Guise, Duke of (François de Lor- raine). French general, hostile to the Huguenots, viii, 115, 118, 120; assassination of, 121, 129. Guizot, François P.-(1787-1874.)
French historian and statesman, vii, 249, 290; tribute to Alex- ander Hamilton, xi, 195; xiii, 67, 282. "Gulliver's vii, 211.
Gunpowder and fireworks in China, xiv, 262, 263; Gunpowder plot (1605), vi, 325.
Gustavus Adolphus.-(1594-1632.) King of Sweden (1611-32), vii, 57; the "Thirty Years' War," viii, 143; a religious and po- litical, as well as a civil war, 143, 145; the result of religious agitation, 145; Ferdinand II succeeds Matthias on throne of Holy Roman Empire, an invet- erate enemy of Protestants (1619), and launches Thirty Years' War, 146; his tyranny and cruelties cause Bohemians to renounce their allegiance,
147; succeeded in crown of Bo- hemia by Frederick V, Elector Palatine, and head of the Ger- Protestant Union, 147,
148; the latter a fugitive after battle of Prague (1620), 148; Protestant Princes arrayed against Austrian Emperor, 150; coming of Wallenstein, 151; Christendom aghast at German calamities, 153; Wallenstein raises imperialist Catholic army, 152; lands in Pomerania with his troops (1630) to take part in war, 161; gains victory of Lutzen, but falls in battle (Nov., 1632), 169; high reputation as a general, 168; xiii, 50. Guthrum, King of the Danes.-
(Died 890.) Conquers East Anglia, but is defeated by Alfred the Great at Ethandune, viii, 37; he and his nobles baptized, 38; treaty of Wed- more gives Danes slice of Eng- land, 38, 39; death of, in East Anglia, 45. Guyon, Mme.
(1648-1717.) French mystic and a founder of Quietism, vii, 60, 137-141, 172, 303; viii, 284.
Hades, Ra, King and judge in, 1,
Hadrian's villa at Tivoli, iii, 105, 108.
Hagar, incurs jealousy of Sarah, il,
Hague, The, Holland, xi, 96. Hague Tribunal, xii, 407. Hahnemann, Samuel.
German founder of homeopathy, xiv, 452. Amer- Hale, John P.-(1806-73.) ican statesman, xii, 137, 225. (1609-76.) Hale, Sir Matthew. Lord Chief Justice of England, a great lawyer, viii, 235. Halicarnassus, marbles of, xiv, 369.
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1804.) American statesman, xi, 52; member of Constitutional Convention (1787), 100; Wash- ington's wise counsellor, 115, 136; Secretary of Treasury, 138, 155, 156, 159-162; quarrels with Jefferson, 164; shapes American Constitution, 173, 174; birth
and early years, 174; enters Continental army and be- comes aide to Washington, 177; sent on important missions to commanding officers, 178, 179; services as Secretary of Treas- ury, 180; rises to rank of gen- eral and retires from army, 182; studies law, marries, and moves to New York, 182; legal career and association with Burr, 182-186; services as leg- islator, 186-188; delegate to Constitutional Convention, 189; associates on the Assembly, 190, 191; able debater, 194; Guizot on his enlightened views of government, 195; contributes to "The Federalist," 197, 198, Sec-
retary of the Treasury, 199; proposes import duties and pro- tection to raise revenue, 200- 204; establishes National bank, 205; party leader and head of Federalists, 205; public services close and resumes law, becoming leader at the Bar, 208; main- tains his political influence, 209; thwarts Burr's political aspira- tions, 209; incurs Burr's wrath and fights duel with him, 210, 211; fatal result, dies at age of forty-seven, 212; Burr's penalty for his crime, 213; Hamilton's character, 213, 214.
Hamilton, Duke of, in command of
Scotch army at Preston defeated by Cromwell (1648), viii, 222. Hamilton, Gen. Ian. (1853-.) British soldier, tribute to Gen- eral Smuts, xv, 303. Hamilton, James.-English Colonial governor, representing
Hamilton, Sir Wm.-(1788-1856.) Scottish philosopher, xiii, 246. Hamilton, Wm. Gerard. (1729- 96.) English politician, nick- named "Single-speech Hamil- ton," ix, 72.
