAP) | MENU |
| D'ANNUNZIO, GABRIELE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1890 |
Via Nietzche- Italian poet and novelist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| DANTE, ALIGHIERI | EDWARD II (E2) 1307-1327 |
1314 |
Italian poet - The Divine Comedy |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| DANTON, GEORGES JACQUES | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1794 | Executed - leader in Reign of Terror | History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
| DANUBYU, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1825 |
Via First Anglo-Burmese War |
History (HY) | SOUTHEAST ASIA (SEA) | MENU |
| DARBY, ABRAHAM | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1709 | English ironmaker - use of coke | Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| DARBY, ABRAHAM III | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1779 | English engineer - first iron bridge | Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| DARBY, JOHN NELSON | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1831 |
Via Plymouth Brethren - evangelist |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| DARE, VIRGINIA | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1587 |
Via Lost Colony - first colonist |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| D'ARLANDES, THE MARQUIS | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1783 |
Via Montgolfier Brothers - first flight |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| DARLING, GRACE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1838 |
Via Snippets - heroine at sea |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| DARNLEY, LORD | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1565 |
Via Mary Qn of Scots - murdered '67 |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| D'ARREST, HEINRICH LOUIS | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1846 |
Via Adams- Ger.astronomer- Neptune |
Astronomy (AS) | XNA | MENU |
| DARWIN, CHARLES | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1859 |
English naturalist - Origin of Species |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| DARWIN, ERASMUS | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1796 |
Via Wright - English physician |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| DAS KAPITAL | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1867 |
Via Marx - work by Marx & Engels |
Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
| DAUBENTON, LOUIS-JEAN-MARIE | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1788 |
Via Buffon - French naturalist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| D'AUBIGNE, THEODORE-AGRIPPA | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1577 |
Via Fr.Religious Wars - French poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| DAUBIGNY, CHARLES FRANCOIS | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1857 |
Via Barbizon School - French painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| DAUDET, ALPHONSE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1869 |
Via Bizet - Frenchwriter - Mon Moulin |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| DAUDET, MADAME ALPHONSE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1867 |
Via Daudet - wife of writer |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| DAUMIER, HONORE | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1836 |
Via Balzac - French caricature artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| DAVID AP GRUFFUDD | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1283 |
Via Wales - rebel leader executed |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| DAVID, JACQUES-LOUIS | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1784 | French neo-classical painter | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| DAVIS CUP, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1899 |
Via Snippets - tennis tournament |
Sport (SP) | XNA | MENU |
| DAVIS, JEFFERSON | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1861 |
Via American Civil War - ldr in south |
History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
MENU |
| DAVIS, JOHN | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1585 |
Via Frobisher - English explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| DAVIS, JOHN | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1821 |
Via Antarctic - Am. naval captain |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| DAVITT, MICHAEL | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1881 |
Via Phoenix Park Murders - radical |
History (HY) | IRELAND (IRE) | MENU |
| DAVY, HUMPHRY | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1815 | English chemist- invents miner's lamp | Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| DAWES, WILLIAM | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1775 |
Via Paul Revere - ride to Lexington |
History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
MENU |
| DE CHAUMAREYS, VISCOUNT HUGUES | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1816 |
Via Gericault - commander of Medusa |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| DE GEYTER, PIERRE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1888 |
Via Internationale - Belgian composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| DE LA BECHE, HENRY THOMAS | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1835 |
Via Snippets - Brit. geological survey |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| DE LA WARR, LORD | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1610 |
Via Jamestown - English Colonist |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| DE MORGAN, WILLIAM | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1870 |
Via Pre-Raphaelites - English potter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| DE QUINCEY, THOMAS | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1822 | English essayist - an opium-eater | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| DE RIVAZ, FRANCOIS ISAAC | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1807 |
