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Winchester. 972 First royal standard units of measure.
Winckelmann, Johann. 1717-68. German archeologist, art historian. History of Art of Antiquity 1764. Modern archeology.
Winckler, Hugo. 1863-1913. German archaeologist. Discovered Hittite cuneiform tablets.
Windows. 12C Glass first used. 14C Mullioned (divided into panes). Tudor introduced bay and oriel. 18C curved bow windows.
Windsor. 1917-. Surname of British royal family, replacing Wettin, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in WWI.
Windsor Castle. British royal residence since 9C.
Winifred, St. 7C. Patron saint of North Wales.
Winkelried, Arnold von. -1386. Swiss hero of Sempach. Sacrificed himself to create a breach in the cavalry of Duke Leopold.
Winstanley, Gerrard. c1609-60. Founder of Diggers 1649. True Leveller’s Standard Advanced 1649.
Winter War. 1939-40. USSR invades Finland.
Winterhalter, Franz-Xaver. 1805-73. German royal portrait painter. Empress Eugénie 1854.
Winthrop, John. 1588-1649. English Governor of Massachussets Bay Colony 1629~48 as Theocracy.
Witan. Anglo-Saxon king’s council.
Witte, Sergei. 1849-1915. Russian finance minister 1892-1903. Trans-Siberian Railway. Capitalistic policies. First Prime Minister 1905-6.
Wittenberg. 1517. Church door on which Luther posted his 95 Theses.
Wittgenstein, Ludwig. 1889-1951. Austrian/English linguistic philosopher: Philosophical Investigations 1953. Logical Positivism 1921.
Wittstock, Battle. 1636. Sweden defeats Holy Roman Empire in Thirty Years War.
Wladislaus II. c1456-1576. King of Bohemia 1471-, Hungary 1490-. Treaty later gave both to Hapsburgs 1526.
Wobblies. IWW, Industrial Workers of the World.
Wöhler, Friedrich. 1800-82. German. Synthesized urea 1828. Aluminum 1827.
Wolf, Hugo. 1860-1903. Austrian poet/song writer. Subtle interweaving of piano and vocal based on German, Spanish, Italian poems.
Wolfe, James. 1727-59. British general. Captured Quebec in Seven Years War 1759.
Wollstonecraft, Mary. 1759-97. English feminist author. Vindication of the Rights of Women 1792. Mother of Mary W Shelley.
Wolsey, Thomas. c1475-1530. English cardinal. Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII. Lost influence when unable to secure divorce from Catherine of Aragon. Built Hampton Court Palace as gift for Henry VIII. Unpopularity a cause of Reformation.