Haakon IV. 1204-63. Norwegian king 1217-. Added Greenland and Iceland 1262. Patron of Arts.

Habeas Corpus Act. 1679. England. Right of prisoner to appear in court before being imprisoned.

Hades. Greek god of Hell, and Hell itself.

Hadrian. 76-138. Roman Emperor 117-. Built wall across England 122-36, Aelius Bridge 134. Rebuilt Greek cities.

Hagar. Sarah, Abraham’s wife’s handmaid. Mother of Ishmael.

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

Haile Selassie. 1892-1975. Emperor of Ethiopia, 1930~74. Modernized and reformed country. Deposed.

Halifax, First Earl of. 1661-1715. English Whig statesman. Started National Debt. Established Bank of England. 1694.

Hals, Frans. c1580-1666. Dutch portrait painter: Laughing Cavalier 1624. Nurse and Child c1620.

Hamas. 1987-. Militant terrorist movement for elimination of Israel and establishment of a Palestinian state. Denounced 1993 peace agreement. PLO.

Hamilton, Alexander. 1755-1804. US Federalist statesman. First Secretary of Treasury. Killed in duel by Burr.

Hand, Learned. 1872-1961. US jurist. Alcoa Antitrust case. Monopoly unlawful. No duty not to minimize one’s taxes 1947.

Handel, George Frideric. 1685-1759. German/ English composer of oratorio, Italian opera. Peak of polyphonic music. Water Music 1717. Messiah 1741. Music for Royal Fireworks 1749.

Handfasting. 1 yr trial marriage, Scotland.

Hanover, Treaty. 1725. England, France, Prussia oppose Vienna Treaty.

Hapsburg. Dynasty ruled Austria 1278-1918, Spain 1516-1700, Holy Roman Empire 1273-1806, Netherlands. 1712-97, Hungary 1526~1918.

Harald I. c850-933. First Norwegian king 860-930. Colonized Iceland c874.

Harald III. Norwegian king 1047-66. Killed invading England.

Harding, Warren. 1865-1923. US Pres 1921-. Teapot Dome. Washington Conference.

Harold II. Last Saxon king of England, 1066. Killed at Hastings.

Harris, Lawren. 1885-1970. Canadian landscape, abstract painter. Group of Seven. Lake and Mountains 1928.

Harrison, William. 1773-1841. US Pres 1841. Elected on slogan “Tippecanoe and Tyler too”. Died of pneumonia caught at inauguration.

Harun-ar-Rashid. c764-809. Abbasid Caliph, 786-. Subject of One Thousand and One Nights.

Hasdrubal. -207BC. Hannibal’s brother. Carthaginian commander.

Hastings, Battle. 1066. William defeats Harold II, conquers England for Normandy.

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