Via Auto Industry -Swiss engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| DE SOTO, HERNANDO | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1538 |
Via Pizarro - explores Florida |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| DE WET, GENERAL CHRISTIAN RUDOLF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1900 |
Via 2nd Anglo-Boer War - Boer ldr. |
History (HY) | ANGLO-BOER WAR (2ND) (SBW) 1899-1902 |
MENU |
| DE WINT, PETER | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1815 |
Via Varley - English watercolour artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| DEAK, FERENC | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1867 |
Via Austria-Hungary - statesman |
History (HY) | AUSTRIA-HUNGARY (AHU) | MENU |
| DEBUSSY, CLAUDE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1894 | Revolutionary French composer | Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| DECADENT MOVEMENT, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1885 |
Via Redon - Modern movement in art |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| DECEMBRIST UPRISING, THE | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1825 | Attempt to overthrow Tsar Nicholas | History (HY) | RUSSIA (RUS) | MENU |
| DECIMAL SYSTEM, THE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1790 |
Via Snippets - adopted by the French |
History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
| DECLARATION OF INDULGENCE, THE | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1672 |
Via Charles II - re. nonconformists |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| DEE, JOHN | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1595 |
Via Sidney - Eng.mathematician |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| DEERE, JOHN | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1837 |
Via Tull - Am.blacksmith - steel plough |
Agriculture (AG) | XNA | MENU |
| DEFENESTRATION OF PRAGUE, THE | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1618 |
Via Thirty Yrs War - the cause |
History (HY) | THIRTY YEARS WAR (TYW) 1618-1648 |
MENU |
| DEFOE, DANIEL | GEORGE I (G1) 1714-1727 |
1719 |
English writer - Robinson Crusoe |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| DEGAS, EDGAR | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1863 |
Via Manet - French painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| DELACROIX, EUGENE | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1824 | Leading French romantic painter | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| DELAROCHE, PAUL | EDWARD VI (E6) 1547-1553 |
1833 |
Via Lady Jane Gray - French painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| DELHI DURBAR, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1876 |
Via Empress of India - proclamation |
History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
| DELIBES, LEO | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1870 |
French composer - Ballet Coppelia |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| DELISLE, GUILLAUME | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1700 | French cartographer - pioneer | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| DELIUS, FREDERICK | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1897 |
Via Elgar - English composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| DELONG, GEORGE WASHINGTON | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1879 |
Via Arctic - American naval explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| DENAIN, THE BATTLE OF | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1712 |
Via Prince Eugene - defeated |
History (HY) | SPANISH SUCCESSION (WSS) 1701-1714 |
MENU |
| DENHAM, DIXON | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1823 |
Via Africa- Eng.explorer- Lake Chad |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| DENMARK | RICHARD II (R2) 1377-1399 |
1397 |
Via Union of Kalmar - with Nor.& Sw. |
History (HY) | SCANDINAVIA (SCA) | MENU |
| DENNIS, JOHN | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1711 |
Via Pope - English dramatist/critic |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| DESAGA, PETER | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1855 |
Via Snippets - re. bunsen burner |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| DESAULT, PIERRE-JOSEPH | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1795 |
Via Bichat - French anatomist |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| DESCARTES, RENE | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1637 | French philosopher/mathematician | Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
| DESPENSER, HUGH (Father & Son) | EDWARD II (E2) 1307-1327 |
1322 |
Via Edward II - rule of favourites |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| DESSALINES, JEAN JACQUES | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1804 |
Via Toussaint - Emperor of Haiti |
History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
| DESSAU BRIDGE, THE BATTLE OF | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1626 |
Via Thirty Yrs War - Catholic victory |
History (HY) | THIRTY YEARS WAR (TYW) 1618-1648 |
MENU |
| DETTINGEN, BATTLE OF | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1743 | British victory over French | History (HY) | AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION (WAS) 1740-1748 |
MENU |
| DEVOLUTION, THE WAR OF | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1665 |
Via Louis XIV- claims Sp.Netherlands |
History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
| DEWEY, JOHN | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1899 |
Via Froebel - American educator |
Education (ED) | XNA | MENU |
| DEWEY, MELVIL | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1876 |
