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.

Kruger Telegram. 1896. Wilhelm II congratulates Kruger on defeating Jameson Raid, angering British.

Ladd, William. 1778-1841. US pacifist writer. Founder of US Peace Society 1828.

Lake Poets. 19C. Wordsworth, Coleridge, Southey of English Lake District.

Langland, William. 1330-1400. English Christian allegorical poet. Piers Ploughman 1362.

Laud, William. 1573-1645. Archbishop of Canterbury, 1633-45. Supported Charles I. Beheaded.

Lewis, Merriwether. 1774-1809. US explorer with Clark overland to Pacific NW, 1804-6.

Longchamp, William. -1197. English Chancellor. Ruled in Richard I’s absence 1190-1. Arranged ransom 1193 ending John’s rebellion.

Mackenzie, William Lyon. 1795-1861. Led failed revolt vs Family Compact in Upper Canada 1837.

Macready, William. 1793-1873. English actor. Rivalry with Forrest caused NY Opera House Riot, 1849.

Marlowe, Christopher. 1564-93. English dramatist: Tamerlane 1586. Dr. Faustus 1588-92. Edward II. May have written some of Shakespeare.

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