Three Emperors, Battle of the.
The battle of Austerlitz, December 2, 1805, is so called, because Napoleon and the Emperors of Austria and Russia were all present.
Three F’s.
The ostensible programme of the Irish Land League in 1880: Fixity of Tenure, Fair Rent, Free Sale.
Three Kings, Alliance of the.
An alliance formed in 1849 between the Kings of Prussia, Hanover, and Saxony, to take joint measures for the suppression of the disorders rife in their States at that time.
Thresher, Captain.
The pseudonym of the leader of a band of lawless Irishmen, who in 1806 attacked the collectors of tithes.
Throgmorton’s Conspiracy.
A conspiracy of certain Jesuits and English Catholics in 1583, to rise against Queen Elizabeth, in conjunction with an invasion of French and Spanish troops. Suspicion was aroused by Throgmorton’s constant visits to the Spanish Ambassador. He was arrested, and under torture revealed the details of the plot, and the names of the principal conspirators.