Via Snippets - classification of books |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| DEZHNYOV, SEMYEN | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1648 |
Via Bering - Russian explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| D'HOLBACH, BARON | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1751 |
Via Diderot - Fr/German philosopher |
Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
| DIAMOND NECKLACE AFFAIR, THE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1786 |
Via Varennes - Marie Antoinette |
History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
| DIAZ DE LA PENA | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1857 |
Via Barbizon School - French painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| DIAZ, BARTOLOMEU | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1488 | Rounds Cape of Good Hope | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| DICKENS, CHARLES JOHN | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1850 | English novelist and social reformer | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| DICKSON, WILLIAM | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1888 |
Via Edison - Scottish engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| DIDEROT, DENIS | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1751 |
French philosophe - Encyclopedie |
Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
| DIE HARDS, THE (BRITISH REGIMENT) | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1811 |
Via Peninsular War-Battle of Albuera |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| DIEMEN, ANTON VAN | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1636 |
Via Tasman - governor DEI company |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| DIESEL, RUDOLF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1892 |
Via Daimler - German engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| DIPLOMATIC REVOLUTON, THE | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1756 |
Via Seven Yrs War-political alignment |
History (HY) | SEVEN YEARS WAR (SYW) 1756-1763 |
MENU |
| DIRECTORY, THE | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1795 |
Via Basle Treaties - Fr.government |
History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
| DISRAELI, BENJAMIN | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1875 | British Prime Minister - Suez Canal | History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
MENU |
| DIXIE, THE TERM | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1767 |
Via the Mason-Dixon Line |
History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
| DIXON, JEREMIAH | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1767 |
Via the Mason-Dixon Line - surveyor |
History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
| DMITRY, DONSKOY | RICHARD II (R2) 1377-1399 |
1380 |
Via Battle of Kulikovo - Russian leader |
History (HY) | RUSSIA (RUS) | MENU |
| DODGE, MARY ELIZABETH | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1865 |
Via Twain-Am.writer-The Silver Blades |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| DODGSON, CHARLES LUTWIDGE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1865 |
English author - Alice in Wonderland |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| DOGGER BANK, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1781 |
Via Fourth Anglo-Dutch War |
History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
MENU |
| DOGGETT, THOMAS | GEORGE I (G1) 1714-1727 |
1715 |
Via Snippets - Thames Watermen |
Sport (SP) | XNA | MENU |
| DOLLAR, THE AMERICAN | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1792 |
Via Snippets - introduced in USA |
History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
| DOMESDAY BOOK, THE | WILLIAM I (W1) 1066-1087 |
1086 | Detailed record of Norman England | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| DOMINGO DE GUZMAN, SAINT | JOHN (JO) 1199-1216 |
1216 |
Via Albigensian Crusade- Dominicans |
Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
MENU |
| DOMINICAN ORDER | JOHN (JO) 1199-1216 |
1216 |
Via Albigensian Crusade - approved |
Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
MENU |
| DON CARLOS DE BOURBON | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1833 |
Via First Carlist War - "Charles V" |
History (HY) | SPAIN (SPA) | MENU |
| DON CARLOS, DUKE OF MADRID | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1868 |
Via Third Carlist War - "Carlos VII" |
History (HY) | SPAIN (SPA) | MENU |
| DON JOHN OF AUSTRIA | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1571 |
Via Lepanto - Sp.victorious general |
History (HY) | OTTOMAN EMPIRE (OTT) 1301-1922 |
MENU |
| DONATELLO | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1435 | Italian sculptor and painter | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| DONGHAK REBELLION, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1894 |
Via First Sino-Japanese War |
History (HY) | JAPAN (JAP) | MENU |
| DONIZETTI, GAETANO | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1832 |
Italian opera composer - bel canto |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| DONKIN, BRYAN | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1804 |
Via Snippets - English engineer |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| DONNE, JOHN | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1633 | English metaphysical poet- love poems | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| DOORNKOP, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1896 |
Via Jameson Raid - British defeat |
History (HY) | SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) | MENU |
| DOPPLER, CHRISTIAN | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1842 |
Via Adams - Austrian physicist |
Astronomy (AS) | XNA | MENU |
| DORE, GUSTAVE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1872 |
