Gomorrah. Licentious city destroyed by God. Sodom.

Gonçalves, Nuno. 15C. Founded Portugal school of painting. Sao Vicente altarpiece.

GPU. 1922-23. Russian Secret Police. OGPU.

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

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

Halifax, First Earl of. 1881-1959. English statesman. Viceroy of India 1925-31, Foreign Secretary 1938-40.

Hampton Court Conference. 1604. James I authorizes bible translation. 300 Puritans ejected from office, a cause of Civil War.

Han Wu Ti. 156-87BC. Chinese Emperor 140-. Confucianism as state religion. Exam system for civil service used to 20C.

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

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

Herald. Medieval officer who conveyed messages between opposing leaders.

Herodotus. c484-420BC. Greek historian and explorer. “Father of History”-Cicero.

Heydrich, Reinhard. 1904-42. Deputy head SS. Assassination led to Lidice massacre.

Hobson, Tobias. Cambridge innkeeper who offered no choice of hired horse. -“Hobson’s choice”.

Holmes, Oliver Wendell. 1841-1935. US Supreme Court Justice 1902-32. Law as social instrument.

Iceland. 9C Irish discover. 870 Norway colonized. 930 Althing. 1262 Norway. 1380 Denmark 1904 Home rule. 1918 Sovereignty. 1944 Republic.

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

Idomeneus. Greek Cretan king. Sacrificed son to Poseidon.

Inauguration Day. Jan 20. US president takes office after election.

Indian Mutiny. 1857-9. Indian troops rebel vs British officers. Months of violence, massacres. East India Act. Ended Mogul Empire.

Inflation. General rise of prices of goods and services.

Inns of Court. British apprenticeship and appointment of barristers. Temple, Lincoln 13C. Gray’s 1295. Inner 1326. Middle 1404. 1443-1876 Serjeant’s.

International Court of Justice. 1945-. UN appointed body to settle International disputes. World Court.

Iphigeneia. Greek daughter of Agamemnon, sacrificed to save the Achaean fleet.

Isaac. Old Testament Patriarch. Abraham’s son from whom all Jews descend. Spared from sacrifice.

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