Separatists. 16-17C. Factions who left Church of England. Brownists, Pilgrims, Quakers.

Serbo-Turkish War. 1876-8. Serbia aids Christian rebellion in Bosnia. Loss caused Russo-Turkish War, Serbian independence 1878. Berlin Treaty.

Servetus, Michael. 1511-53. Spanish Reformation writer, scientist. Circulation of blood 1540. Burned by Calvin.

Service, Robert. 1874-1958. Canadian poet. Shooting of Dan McGraw.

Servile Wars. Slave revolts vs Rome. 134-132BC Sicily. 102-99BC Sicily. 73-71BC S Italy. Spartacus.

Settlement, Act of. 1701. British established Protestant Hanover succession. Limited monarch’s powers.

Settlement, Pale of. 1792-1917. SW region of Russia where Jews allowed to settle, travel.

Seven Bishops. 1688. Confined to Tower for opposing Declaration of Indulgence.

Seven Oaks Massacre. 1816. Northwest Company. agents kill 20 settlers in Red River rivalry with Hudson Bay Company. Settlement destroyed.

Seven Weeks War. 1866. Austro-Prussian War. Koniggratz.

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Pyramids 4700-2160BC. Mausolus Tomb 353BC. Artemis Temple at Ephesus c550BC. Hanging Gardens of Babylon 600BC. Colossus of Rhodes 280BC. Zeus Statue at Olympia 450BC. Lighthouse at Alexandria c282BC.

Seven Years War. 1756-63. France, Russia, Austria vs England, Prussia who retain Silesia, emerge as major power. French colonial power reduced. England gains New France, India. French-Indian Wars.

Sèvres, Treaty. 1920. Broke up Ottoman Empire. Would have created Kurdistan. Not ratified. Lausanne Peace.

Seward, William. 1801-72. Anti-slavery US statesman. “Seward’s Folly”-bought Alaska 1867.

Seychelles. 1505 Portugal discovers. 1756 France. 1794 British. 1903 Crown Colony. 1976 Independent republic.

Seymour, Edward. c1506-52. Protector for Edward VI.

Seymour, Jane. 1509-37. Third wife of Henry VIII. Died after giving birth to Edward VI.

Sezession. Groups of artists who seceded from academies in Munich 1892, Vienna 1897, Berlin 1999.

Shabbetai, Tzevi. 1626-76. Jewish false Messiah. Converted to Islam 1666.

Shakespeare, William. 1564-1616. English dramatic poet. Master of language, characters, perception.Titus Andronicus c1593. Romeo and Juliet c1594. Hamlet c1602. Othello c1604. King Lear c1606. Lover’s Complaint c1609. Sonnets 1609. Tempest 1611.

Shamil. 1798-1871. Moslem guerilla leader vs Russia in Crimean War.

Shapley, Harlow. 1885-1972. US astronomer. Measured Milky Way.

Shaw, George Bernard. 1856-1950. Irish socialist writer/dramatist of wit and satire. Man and Superman 1903. Pygmalian 1913. St. Joan 1923. Fabian.

Shawnee. American Indians from Ohio defeated at Tippecanoe. Resettled in Oklahoma.

Shays, Daniel. c1747-1825. Led Massachussets farmers in rebellion 1786-7 for lower taxes. Defeated.

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