Via Barnardo - French illustrator |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| DORIA, ANDREA | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1526 |
Via Suleyman - Cmdr Habsburg navy |
History (HY) | OTTOMAN EMPIRE (OTT) 1301-1922 |
MENU |
| DORPFELD, WILHELM | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1882 |
Via Schliemann-German archaeologist |
Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
| DORYLAEUM, THE BATTLE OF | STEPHEN (ST) 1135-1154 |
1147 |
Via Second Crusade - Xn defeat |
Religion (RN) | CRUSADES (CRU) 1095-1291 |
MENU |
| DOS RIOS, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1895 |
Via Sp.-Am.War- Spanish victory |
History (HY) | CUBA (CUB) | MENU |
| DOST MUHAMMAD | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1837 |
Via First Anglo-Afghan War |
History (HY) | AFGHANISTAN (AFG) | MENU |
| DOSTOEVSKY, FYODOR | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1866 |
Russian novelist - The Idiot |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| DOUBLEDAY, ABNER | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1839 |
Via Snippets - American baseball |
Sport (SP) | XNA | MENU |
| DOUGLAS, LORD ALFRED | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1895 |
Via Oscar Wilde - partner |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| DOUGLASS, SIR JAMES | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1882 |
Via Smeaton - English civil engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| DOVER, THE SECRET TREATY OF | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1670 |
Via Charles II - with Louis XIV |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| DOWLAND, JOHN | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1604 |
Via Monteverdi -English lute player |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| DOWNING STREET, LONDON | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1660 |
Via Pepys - George Downing |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| DRAKE, EDWIN | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1859 |
Via Snippets - first oil well in USA |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| DRAKE, FRANCIS | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1580 | English adventurer - round the world | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| DRAPER, JOHN | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1840 |
Via Daguerre - American astronomer |
Astronomy (AS) | XNA | MENU |
| DREBBEL, CORNELIUS VAN | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1620 | Dutch Inventor- early submarine | Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| DRESDEN, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1813 |
Via Retreat from Moscow - Fr.victory |
History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| DRESDEN, THE PEACE OF | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1745 |
Via Fontenoy - Austria loses Silesia. |
History (HY) | AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION (WAS) 1740-1748 |
MENU |
| DREYFUS AFFAIR, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1894 | Social and political crisis in France | History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
| DREYFUS, ALFRED | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1894 |
Via Dreyfus Affair - French officer |
History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
| DROGHEDA, THE SIEGE OF | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1649 | Cromwell's campaign in Ireland | History (HY) | IRELAND (IRE) | MENU |
| DRYDEN, JOHN | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1667 | English poet and dramatist | Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| DU BELLAY, JOACHIM | EDWARD VI (E6) 1547-1553 |
1549 |
French poet - member of La Pleiade |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| DU MAURIER, GEORGES | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1894 |
Via Kipling - Fr/Eng writer - Trilby |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| DUBOIS, EUGENE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1892 | Dutch anatomist - Java man | Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
| DUCCIO DI BUONINSEGNA | EDWARD II (E2) 1307-1327 |
1311 | It.painter- founder of Sienese School | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| DUCOS DU HAURON, LOUIS | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1868 |
Via Maxwell - Fr.colour photographer |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| DUFAY, GUILLAUME | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1454 |
Via Constantinople- French composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| DUKAS, PAUL | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1897 |
Via Strauss - French composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| DUMAS, ALEXANDRE, FILS | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1848 |
Via Dumas - French novelist - Camille |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| DUMAS, ALEXANDRE, PERE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1844 |
Fr.novelist - The Three Musketeers |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| DUMAS, JEAN | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1842 |
Via Pasteur - French chemist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| DUMONT D'URVILLE, JULES | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1837 |
Via Ross - Fr.explorer of Antarctica |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| DUNANT, JEAN HENRI | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1859 |
Via Battle of Solferino - Red Cross |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| DUNBAR, THE BATTLE OF | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1296 |
Via John Balliol - defeated by E1 |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| DUNBAR, THE BATTLE OF | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1650 |
