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113 matches to Five Year Plans
Castillon, Battle. 1453. Final English defeat in the Hundred Years War.
Crépy, Treaty. 1544. Ends 23 years of war between Holy Roman Empire and France.
Dana, Richard. 1815-82. US writer. Two Years Before the Mast.
Defenestration of Prague. 1419. Hussites eject aldermen. 1618. Protestants throw regents out window. Begins Thirty Years War.
Derby, Earl of. 1799-1869. English Prime Minister 1852, 58, 66. Abolition of slavery.
Diplomatic Revolution. 1756. Reversal of alliances led to Seven Years War.
Edward III. 1312-77. King of England 1327-. Claimed crown of France, causing Hundred Years War.
Eighty Years War. 1568~1648. Netherlands wins indep from Spain.
Fifteen Years War. 1591-1606. Austria vs Turkey over Transylvania. Stopped Turkish expansion in Europe.
Fire of London. 1666. Four days. 87 churches. 13,200 houses. 100,000 homeless. Rebuilt in 10 years. 1136 fire was previously known as Great Fire of London.
Fouquet, Nicolas. 1615-80. Finance Minister to Louis XIV. Imprisoned for embezzlement after a 3 year trial at The Arsenal 1661-4.
French-Indian Wars. 1754-63. North American part of Seven Years War. France loses all possessions in Canada to Britain.
French Republican Calendar. 1793-1805. 12 30 day months of 3 “decades”. 5-6 holidays at end of year.
French Wars. 1701-1815. Second Hundred Years War.
Froissart, Jean. c1333-1400. French Chronicles of the Hundred Years War 1391.
Galen. 129-c200. Greek doctor. Methods used 1000 years.
Gallas, Matthias. 1584-1647. General for Holy Roman Empire during Thirty Years War. Troops annihilated.
Garcia Iñiguez, Calixto. 1836-98. Cuban leader. Ten Years War. Spanish-American War.
Gettysburg. 1863. Lincoln’s address given to dedicate Civil War cemetery. “Four score and seven years ago...Government of the people, by the people, for the people”.
Goodyear, Charles. 1800-60. US. Vulcanized rubber, 1839.
Guesclin, Bertrand du. c1320-80. French military leader, 100 Years’ War. Expelled English from France.
Gunpowder Plot. Nov 5, 1605. Conspiracy of Catholics against James I. Betrayed, the Houses of Parliament were not blown up. Guy Fawkes is burned in effigy each year. Catesby.
Hong Kong. 1841 British. 1898 Leased from China for 99 years. 1997 China.
Hubertusburg Treaty. 1763. Prussia/Austria end 7 Years War. Prussia established as power.