Gambia, The. 1455 Portugal discovers. 1588 British settle. 17-18C French, British dispute. 1843 British Crown Colony. 1965 Independent. 1970 Republic.

Gaudi, Antonio. 1852-1926. Barcelona architect: Sagrada Familia 1883-; Casa Mila 1905-7.

German South-West Africa. 1884 Protectorate. 1892-1919 Colony. Namibia.

Ghetto. Jewish area of cities, esp: 1556-1885 Rome; 1239 Valencia; 1462 Frankfurt; 1516 Venice; 1066-1291 Old Jewry, London; 1939 Warsaw.

Gilgamesh. Legendary Babylonian king. Epic 2000BC includes Great Flood.

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

Godfrey of Bouillon. c1061-1100. First Crusade leader. Ruled Palestine 1099-.

Gold Rush. 1550 Bohemia. 1849 California. 1851 Australia. 1880s Rhodesia. 1886 South Africa. 1897 Klondike.

Gordon, Charles. 1833-85. British colonial administrator in Sudan, China. Taiping Rebellion.

Gran Colombia. 1819-30. Bolivar’s independent republic of former Spanish colonies. Colombia, Panama, Venezuela, Ecuador. New Granada.

Grand Canal. 4C BC-1400. China. World’s longest, 1,000 miles.

Grand Remonstrance. 1641. Grievances presented to Charles I by Long Parliament.

Grande Gallery of Louvre. Longest gallery in the world, 300m.

Great Trek. 1835-7. Boers leave British Cape Colony, found Natal.

Greco, El. 1541-1614. Greek/Spanish painter. Elongated figures. Assumption 1577. Crucifixion. Toledo c1608.

Greek Independence, War. 1821-29. Greek rebels, plus England, France, Russia defeat Turkey and Egypt. London Treaty. Otto I. Constantinople Treaty, 1832....End of Holy Alliance.

Greenland. 986-1482 Scandinavian. colony. 1721 Denmark. 1979 Home rule.

Grenada. 1498 Columbus discovers. 1651 French colony. 1763 English. 1876 Crown Colony. 1958 Fed of West Indies. 1967 Self-government. 1983 US invades to prevent Marxist insurrection.

Grey, Edward. 1862-1933. British statesman. Triple Alliance. Treaty of London.

Guyana. Arawak, Carib, Warrau. 1498 Columbus discovers. 16C Dutch settle. 1814 Britain. 1831 Colony =British Guiana. 1966 Independent =Guyana. 1970 Republic.

Hammurabi. -1750BC. Babylonian king 1792- who codified the law.

Hanno. 5C BC. Carthaginian. Established colonies in West Africa.

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

Head Act. 1465. Bounty to English colonists for heads of Irish.

Hiawatha. 15C Onondaga chief, legendary founder of League of 5 nations. Longfellow.

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