Via Cromwell - Scots defeated |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| DUNCAN, ADMIRAL ADAM | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1797 |
Via Spithead and Nore Mutinies |
History (HY) | FRENCH REVOLUTION (FRV) 1789-1802 |
MENU |
| DUNDEE, VISCOUNT | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1689 |
Via Killiecrankie-leader of Scot.revolt |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| DUNES, THE BATTLE OF THE | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1657 |
Via Treaty of Pyrenees - Sp.defeat |
History (HY) | SPAIN (SPA) | MENU |
| DUNGENESS, THE BATTLE OF | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1652 |
Via Anglo-Dutch War - Dutch victory |
History (HY) | NETHERLANDS (NET) | MENU |
| DUNKELD, THE BATTLE OF | WILLIAM III (W3) 1689-1702 |
1689 |
Via Killiecrankie - end of Scot.revolt |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| DUNLOP, JOHN BOYD | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1888 |
Via Auto Industry - Scottish inventor |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| DUNMOW FLITCH, THE | HENRY I (H1) 1100-1135 |
1104 |
Via Snippets - English folk custom |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| DUNNING, JOHN | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1780 |
Via George III - Crown influence |
History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
MENU |
| DUNTHORNE, JOHN | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1790 |
Via Constable - amateur artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| DUPLEIX, JOSEPH-FRANCOIS | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1756 |
Via Anglo-French war, India |
History (HY) | SEVEN YEARS WAR (SYW) 1756-1763 |
MENU |
| DUPRE, JULES | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1857 |
Via Barbizon School - French painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| DUPUY DE LOME, HENRI | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1888 |
Via Fulton - modern submarine |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| DURAND, PETER | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1810 |
Via Appert - introduces tinned food |
Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| DURAND-RUEL, PAUL | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1872 |
Via Monet - French art dealer |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| DURER, ALBRECHT | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1513 | German painter and graphic artist | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| DURHAM REPORT, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1839 |
Via Union of Canada Act - reform |
History (HY) | CANADA (CAN) | MENU |
| DURHAM, LORD | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1839 |
Via Canada Act - Governor general |
History (HY) | CANADA (CAN) | MENU |
| DURRANI, AHMAD SHAH | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1747 | Ruler of Afghanistan - attacks India | History (HY) | AFGHANISTAN (AFG) | MENU |
| D'URVILLE, JULES DUMONT | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1837 |
Via Ross - Fr.explorer of Antarctica |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| DURYEA BROTHERS, CHARLES & FRANK | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1893 |
Via Auto Industry - Am.engineers |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| DUTCH EAST INDIA COMPANY | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1602 |
Via East India Companies - formed |
History (HY) | NETHERLANDS (NET) | MENU |
| DVORAK, ANTONIN | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1893 |
Czech composer - Slavonic Dances |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| DYCE, WILLIAM | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1860 |
Via Pre-Raphaelites - Scottish artist |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| DYRRHACHIUM, THE BATTLE OF | WILLIAM I (W1) 1066-1087 |
1081 |
Via Guiscard - defeat of Byz. forces |
History (HY) | BYZANTIUM (EMPIRE) (BYZ) | MENU |
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| EANES, CAPTAIN GIL | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1434 |
Via Henry Navigator - Port. explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| EARLY GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1220 |
Via Salisbury Cathedral, Wilts, Eng. |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| EARP BROTHERS, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1881 |
Via Ned Kelly - American lawmen |
History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
| EAST AFRICAN TRADERS | HENRY IV (H4) 1399-1413 |
1400 |
Via Zimbabwe, Great Empire of |
History (HY) | SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) | MENU |
| EAST INDIA COMPANIES, THE | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1600 | English, Dutch, French & Danish | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| EASTER ISLAND | GEORGE I (G1) 1714-1727 |
1722 |
Via Roggeveen, explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| EASTMAN, GEORGE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1888 | American inventor- Kodak camera | Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| ECKERMANN, JOHANN | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1808 |
Via Goethe - life-long companion |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| ECUADOR, SOUTH AMERICA | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1822 |
Via Bolivar - gains independence |
History (HY) | ECUADOR (ECU) | MENU |
| EDDY, MARY BAKER | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1879 |
Via Christian Science - founder |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| EDGEHILL, THE BATTLE OF | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1642 |
Via English Civil War - indecisive |
History (HY) | ENGLISH CIVIL WAR (ECW) 1642-1651 |
MENU |
| EDGEWORTH, MARIA | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1812 |
