Hébert, Jacques. 1757-94. French revolutionary extremist. Led Sansculottes. Cult of Reason.

Heine, Heinrich. 1797-1856. German lyric satirical Socialist poet. Young Germany. Lorelei. Atta Troll 1843-5.

Helvetii. Celtic tribe defeated by Caesar 58BC.

Hengist and Horsa. 5C. Legendary Jute brothers, founded Kent. Fought Britons.

Henry II. 1133-1189. Plantagenet king of England 1154-. Common Law system. Married Eleanor of Aquitaine. Angevin Empire. Becket. Rosamund.

Henry III. 1551-89. French king 1574-. Wars of Religion, Three Henrys. Assassinated.

Henry IV. of Navarre. 1553-1610. King of France 1589-. Converted to Catholicism. Edict of Nantes protected Protestant rights. ’Reign of Rebuilding’. Assassinated by Ravaillac. Margaret of France.

Heptarchy. 5-9C. Seven kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England: Kent, Essex, Sussex, Wessex, Mercia, E. Anglia, Northumbria. Frequent wars.

Herald. Medieval officer who conveyed messages between opposing leaders.

Herod. 73-4BC. King of Judaea 37BC-. Massacre of the Innocents.

Herod Antipas. 21BC-39 AD. Galileen king 4BC-. Killed John the Baptist for Salome.

Herodes Atticus. c101-177. Greek/Roman orator, banker. Gave major buildings to Athens.

Herzen, Aleksandr. 1812-70. Russian revolutionary writer.

Hetaerae. Greek independent courtesans.

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

Hidalgo, Miguel. 1753-1811. Led Mexican Revolution with Allende.

Hiram. 989-936BC. King of Tyre 969-. Helped build Soloman’s Temple of Jerusalem 950BC.

Hiss, Alger. 1904-96. Alleged communist spy in US State Department. Jailed for perjury 1950-4.

Hofer, Andreas. 1767-1810. Austrian. Led peasant rebellions vs French and Bavarians 1809-10.

Hogarth, William. 1697-1764. English satirical mural painter. Founded Royal Academy 1739. Rake’s Progress 1732. Marriage à la Mode 1744. Pantheon 1764.

Hokusai. 1760-1849. Japanese engraver. Mt. Fuji 1826.

Homo Erectus. 1,500,000BC. Immedediate precursor to Homo Sapiens.

Homo Sapiens. 350,000BC. Neanderthal.

Honorius Flavius. 384-423. Roman Emperor of the West 393-. Rome sacked by Visigoths 410.

Hooft, Pieter. 1581-1647. Dutch Renaissance poet and playwright.

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