Gomorrah. Licentious city destroyed by God. Sodom.

Goujon, Jean. 1510-68. French sculptor. Fontaine des Innocents 1548/9.

Grands-Augustins, Quai de. 1313. Oldest quay in Paris, by Philip the Fair.

Grands Rhétoriqueurs. 15-16C. French poets. Deschamps, DeMachaut.

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.

Gulistan, Treaty. 1813. Persia cedes Azerbaijan to Russia.

Hades. Greek god of Hell, and Hell itself.

Haiti. Arawak. 1492 Columbus discovers. 16-18C Slaves brought. 1697 Spain cedes to France 1804 Independent. 1915-34 US occupies. 1957-86 Duvalier dictators. 1994 US overthrow of military regime. 1972-2002 US returns refugee boat-people.

Halifax Explosion. 1917. French arms boat explodes in harbour. 2000 casualties. Biggest man-made explosion until Hiroshima.

Hamid II, Abdul. 1842-1915. Despotic Turkish Sultan, 1876-1909.

Hebe. Greek goddess of youth.

Hebrews. Original name for Jews. Descendants of Abraham.

Hecate. Greek goddess of magic. 3 heads or bodies.

Hel. Norse goddess of death.

Helnaes Stone. c800. Oldest Danish runic stone.

Hepplewhite, George. -1786. English Neoclassical furniture designer.

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

Hesperides. Nymphs who guarded Hera’s tree of golden apples.

Hestia. Greek goddess of the hearth.

Hexapolis. 700BC. 6 city trading league. Rhodes.

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

Hindenburg. German zeppelin, explodes 1937 in New Jersey, kills 36.

Hippodamus. 5C BC. Greek architect. City of Rhodes.

Hiroshima. Japanese city destroyed 1945 by first A-bomb. 75000 killed.

Hope, Thomas. 1769-1831. English Regency furniture designer and author.

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