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.

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

Hunt, William. 1827-1910. British Pre-Raphaelite painter.

Incunabula. Books printed before 1500. Caxton. Gutenberg.

Ireland, William. 1777-1835. English forger of Shakespeare manuscripts 1796.

James, William. 1842-1910. US Pragmatic philosopher. Radical Empiricism. Principles of Psychology 1890. Will to Believe 1897.

Kent, William. c1686-1748. British illustrator, Palladian architect, gardener.

Kidd, Captain William. 1645-1701. British pirate. Hung.

King, William Lyon Mackenzie. 1874-1950. Canadian Liberal Prime Minister 1921~48. WWII. UN.

King William’s War. 1689-97. Britain vs France in North America. War of Grand Alliance. First French-Indian War.

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