Hamlin, Hannibal, of Me., xii, 225;
vice-president of the U. S., 272. Hampden, John, English statesman.
-(1594-1643.) Member of Long Parliament, viii, 216, 224, 243; resistance to taxation, xi, 224; xiii, 258.
Hampton Court, on the Thames,
vii, 188; viii, 223, 229, 231. Hampton Roads, English capture of
American frigate in, xi, 307. Han, Chinese sons of, xiv, 259; house of (202 B. C.-221 A. D.), 259; Han Dynasty, China, ac cession of (206 B. C.), i, 175.
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Hancock, John.-(1737-93.) Amer- ican statesman, xi, 159, 220, 237.
Hancock, Winfield Scott.-(1824- 96.) American general, xii, 335. (1685-1759.) Handel, George F.-
German composer, xiii, 282. Hanlin, The ("Forest of Pencils"), Chinese Imperial Academy, xiv, 272, 285.
Hannibal. (247-183 B. C.) Carth- aginian General, iii, 405; swears eternal enmity to Rome, 405; character, 405; conquers Spain, 405; defeats Scipio in Italy, 405; xi, 129.
Hanover, House of, English suc cession of, vii, 191.
Hara. (1856-1921.) Prime Min- ister of Japan, xv, 438; breaks Japanese imperialism, 441. Haran, Mesopotamia, Joseph's birthplace, ii, 57.
Hardee, General W. J. (1815- 73.) Confederate soldier, xii, 349.
Hardenberg, Friedrich von (1772- 1801), known by his pseudonym "Novalis."-German lyric poet; xiii, 201.
Hardenberg, Prince Karl L. von.- (1750-1822.) Prussian states- man, x, 257, 258.
Harding, Stephen.-Early English saint, v, 158.
Hare, Julius C. (1795-1855.) English theological writer, xiif, 202.
Harem, Solomon's, extent, scandal, and burden of, ii, 208, 209. Harlem Plains, xi, 123;
123. Harley, Robert, 1st Earl of Oxford. -(1661-1724.) English states- man, vii, 198, 199, 201, 202, 204-207, 209, 210, 214.
"Harmony and Union," political cry of, xii, 215.
Harpagus. Chief officer of the Persian court, iv, 39; ordered
by Astyages to kill Cyrus at his birth, but gives the child to a herdsman, 39; King Astyages learns subsequently of the de- ception and punishes Harpagus, 40; the latter, disaffected, aids Cyrus in his war with Astyages, who is defeated and made pris- oner, 41.
Harrisburg, Pa., xii, 294. Harrison, Benjamin. (1740-91.) Delegate to Congress (1774- 77), xi, 273.
Harrison, Benjamin. (1833- 1901.) President United States (1888-92), U. S. Pension List at close of his administration (1892), xii, 301. Harrison, Frederic.-(1831-1923.) English man-of-letters, on Ruskin, xiv, 77, 94. Harrison, Wm. Henry. (1773- 1841.) Ninth U. S. President; his success at battle of Tippe. canoe (1811), xii, 34; election of, by the Whigs in 1840, 128; an honest man, 129. Harrison's Landing, xii, 287. Hart, Sir Robert. (1835-1911.) Director Chinese maritime cus- toms, interest in Peking school of interpreters, xiv, 285; ser- vices in Franco-Chinese war, 289.
Harvard College, founded, xi, 39; John Adams's education at, 217. Hartington, Marquis of. (b. 1833.) Leader of English Lib- erals, x, 368.
Hasting, Scandinavian Viking. - (9th cent.) Invades England (893 A. D.), viii, 55; defeated at Farnham by Alfred the Great,
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56; his fleet captured, 56; re- tires from English soil, 57. Hastings, Warren. (1732-1818.)
