Glenn, John. 1921- First American to orbit earth, 1962. US Senator 1974-.

Globe Theatre. 1599-1644. Venue for Shakespeare’s plays, London.

Godiva, Lady. c1040-80. Rode naked through Coventry to protest taxes. Wife of Earl Leofric.

Godwin. -1053. English Earl. Exiled 1051. Invaded England 1052.

Goodyear, Charles. 1800-60. US. Vulcanized rubber, 1839.

Grande Armée. 1805-12. Napoleon’s 1,000,000 man army; combined smaller armies for central control.

Great Fear. 1789. Peasants refuse to pay taxes, prepare for aristocrats’ attack in rural France.

Grünewald, Matthias, St. -1528. German Late Gothic artist. Isenheim altarpiece c1510. Colors influenced Baroque Art.

Guesclin, Bertrand du. c1320-80. French military leader, 100 Years’ War. Expelled English from France.

Guillotin, Joseph. 1738-1814. Recommended guillotine 1792. Earlier used in Scotland, England.

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.

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

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

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

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

Harriman, W. Averell. 1891-1986. US negotiator of Nuclear Test Ban Treaty 1963.

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

Hearn, Lafcadio. 1850-1904. Translator; brought Japanese culture to West.

Hearst, Wm Randolph. 1863-1951. US newspaper giant: San Francisco Examiner.

Hearth Tax. 1663-89. English tax on chimneys and hearths.

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

Hestia. Greek goddess of the hearth.

Highland Garb Act. 1746-82. Prohibited wearing of tartan.

Hildebrandt, Johann von. 1668-1745. Austrian Baroque architect. Belvedere Palace 1700.

Hipparchus. c190-120BC. First star catalogue. Epicyclic planetary motion around earth. Astrolabe 130.

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