Separatists. 16-17C. Factions who left Church of England. Brownists, Pilgrims, Quakers.

Settlement, Act of. 1701. British established Protestant Hanover succession. Limited monarch’s powers.

Seurat, Georges. 1859-91. French Neo-impressionist originator of Pointillist style of painting. The Bridge at Courbevoie.

Sèvres, Treaty. 1920. Broke up Ottoman Empire. Would have created Kurdistan. Not ratified. Lausanne Peace.

Seychelles. 1505 Portugal discovers. 1756 France. 1794 British. 1903 Crown Colony. 1976 Independent republic.

Seymour, Thomas. c1508-49. Brother of Jane. Married Catherine Parr. Executed for treason.

Shackleton, Ernest. 1874-1922. British Antarctic explorer.

Sheridan, Richard. 1751-1816. British comedy dramatist: School for Scandal 1777.

Sherrington, Charles. 1857-1952. British experimental physiologist.

Sidmouth, First viscount. 1757-1844. British Prime Minister 1801-4. Treaty of Amiens. Peterloo Massacre.

Sierra Leone. 1462 Portugal discovers. 16C Slave source. 1786 British freed slave colony. 1788 British Crown Colony. 1961 Independent.

Sighs, Bridge of. c1600. Venice. Connects Doge Palace court to prison.

Sikh States, Confederation of. 1764 Independent from Mogul. 1819 + Kashmir. 1834 + Peshawar. 1849 British. 1948 India.

Sikh Wars. 1845-6 Sikhs invade India, British take Kashmir. 1848-9 Sikh revolt, Britain takes Punjab.

Sikkim. c1640 Independent kingdom. 1780 Nepal invades. 1814 Independent. 1861 British protectorate. 1947 Indian suzerainty. 1975 Indian state.

Simpson, James. 1811-70. British obstetrician. Chloroform, 1847.

Singapore. 13-14C Malay city. 1377 Javanese destroy. 1819 Raffles refounds. 1867 «Straits Settlements. 1942-45 Japanese occupy. 1946 British Crown Colony. 1963 Federation of Malaysia. 1965 Independent republic.

Siward. -1055. Danish earl of Northumbria. Helped Edward the Confessor. Defeated Macbeth.

Slavery. Babylon. Egypt. Greece. Rome. European colonies 1440s-19C. 1502 First blacks shipped to America. 1562- Trade. 1807 abolished in Britain, 1833 throughout Empire. 1816 Morocco abolished Christian slaves. 1851 Colombia, 1861 USA, 1930 Liberia. 2001 27M slaves in Mauritania, Sudan, Asia, Brazil.

Slim, William. 1891-1970. British WWII general. Defeated Japan in Burma.

Sloane, Hans. 1660-1753. British collector. His legacy began the British Museum.

Smetana, Bedrich. 1824-84. Czech Nationalist opera composer. Bartered Bride 1866. “-Father of Czech music”.

Smirke, Robert. 1781-1867. Architect. British Museum 1823.

Snow, C.D. 1905-80. English writer. Strangers and Brothers series.

Sobrero, Ascanio. 1812-88. Italian. Nitroglycerine 1846.

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