Shelley, Percy Bysshe. 1792-1822. English lyric poet. Advocated freedom of thought. Prometheus Unbound 1820.

Shen Nung. c2800BC. Legendary second Chinese Emperor.

Shenandoah. Site of American Civil War battles 1861-5.

Sheraton, Thomas. 1751-1806. English Regency furniture designer.

Shere Ali. 1825-79. Emir of Afghanistan. Defeated in Second Afghan War.

Sheridan, Philip. 1831-88. Union general, captured Shenandoah, forced Lee’s surrender.

Sheridan, Richard. 1751-1816. British comedy dramatist: School for Scandal 1777.

Sherman, William. 1820-91. American Civil War general. -“War is hell”.

Sherman Anti-Trust Act. 1890 US. Prohibits monopolies, restraint of trade.

Sherman Silver Purchase Act. 1890-3. US increases silver purchases. Fears of gold standard abandonment started 1893 Panic.

Sherrington, Charles. 1857-1952. British experimental physiologist.

Sherwood, Robert. 1896-1955. US dramatist. Idiot’s Delight 1936.

Shih Huang-ti. c259-210BC. Emperor 246-. Unified China. Great Wall. Burning of Books 213.

Shih Wang. 10 Chinese gods of Hell.

Shi’ite. Major Moslem sect believing in Mahdi at the millenium. Official religion of Iran. Sunni. Fatimid. Assassin. Druze. Ali.

Shiloh, Battle. 1862. Second American Civil War battle. No clear victor.

Shimabara Rebellion. 1637-8. Japanese Catholics vs taxes.

Shimonoseki Treaty. 1895. Ended first Sino-Japanese War. Japan gained Taiwan, Port Arthur. Korea independent.

Shinran. 1173-1262. Japanese Buddhist. Founded True Pure Land sect.

Shinto. Japanese state religion 1769-. All things are holy. Ancestor worship.

Ships. Iron- Foss 1777. Clipper 1832. Paddle- Charlotte Dundas 1801. Screw- Archimedes 1839. Nuclear- Nautilus 1955.

Shipton, Mother. 1488-1561. Predicted 1666 Great Fire of London.

Shirikawa. 1053-1129. Japanese Emperor. Abdicated to avoid ceremony. Retained power.

Shockley, William. 1910-89. US. Transistor 1948.

Shogun. Japanese military leaders. 794 Otomaro. 1192-1867 Ruled Japan.

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