Gunpowder Plot. Nov 5, 1605. Conspiracy of Catholics against James I. Betrayed, the Houses of Parliament were not blown up. Guy Fawkes is burned in effigy each year. Catesby.

Gupta. c320-550. Indian dynasty.

Gurkhas. Nepal peoples. Fierce British fighting group 1947-.

Gurney, Goldsworthy. 1793-1875. British Steam-auto passenger service.

Gustav I. Vasa. 1496-1560. Elected Swedish king 1523-. Defeated Danes, dissolved Kalmar Union.

Guyana. Arawak, Carib, Warrau. 1498 Columbus discovers. 16C Dutch settle. 1814 Britain. 1831 Colony =British Guiana. 1966 Independent =Guyana. 1970 Republic.

Gwyn, Nell. 1650-87. English actress. Popular mistress of Charles II 1669-.

Gypsies. 16C-. Nomadic peoples with Romany language. Probable Indian origin.

Haakon I. c914-61. Norwegian king c935-. Introduced Christianity to Norway.

Haakon IV. 1204-63. Norwegian king 1217-. Added Greenland and Iceland 1262. Patron of Arts.

Habeas Corpus Act. 1679. England. Right of prisoner to appear in court before being imprisoned.

Hachemite. Family which rules Jordan.

Hadley, George. 1685-1768. English climatologist: explained trade winds.

Hadrian. 76-138. Roman Emperor 117-. Built wall across England 122-36, Aelius Bridge 134. Rebuilt Greek cities.

Haeretico Comburendo. 1401. English statute legalizing the burning of heretics.

Haganah. 1920-48. Jewish protective force in Palestine. Basis of Israeli army.

Hagia Sophia. 531-7. Constantinople church. 1453- Mosque. 1927- Museum. = St. Sophia.

Hague Conferences. 1899, 1907. Arms limitation talks banned poison gas, dum-dum bullets. Established World Court.

Hahn, Otto. 1879-1968. German discoverer of Uranium fission 1938.

Haig, Douglas. 1861-1928. British Commander-in-Chief France 1915-19. War of Attrition.

Haile Selassie. 1892-1975. Emperor of Ethiopia, 1930~74. Modernized and reformed country. Deposed.

Hainisch, Michael. 1858-1940. First president of Austrian Republic 1920-28.

Haiti. Arawak. 1492 Columbus discovers. 16-18C Slaves brought. 1697 Spain cedes to France 1804 Independent. 1915-34 US occupies. 1957-86 Duvalier dictators. 1994 US overthrow of military regime. 1972-2002 US returns refugee boat-people.

Halcyone. Aeolus’ daughter. Became kingfisher. Week of winter calm.

Hale, Nathan. 1755-76. American Revolutionary spy. Executed by British -“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country”.

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