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284 matches to Henry III
Boleyn, Anne. 1507-36. 2nd Queen of Henry VIII, mother of Elizabeth I. Beheaded.
Buccaneers. 1630-97. British,French,Dutch pirates vs Spanish ships and colonies in Caribbean, S. America. Morgan.
Buckle, Henry. 1821-62. English scientific historian.
Catherine de Medici. 1519-89. Wife of Henry II, mother of 3 French kings, built Tuileries Palace. St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre.
Catherine of Aragon. 1485-1536. First wife of Henry VIII. Marriage annulled.
Catherine of Valois. 1401-37. Wife of Henry V. Mother of Henry VI and VII of England.Tudor.
Catholic League. 1576-93. Opposed Henry IV and Huguenots. Holy Leagues.
Cavendish, Henry. 1731-1810. English chemist, physicist. Disc. hydrogen, 1766. Synthesis of water.
Church of England. 1534. Anglican Church. National English church, founded by Henry VIII. Redefined by Elizabeth I, 1559. Act of Supremacy.
Clarence, Duke of. 1449-78. Conspired vs brother Henry IV. Executed.
Clarendon Constitution. 1164. Henry II limits church power in England. Opposed by Becket.
Clay, Henry. 1777-1852. “Great Pacificator”. US statesman. Missouri Compromise.
Clement III. Antipope 1080-1100 appointed by Henry IV. Defeated Rome 1084.
Clement VII. Pope 1523-34. Refused Henry VIII divorce.
Clinton, Henry. 1738-95. Commander 1778-81. Blamed for British defeat in American Revolution.
Cowell, Henry. 1887-1965. US avant-garde composer. Tone Clusters.
Dale, Henry. 1875-1968. English physiologist. Nerve transmission process.
Defender of the Faith. 1521. Title conferred by Pope Leo X on Henry VIII. Withdrawn after Act of Supremacy. Reconfirmed by Parliament, 1544 for all succeeding monarchs.
Deposition Bull. 1535 Henry VIII excommunicated. 1570 Elizabeth I excommunicated.
Diane de Poitiers. 1499-1566. Duchess of Valentinois and mistress of Henry II.
Dissolution of Monasteries. 1536, small; 1539, large. Henry VIII siezes wealth of church.
Eleanor of Aquitaine. Divorced from Louis VII 1152 after accompanying him on Second Crusade. Married Henry II of England, bringing Aquitaine under English crown...Angevin Empire. Mother of Richard I. Led 1173 revolt vs husband, Henry II.
Estrées, Gabrielle d’. 1573-99. Mistress of French Henry IV.
Fielding, Henry. 1707-54. English picaresque novelist: Tom Jones 1749; Amelia 1751.
Fingerprints. 8C Chinese used as signatures. 1870 Indian classification system. 1901 Galton-Henry System, Scotland Yard.