Holy Roman Empire. 962-1806. Germanic Empire with elected king. Successor to Western Roman Empire. Geographically: Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Austria; most of Italy, Bohemia; part of France. Hapsburg. Austrian Empire.

Home Rule Bill. 1914 Separate Irish Parliament. 1920 Government of Ireland Act. Irish Free State.

Homer. 8C BC. Greek poet: reputed to have written the Iliad 748 and Odyssey 727BC.

Homestead Acts. 1862 US grants 160 acres free to 5yr settlers. 1885 NZ, 1893 W. Australia grant free land to immigrants. Canada 160 acres for $10..

Homestead Strike. 1892. Carnegie Steel hires breakers. Gun battle ensues.

Homo Sapiens. 350,000BC. Neanderthal.

Honduras.<6000BC Inhabited. 4C Mayan. 1502 Columbus discovers. 1524 Spanish settle. 16C Slaves brought. 1821 Mexican Empire. 1823 CAF. 1838 Republic. >100 coups.

Honecker, Erich. 1912-94. East German President 1971-89.

Honegger, Arthur. 1892-1955. Swiss/French modern composer. Joan of Arc 1935. Les Six.

Honorius Flavius. 384-423. Roman Emperor of the West 393-. Rome sacked by Visigoths 410.

Hooft, Pieter. 1581-1647. Dutch Renaissance poet and playwright.

Hooke, Robert. 1635-1703. English inventor of balance spring watch. Diffraction 1672. Wave theory of light.

Hope, Thomas. 1769-1831. English Regency furniture designer and author.

Hope Hawkins, Anthony. 1863-1933. English author. Prisoner of Zenda 1894.

Hopkins, Gerald Manley. 1844-89. English poet.

Horace. 65-8BC. Roman poet: Odes, Satires.

Horatio. Roman hero. Stood alone vs Etruscan army.

Horthy, Miklós. 1868-1957. Hungarian ruler 1920-44.

Horus. Egyptian deity of sunlight and goodness. Falcon.

Hospitallers, Knights. 11C-. Order of St. John. First devoted to aid of pilgrims to Holy Land. Prominent in crusades. Bought Rhodes 1309. Expelled by Ottomans, 1522. Given Malta by Charles V, 1530. Expelled by Napoleon, 1798. = Knights of Malta.

Hostage Crisis. 1979-81. Iranian miltants sieze US Embassy. Hold 52 hostages 444 days.

Hottentots. South African native tribe.

Houdon, Jean. 1741-1828. French portrait sculptor. Diderot 1771. Diana 1777.

Houphouët-Boigny, Félix. 1905-93. West African leader. President of Ivory Coast 1960-.

Housman, A.E. 1859-1936. English poet: Shropshire Lad 1896. Romanatic pessimism.

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