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428 matches to Head Act
Head Act. 1465. Bounty to English colonists for heads of Irish.
Anubis. Jackal-headed Egyptian god of dead.
Babington, Anthony. 1561-86. English conspirator to murder Elizabeth I for Mary Queen of Scots. Beheaded.
Balboa, Vasco de. 1475-1519. Spanish. Crossed Panama to Pacific 1513. Beheaded.
Biron, Charles. 1562-1602. French marshal, beheaded for treason.
Boleyn, Anne. 1507-36. 2nd Queen of Henry VIII, mother of Elizabeth I. Beheaded.
Briareus. 100 armed 50 headed Greek giant. = Aegaeon.
Brinvilliers, Marie. 1630-76. French poisoner, beheaded. Poisons Affair.
Catacombs. (Paris) 1785. Former quarry turned into ossuary. Headquarters of WWII French Resistance.
Cerberus. Three-headed dog, guardian of Greek underworld.
Charles I. 1600-49. King of Great Britain and Ireland. 1625-. Attempted to rule without Parliament. Defeated in Civil War. Beheaded.
Cinq-Mars, Marquis de. 1620-42. Opponent of Richelieu, beheaded.
Conway Cabal. 1777 plot to replace Washington with Gates at head of Continental Army.
Cromwell, Oliver. 1599-1658. Led revolution in England, 1649. Lord Protector of the Realm, 1653-. Commonwealth Head of Government, 1649-. Signed Charles I death warrant.
Damocles. 4C BC. Dionysius suspended a sword by a single hair over his head at a banquet.
Denis, St. -250. Patron St. of France, martyred first bishop of Paris. Carried his head to St-Denis Abbey.
Elizabeth II. 1926-. Queen of UK 1952-. Head of State of many Commonwealth countries.
English Civil War. 1642-9. King vs Parliament. Charles beheaded. Monarchy abolished. Commonwealth. Cromwell. Covenanters.
Farragut, David. 1801-70. Union Civil War admiral. -“Damn the torpedoes. Full speed ahead!”.
Fisher, St. John. 1469-1535. English Humanist scholar. Beheaded for refusing to acknowledge Henry VIII as head of church. More.
Harley, Robert. 1661-1724. British Tory Secretary of State 1704-8. Head of Tory ministry 1710-14.
Hecate. Greek goddess of magic. 3 heads or bodies.
Heydrich, Reinhard. 1904-42. Deputy head SS. Assassination led to Lidice massacre.
Himmler, Heinrich. 1900-45. German Gestapo and SS head. Concentration camps. Suicide after Allied capture.
Howard, Catherine. 1521-42. 5th wife of Henry VIII. Beheaded.