Anglo-Indian statesman, viii, 389; ix, 80, 81, 139; xiii, 217; Macaulay's essay on, 264, 265. Hatchett, Jane, repulses Bur- gundian troops, vii, 70. Hay, John.-(1838-1905.) Ameri- can statesman and author, biog- raphy (with J. G. Nicolay) of Lincoln, xii, 279; family history, 383, 384; education, 384; mar- riage, 385, 386; practices law, 386; close association with Lin- coln, 387; private secretary to Lincoln, 387; trained in politics by Lincoln, 388; writes "Life of Lincoln," 388, 389, 390; ap- pointed colonel in Civil War, 389; appointed Secretary of Le- gation at Paris, 390; sent to Vienna as Chargé d'Affaires, 390; Secretary of Legation at Madrid, 390; writes "Castilian Days," 390; becomes Assistant Secretary of State, 390; ap- pointed Ambassador to England, 390; made Secretary of State, 390; aids in settlement of Ven- ezuela boundary dispute, 392; signs Treaty of Paris, 393; death, 393, 394; address by Elihu Root at "John Hay Library," 395-413.
Hegel, Georg W. F.-(1770-1831.) German philosopher. Quoted on Aristotle, i, 224, 227. Hegira (A. D. 622), starting-point of Mohammedan Calendar, v, 44. Heine, Heinrich. (1799-1856.) German poet and critic. George Eliot's article on, in "Westmin ster Review," vii, 356. Heliopolis (Baalbec), Egypt, i, 33; worship of Ra, the sun-god, at, 33, ii, 69; Eudoxus and Plato at, iii, 156. Héloïse.
(1101-64.) French ab- bess. Theme: "Love," v, 217; vii, 23-26; glory in the mem- ory of, 27; produced by a de- vout age, 28; birth, 28; beauty, intellect and attainments, 29; a prodigy, 30; relations with Abé- lard, 40-46; secret marriage, 46; retires to a convent, 47; abbess of the Paraclete, 50; her letters, 51, 52; receives dead body of her husband, 63; her own death, 65; cited, 285, 286. Helots, Spartan, ii, 106.
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Henry II. (1133-89.) King of England (1154-89), makes Becket Chancellor, v, 149, 254; then Archbishop of Canterbury, 261; as archbishop, Becket changes his manner and ac- knowledges no sovereign but the Pope, 268; long conflict between the two, ending in the murder of Becket, at whose tomb the King does penance, 282, 283. Henry IV. (1050-1106.) Em- peror of the Holy Roman Em- pire, humbles himself at Canossa before Pope Gregory VII (Hilde- brand) and asks for removal of excommunication, v, 127; later on retracts his oath of obedience and lays waste the Pope's ter- ritories, 129; vii, 61. Henry IV. (1553-1610.) King of France (1594-1610.) Promul- gator of "Edict of Nantes," vii, 167, 229; viii, 239. See also Henry of Navarre.
Henry V of England.-(1418-22.) vii, 74, 75.
Henry VI of England.-(1422-61.)
vii, 75, 101, 102.
Henry VIII. (1491-1547.) King of England (1509-47.) English Reformation began under, an unscrupulous and tyrannical monarch, vi, 256; Thomas Crom- well his prime minister, 256, 257; Head of English Church, 257; sequestration of mon- astery lands, 261; gives away Abbey lands, 262; not a Prot- estant, 263; marriage with Anne Boleyn and divorce, 263; re forms in the Church, 265; cler- ical usurpations and privileges, 266; hated and anathematized at Rome, 266; marriage with Anne of Cleves, 266; Thomas Cromwell beheaded (1540), 267; Cranmer's rise, 271; translation of the Bible in era, 272; Lati- mer the King's chaplain, 273; death, 276; Parliament, his tool and instrument, confirms his Headship of English Church, 285; viii, 67, 94.
Henry of Navarre.-(1553-1610.) King of France (Henry IV, 1594-1610). Theme: "The Huguenots," viii, 109; birth and era, when the ideas of the Reformation and the doctrines of Calvin had hold of French people, 115; befriends the Huguenots, 117; parentage, 118, 119; marries Marguerite de Valois, 120; under influence of the Protestant Prince of Condé and Admiral Coligny, Huguenot leaders, 120; Condé slain at battle of Jarnac and Coligny be- comes a victim of Massacre of St. Bartholomew, 120, 122; bloody work of the Massacre,
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