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.

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.

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

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

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

Social Democratic Party. 1981-87. British moderate Labour centre party.

Somalia. 1960 Independent union of British Somaliland + Italian Somaliland.

Spance, Basil. 1907-76. British architect. New Coventry Cathedral 1951.

Speenhamland System. 1795-1834. British welfare system to aid poor.

Speke, John. 1827-64. British explorer. Discovered Lake Victoria.

Splendid Isolation. 1895-1902. Salisbury foreign policy. British naval strength required no ally.

Spode, Josiah. 1754-1829. British discoverer of bone china 1794.

Spurs, Battle. 1513. French retreat from British in War of Holy League.

Sri Lanka. (Ceylon). Veddah. 5C BC Sinhalese from northern India settle. 1100 Tamil(N)/ Sinh(S). 1505 Portugal. 1656 Netherlands. 1796 British. 1948 Independent. 1972 = Sri Lanka.

St Helena. 1502 Portugal discovers. 1659 British. 1815-21 Napoleon exiled. 1922 + Ascension Is. 1938 + Tristan da Cunha.

St John, Henry. 1678-1751. British statesman, writer.

St Kitts and Nevis. St Kitts: Carib. 1493 Columbus discovers. 1623,4 British, French settle, dispute. 1783 British. Nevis: 1628 British settle. 1816 St Kitts +Nevis, Anguilla, Virgin Islands. 1871 Leeward Islands Federation. 1958-62 West Indies Federation. 1967 St Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla Autonomous. 1980 -Anguilla. 1983 Independent.

Stamp Act. 1765. British tax on newspapers and legal documents. A cause of American Revolution. Stamp Act Congress.

Stanley, Henry. 1841-1904. British/US explorer in Africa 1868-95. Found Livingstone 1871. Founded Congo Free State.

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