Thimmonier. French tailor. First practical sewing machine 1829. Saint.

Third Coalition, War. 1805. England, Austria, Russia, Sweden beaten by France, Spain despite Trafalgar victory. Ulm. Austerlitz. Coalition.

Third Estate. Part of States General 1789. National Assembly. French Revolution.

Third Section. 1826-80. Nicholas I’s secret police, informants.

Thirteen Colonies. 1776. British colonies in North America which formed the United States: Virginia, Massachussets, New York, Maryland, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Georgia.

Thirty Tyrants. 404-403BC. Ruled Athens after defeat by Sparta.

Thirty-nine Articles. 1571 Doctrine of Church of England.

Thirty Years’ Peace. 445-415BC Ended First Peloponnesian War.

Thirty Years War. 1618-48. Protestant revolt vs Holy Roman Empire involving most European states. Peace of Westphalia. Spain, HRE lose influence; Denmark finished as power; France dominant; Sweden controls Baltic. Religious toleration. Use of muskets, canons developed.

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, Dylan. 1914-53. Welsh poet. Under Milk Wood 1953.

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

Thomas, John. 1805-71. US founder of Christadelphians.

Thomas, St. Apostle. Sought evidence of Resurrection.

Thomas, Sydney. 1850-85. English metallurgist.

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.

Thomas the Rhymer. 13C Scottish magician, prophet, and poet.

Thomism. Philosophy of Thomas Aquinas. Truth from observation, logic and faith.

Thompson, David. 1770-1857. Explored western US, Columbia River.

Thompson, Robert Wm. 1845 First pneumatic tires.

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

Thomson, Tom. 1877-1917. Canadian landscape painter. Influenced Group of Seven.

Thor. Scandinavian god of thunder and war.

Thoreau, Henry. 1817-62. US naturist, anarchist essayist: Civil Disobedience 1848. Walden 1854.

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