Verne, Jules. 1828-1905. French Science Fiction fantasy writer. Voyage to the Centre of the Earth 864. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 1870. Round the World in 80 Days 1873.

Wesley, John. 1703-91. English founder of Methodism 1729. Direct preaching, often outdoors, to reach the uneducated working class. Sunday schools.

West, Nathanael. 1903-40. US novelist. Absurd, black humour. Miss Lonelyhearts 1933. Day of the Locusts 1939.

Whitby, Synod. 664. Settled dispute, favoring Roman over Celtic church. Defined Easter date as first Sunday after full moon after vernal equinox. March 22 to April 25. Wilfrid.

William I. The Conqueror. c1027-87. Norman conquest of England, 1066. Defeated Harold II at Hastings. Ordered Domesday Survey 1085. Built Tower of London 1086. Imported feudal system.

William I. The Silent. 1533-84. Prince of Orange. Dutch leader of Protestant revolt against Philip II of Spain. Founded dynasty to today. Netherlands.

Abbaye Prison. Principal site of 1792 September Massacres.

Abd al-Mumin. 1094-1163. Founded Almohad Empire in north Africa and Spain. Massacred Almoravids.

Amboina Massacre. 1623. 20 British and Japanese merchants executed by Dutch for plotting overthrow.

Amboise Conspiracy. 1560. Failed Huguenot plot to kidnap French king. Led to massacre of 1200 Huguenots.

Armenian Massacres. 1894-1918. 1.8M Armenians killed in Turkey.

Barrackpore Mutiny. 1824. Indian troops vs British commanders. Troops massacred.

Boston Massacre. 1770. British soldiers kill 5 colonists rioting vs Townshend Acts. A cause of the American Revolution.

Boxer Rebellion. 1900. Massacre of ‘foreign devils’ by Chinese led to reprisals and Peking Protocol.

Calley, Wm. Convicted of My Lai Massacre.

Campbell, John. 1635-1716. Glencoe massacre organizer.

Cholula, Massacre. 1519. Cortes razes Mexican town; 3000 dead.

Delacroix, Eugène. 1798-1863. French Romantic painter. Dante and Virgil. Massacre at Chios 1824.

Fetterman Massacre. 1866. Red Cloud-led Sioux kill 80 US Soldiers.

Glencoe Massacre. 1692. Campbells kill 38 MacDonalds for late oath of allegiance to King William.

Goliad Massacre. 1836. 350 Texan prisoners by Mexico in War for Independence.

Guise, Francois, duc de. 1519-63. Massacred Huguenots at Vassy, 1562, starting War of Religion.

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

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

Hudson’s Bay Company. 1670-. England. Explored Canada. Sought NW passage. Trading posts. Fur trade. Monopoly 1821-58. Seven Oaks Massacre.

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