Thistlewood, Arthur. 1774-1820. English failed Cato St Conspiracy.

Thököly, Imre. 1657-1705. Led Hungarian Protestant rebels vs Austria. Besieged Vienna with Turks 1683.

Thomas, James. 1700-48. British poet. Seasons. Rule Britannia.

Thomas, St. Apostle. Sought evidence of Resurrection.

Thomas Aquinas, St. 1225-74. Italian Dominican scholar. 5 Proofs of God. An eternal law governs all physical and moral behaviour. Summa Theologica. Thomism. Reconciled Aristotle’s reason with Christian faith.

Thomson, Joseph. 1856-1940. English discoverer that cathode rays are electrons 1897.

Thorfinn Karlsefni. Failed attempt to establish Icelandic colony in North America c1004.

Thoth. Egyptian god of learning. Kept records of dead. Also messenger god = Hermes. Hermetic Texts.

Thousand, Expedition of the. 1860. Garibaldi takes Sicily, Naples for Victor Emmanuel II.

Thrasybulus. -388BC. Refounded Athenian democracy 403BC after 30 Tyrants’ rule.

Three Emperors’ League. 1873-75, 1881-87. Secret Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia. For mutual peace and to isolate France.

Three Kings, Battle. 1578. Invading Moors, Portuguese defeated by Moroccans. All kings died.

Three Mile Island. 1979. US nuclear power station accident.

Three Principles of the People. 1923. Sun Yat-sen: Nationalism, freedom from Imperial rule; Democracy; Livelihood.

Three Wise Men. Magi visited Jesus in Bethlehem. Guided by star.

Throckmorton, Francis. 1554-84. Led failed conspiracy vs Elizabeth I to restore Roman Catholicism.

Thugs. Indian religious sect suppressed by British. Killed travellers to offer to goddess Kali.

Thule. Northern island discovered by Greeks 4C BC. Iceland, Shetlands or Norway?

Thutmose I. Egyptian king c1525-12BC. First tomb in Valley of Kings.

Tibet. 7C-838 Buddhist kingdom. 9C Divided. 1247 Mongol. 14C Yellow Hats established. 1642 5th Dalai Lama becomes ruler. 1715 Chinese suzerainty. 1792 Closed to foreigners. 1951 Autonomous within China. 1959 China crushes revolt. 1987~9 Riots vs Chinese rule.

Tibullus, Albius. c55-19BC. Roman elegist.

Ticonderoga, Battle. 1775. Green Mountain Boys defeat British, capture Fort Ticonderoga.

Tientsin Massacre. 1870. 20 French killed. China apologizes. End of China/Western co-operation.

Tiglath-pileser III. -727BC. Assyrian king c745-. Expanded empire to Persia, Babylon.

Tilak, Bal. 1856-1920. Indian leader. United Hindus, Moslems vs British 1916.

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