Hasideans. Jewish sects. 300-175BC. Strict Talmudic observation.

Hasidism. 18C-. Jewish sect founded by Eliezer, called Ba’al Shem-Tov. Stresses good-heartedness over scholarship, mystical approach to God.

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

Haussman. Baron. 1809-91. Parisian town plan, 1852. Opera House. Bois de Boulogne.

Hawkins, John. 1532-95. First English slave trader, 1562.

Hayashi, Senjuro. 1876-1943. Japanese commander, Prime Minister 1937. Ordered invasion of Manchuria. WWII.

Haydn, Joseph. 1732-1809. Austrian Classical composer. Father of modern symphony and string quartet. Solomon Symphony 1791-5. English Symphony 1794. Seasons 1801.

Haymarket Riot. 1886. Anarchist bomb kills 7 police at Chicago labour demonstration.

Hebe. Greek goddess of youth.

Hebrews. Original name for Jews. Descendants of Abraham.

Hecate. Greek goddess of magic. 3 heads or bodies.

Hector. Prince, defender of Troy, killed by Achilles.

Heem, Jan de. 1606-83. Dutch still life painter.

Hegel, G.W.F. 1770-1831. German Idealist philosopher: Dialectical Reasoning: thesis vs antithesis = synthesis. Dialectical Materialism. “Universe is evolving from first cause toward self awareness and freedom. In man, God becomes aware of Himself”. Phenomenology 1806. Encyclopedia of Philosophy 1817. Philosophy of History 1830.

Heidegger, Martin. 1889-1976. German Existentialist philosopher. Being and Time 1927.

Heidelberg Catechism. 1563. Calvinist confession used by Reformed churches.

Hel. Norse goddess of death.

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

Helicon. Greek mountain dedicated to the Muses and Apollo.

Heliocentricity. Revolution of the earth around the sun. Once considered heretical. Galileo. Copernicus.

Heliopolis. 1800. Egyptian battle. Kléber defeats Mameluks. Original site of Cleopatra’s Needles.

Hellenistic Art. c330-50BC. Cosmopolitan culturally diverse period of Alexander’s empire. Sensual, emotional sculpture. Dying Gaul. Laocoön.

Helnaes Stone. c800. Oldest Danish runic stone.

Helsinki Group. 1976. Soviet dissidents who monitor human rights aspect of Helsinki Accord. Orlov. Shscharansky.

Helvetic Confessions. 1636,62. Swiss Reform church doctrines. 2nd widely adopted.

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