Via Scott - Irish historical novelist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| EDISON, THOMAS | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1877 | American inventor - phonograph | Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| EDWARD I, KING OF ENGLAND | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1272 | To 1307 - Wales and Scotland | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| EDWARD II, KING OF ENGLAND | EDWARD II (E2) 1307-1327 |
1307 | To 1327 - Battle of Bannockburn | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| EDWARD III, KING OF ENGLAND | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1327 | To 1377- Battles of Crecy and Poitiers | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| EDWARD IV, KING OF ENGLAND | EDWARD IV (E4) 1461-1483 |
1461 | To 1485 - War of Roses continues | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| EDWARD THE CONFESSOR, KING | WILLIAM I (W1) 1066-1087 |
1066 |
Via William the Conqueror-former king |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| EDWARD V, KING OF ENGLAND | EDWARD V (E5) 1483 |
1483 | To 1483 - murdered in Tower | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| EDWARD VI, KING OF ENGLAND | EDWARD VI (E6) 1547-1553 |
1547 | and IRELAND - to 1553 - boy king | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| EDWARDS, JONATHAN | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1739 |
Via Whitefield - American theologian |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| EGMONT, THE COUNT OF | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1568 |
Via Alva - victim of Council of Blood |
History (HY) | NETHERLANDS (NET) | MENU |
| EHRENBERG, CHRISTIAN GOTTFRIED | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1820 |
Via Sudan - German naturalist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| EHRLICH, PAUL | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1890 |
Via Behring - German bacteriologist |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| EIFFEL TOWER, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1889 | Monument in Paris - Gustave Eiffel | Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| EIFFEL, GUSTAVE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1889 | French engineer - Eiffel Tower | Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| EIGHT-NATION ALLIANCE, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1900 |
Via Boxer Rebellion - relief force |
History (HY) | BOXER REBELLION (TBR) 1899-1901 |
MENU |
| EISTEDDFOD, NATIONAL FESTIVAL | HENRY (H2) II 1154-1189 |
1176 |
Via Snippets - Welsh cultural festival |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| EL CID | WILLIAM II (W2) 1087-1100 |
1094 | Spanish soldier fights the Moors | History (HY) | MOORS (MOO) | MENU |
| EL GRECO | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1586 | Greek painter- worked in Spain | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| EL OBEID, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1883 |
Via First Anglo-Sudan War |
History (HY) | SUDAN (SUD) | MENU |
| EL ZANJON, THE TREATY OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1878 |
Via Cuban Revolt - settlement |
History (HY) | CUBA (CUB) | MENU |
| ELBA, THE ISLAND OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1814 | Place of Napoleon's exile | History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
MENU |
| ELCANO, JUAN SEBASTIAN | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1522 |
Via Magellan - first to circuit globe |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| ELEVEN YEARS' TYRANNY, THE | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1629 | Eng.parliament disbanded to 1640 | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| ELGAR, EDWARD | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1899 |
Eng.composer - Enigma Variations |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| ELGIN MARBLES, THE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1812 | Sculptures from Parthenon in Athens | Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
| ELGIN, THE EARL OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1812 |
Via Elgin Marbles- antiquarian |
Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
| ELIOT, GEORGE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1860 |
English novelist - Mill on the Floss |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| ELIOT, JOHN | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1631 |
Via Pilgrim Fathers - Eng.missionary |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| ELIOTT, GENERAL GEORGE AUGUSTUS | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1779 |
Via Great Siege of Gibraltar - Cmdr. |
History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
MENU |
| ELIZABETH I, QN OF ENGLAND | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1558 | and IRELAND - to 1603 - Armada | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| ELLIS, WILLIAM WEBB | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1823 |
Via Arnold - re. the game of rugby |
Sport (SP) | XNA | MENU |
| EMANCIPATION OF SERFS | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1861 | By Russian Tsar Alexander II | History (HY) | RUSSIA (RUS) | MENU |
| EMERSON, RALPH WALDO | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1838 |
Via Hawthorne - Transcendentalism |
Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
| EMIN PASHA | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1888 |
Via Stanley - German explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| EMMET, ROBERT | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1803 |
Via Act of Union- leader of Irish revolt |
History (HY) | IRELAND (IRE) | MENU |
| EMMETT, DANIEL DECATUR | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1859 |
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