Ems Dispatch. 1870. Bismarck alters telegram from Wilhelm, causing Franco-Prussian War.

Family Compact. Small conservative group dominates government of Upper Canada leading to 1837 Rebellion. Mackenzie.

Fargo, William. 1818-81. Founded American Express 1850, Wells Fargo 1852.

Faulkner, William. 1897-1962. American novelist of US south. The Sound and the Fury 1929.

Filibusters. 1850s. US adventurers who illegally organized revolutions in Central America. Walker.

Forrest, Edwin. Macready.

Garrison, William. 1805-79. US anti-slavery promoter. Weekly Liberator 1831-65.

George I. 1845-1913. Danish Prince William, chosen king of Greece 1863-. Assassinated.

Gilbert, William. 1540-1603. English scientist. Earth’s magnetic field, 1600. Coined term ’electricity’.

Gilbert, William. 1834-1911. Librettist with Sullivan. Pirates of Penzance 1879. Mikado 1885.

Gladstone, William. 1809-98. English Liberal reform Prime Minister 1868~94. Secret ballot. Public Education. Irish land reforms.

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

Globe Theatre. 1599-1644. Venue for Shakespeare’s plays, London.

Glorious Revolution. 1688. British Protestant William and Mary depose James II. Declaration of Rights, Bill of Rights 1689.

Godwin, William. 1756-1836. English atheist philosopher, author. Anarchism. Cooperation is evil. Things as they Are 1794.

Golding, William. 1911-93. English morality novelist. Lord of the Flies 1954.

Grand Alliance, War of. 1689-97. Spain, Sweden, England, Holy Roman Empire, Netherlands vs French expansionism. Negotiated Peace. King William’s War. Namur. Augsburg League.

Grenville, William. 1759-1834. British statesman. Ministry of All Talents 1806-7. Abolished Slave Trade, 1807.

Hamilton, William Rowan. 1805-65. Irish mathematician. Unification of optics and dynamics. Quaternion Theory.

Harrison, William. 1773-1841. US Pres 1841. Elected on slogan “Tippecanoe and Tyler too”. Died of pneumonia caught at inauguration.

Harvey, William. 1578-1657. English doctor, discovered circulation of blood 1616-28. On Reproduction 1651.

Hastings, Battle. 1066. William defeats Harold II, conquers England for Normandy.

Hazlitt, William. 1778-1830. English essayist, critic. The Plain Speaker 1826.

Herschel, William. 1738-1822. German/English astronomer, discovered Uranus 1781.

Hillary, William. Founder of English Royal National Lifeboat Institute, 1824.

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