Gujrat, Battle. 1849. British defeat Sikhs, annex Punjab.

Gurkhas. Nepal peoples. Fierce British fighting group 1947-.

Gurney, Goldsworthy. 1793-1875. British Steam-auto passenger service.

Guyana. Arawak, Carib, Warrau. 1498 Columbus discovers. 16C Dutch settle. 1814 Britain. 1831 Colony =British Guiana. 1966 Independent =Guyana. 1970 Republic.

Haig, Douglas. 1861-1928. British Commander-in-Chief France 1915-19. War of Attrition.

Hale, Nathan. 1755-76. American Revolutionary spy. Executed by British -“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country”.

Hales, Stephen. 1677-1761. British. Isolated oxygen 1727. Blood pressure 1726.

Hamilton-Gordon, George. 1784-1860. British Prime Minister 1852-55. Oregon Treaty. Crimean War.

Hansard. 1774-. Official British parliamentary report.

Hardie, Keir. 1856-1915. British. Founded Scottish Labour Party 1888, Independent Labour Party 1893.

Harley, Robert. 1661-1724. British Tory Secretary of State 1704-8. Head of Tory ministry 1710-14.

Heath, Edward. 1916-. British Conservative Prime Minister 1970-4. Common Market.

Helgoland Bight, Battle. 1914. British defeat Germans in first WWI naval battle.

Henderson, Arthur. 1863-1935. British organizer of Labour Party.

Hobson, John. 1858-1940. British pre-Keynesian economist. Imperialism 1902.

Holst, Gustav. 1874-1934. British composer: original style, harmonic experiments. Planets 1918.

Hong Kong. 1841 British. 1898 Leased from China for 99 years. 1997 China.

Howells, Herbert. 1892-1983. British church music composer.

Hunt, William. 1827-1910. British Pre-Raphaelite painter.

Hunter, John. 1728-93. British surgeon, pathologist.

Hunter’s Lodge. 1838. Secret US organization to overthrow British in Canada. 2 Attacks repulsed.

Iceni. PreRoman British peoples in East Anglia. 60 Boadicia revolted vs Rome.

Imperial Conferences. 1907-37. Meetings of British Empire/Commonwealth countries.

Imperial Preference. 1932-58. British movement for preferential tarrifs within British Empire.

India. North: c2500BC Indus valley civilization. c2000BC Aryans invade. 6C Achaemenid. 5C Persia. 326 Alexander(NW). c300 Maurya Empire. 2C BC Greek, Parthian, Kushan invade. 1C AD Kushan. c320 Gupta Empire. 6C Divided. 5-15C Huns, Arabs, Persians invade 12C Moslem. 1526 Mogul. South: 3000BC Dravidian civilization. 12-13C Rashtrakutas, Cholas. 14C Moslem inv. 15C Vijayanagar Empire. 1498 daGama discovers sea route. 18C British East India Co. 1858 British Empire. 1947 Independent. 1950 Republic.

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