The Pocket Guide to World History

Gregory VII (Hildebrand), St. 1020-85. Pope 1073-. Condemned lay investiture 1075. Henry IV appoints Anti-Pope Clement III, attacked Rome, 1081-3. [Read more ...]

Gregory IX. -1241. Pope 1227-. Organized Inquisition 1231. [Read more ...]

Gregory XI. 1329-78. Pope 1370-. Moved Papacy back to Rome from Avignon. [Read more ...]

Gregory XIII. 1502-85. Pope 1572-. Gregorian calendar. [Read more ...]

Gregory of Nyssa, St. 335-95. Father of Greek church. [Read more ...]

Gregory of Tours, St. c538-94. French bishop. Wrote History of the Franks. [Read more ...]

Grenada. 1498 Columbus discovers. 1651 French colony. 1763 English. 1876 Crown Colony. 1958 Fed of West Indies. 1967 Self-government. 1983 US invades to prevent Marxist insurrection. [Read more ...]

Grenadier Guards. 1656. [Read more ...]

Grenville, George. 1712-70. British Prime Minister 1763-65. Revenue Act. Stamp Act. [Read more ...]

Grenville, William. 1759-1834. British statesman. Ministry of All Talents 1806-7. Abolished Slave Trade, 1807. [Read more ...]

Gresham, Thomas. 1519-79. English founder of Stock Exchange 1560. Gresham’s Law-“Bad money drives out good” (mistakenly attributed). [Read more ...]

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