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| PERSON/EVENT | PERIOD | DATE | INFORMATION | DISCIPLINE | POLITICAL HISTORY | MENU |
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| EANES, CAPTAIN GIL | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1434 |
Via Henry Navigator - Port. explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| EARLY GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1220 |
Via Salisbury Cathedral, Wilts, Eng. |
Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| EARP BROTHERS, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1881 |
Via Ned Kelly - American lawmen |
History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
| EAST AFRICAN TRADERS | HENRY IV (H4) 1399-1413 |
1400 |
Via Zimbabwe, Great Empire of |
History (HY) | SOUTH AFRICA (SAF) | MENU |
| EAST INDIA COMPANIES, THE | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1600 | English, Dutch, French & Danish | Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| EASTER ISLAND | GEORGE I (G1) 1714-1727 |
1722 |
Via Roggeveen, explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| EASTMAN, GEORGE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1888 | American inventor- Kodak camera | Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| ECKERMANN, JOHANN | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1808 |
Via Goethe - life-long companion |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| ECUADOR, SOUTH AMERICA | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1822 |
Via Bolivar - gains independence |
History (HY) | ECUADOR (ECU) | MENU |
| EDDY, MARY BAKER | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1879 |
Via Christian Science - founder |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| EDGEHILL, THE BATTLE OF | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1642 |
Via English Civil War - indecisive |
History (HY) | ENGLISH CIVIL WAR (ECW) 1642-1651 |
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| EDGEWORTH, MARIA | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1812 |
Via Scott - Irish historical novelist |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| EDISON, THOMAS | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1877 | American inventor - phonograph | Invention (IN) | XNA | MENU |
| EDWARD I, KING OF ENGLAND | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1272 | To 1307 - Wales and Scotland | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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| EDWARD II, KING OF ENGLAND | EDWARD II (E2) 1307-1327 |
1307 | To 1327 - Battle of Bannockburn | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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| EDWARD III, KING OF ENGLAND | EDWARD III (E3) 1327-1377 |
1327 | To 1377- Battles of Crecy and Poitiers | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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| EDWARD IV, KING OF ENGLAND | EDWARD IV (E4) 1461-1483 |
1461 | To 1485 - War of Roses continues | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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| EDWARD THE CONFESSOR, KING | WILLIAM I (W1) 1066-1087 |
1066 |
Via William the Conqueror-former king |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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| EDWARD V, KING OF ENGLAND | EDWARD V (E5) 1483 |
1483 | To 1483 - murdered in Tower | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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| EDWARD VI, KING OF ENGLAND | EDWARD VI (E6) 1547-1553 |
1547 | and IRELAND - to 1553 - boy king | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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| EDWARDS, JONATHAN | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1739 |
Via Whitefield - American theologian |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| EGMONT, THE COUNT OF | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1568 |
Via Alva - victim of Council of Blood |
History (HY) | NETHERLANDS (NET) | MENU |
| EHRENBERG, CHRISTIAN GOTTFRIED | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1820 |
Via Sudan - German naturalist |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| EHRLICH, PAUL | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1890 |
Via Behring - German bacteriologist |
Medicine (MD) | XNA | MENU |
| EIFFEL TOWER, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1889 | Monument in Paris - Gustave Eiffel | Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| EIFFEL, GUSTAVE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1889 | French engineer - Eiffel Tower | Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| EIGHT-NATION ALLIANCE, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1900 |
Via Boxer Rebellion - relief force |
History (HY) | BOXER REBELLION (TBR) 1899-1901 |
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| EISTEDDFOD, NATIONAL FESTIVAL | HENRY (H2) II 1154-1189 |
1176 |
Via Snippets - Welsh cultural festival |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| EL CID | WILLIAM II (W2) 1087-1100 |
1094 | Spanish soldier fights the Moors | History (HY) | MOORS (MOO) | MENU |
| EL GRECO | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1586 | Greek painter- worked in Spain | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| EL OBEID, THE BATTLE OF | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1883 |
Via First Anglo-Sudan War |
History (HY) | SUDAN (SUD) | MENU |
| EL ZANJON, THE TREATY OF | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1878 |
Via Cuban Revolt - settlement |
History (HY) | CUBA (CUB) | MENU |
| ELBA, THE ISLAND OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1814 | Place of Napoleon's exile | History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
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| ELCANO, JUAN SEBASTIAN | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1522 |
Via Magellan - first to circuit globe |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| ELEVEN YEARS' TYRANNY, THE | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1629 | Eng.parliament disbanded to 1640 | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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| ELGAR, EDWARD | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1899 |
Eng.composer - Enigma Variations |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| ELGIN MARBLES, THE | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1812 | Sculptures from Parthenon in Athens | Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
| ELGIN, THE EARL OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1812 |
Via Elgin Marbles- antiquarian |
Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
| ELIOT, GEORGE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1860 |
English novelist - Mill on the Floss |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| ELIOT, JOHN | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1631 |
Via Pilgrim Fathers - Eng.missionary |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| ELIOTT, GENERAL GEORGE AUGUSTUS | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1779 |
Via Great Siege of Gibraltar - Cmdr. |
History (HY) | AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE (AWI) 1775-1783 |
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| ELIZABETH I, QN OF ENGLAND | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1558 | and IRELAND - to 1603 - Armada | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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| ELLIS, WILLIAM WEBB | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1823 |
Via Arnold - re. the game of rugby |
Sport (SP) | XNA | MENU |
| EMANCIPATION OF SERFS | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1861 | By Russian Tsar Alexander II | History (HY) | RUSSIA (RUS) | MENU |
| EMERSON, RALPH WALDO | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1838 |
Via Hawthorne - Transcendentalism |
Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
| EMIN PASHA | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1888 |
Via Stanley - German explorer |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| EMMET, ROBERT | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1803 |
Via Act of Union- leader of Irish revolt |
History (HY) | IRELAND (IRE) | MENU |
| EMMETT, DANIEL DECATUR | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1859 |
Via the Mason-Dixon Line- composer |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| EMPRESS OF INDIA, THE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1876 | Conferred upon Queen Victoria | History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
| ENCLOSURE MOVEMENT, THE | EDWARD VI (E6) 1547-1553 |
1549 |
Via Kett Rebellion - re. common land |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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| ENCYCLOPEDIE, THE FRENCH | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1751 | A vast work of reference - Diderot | Education (ED) | XNA | MENU |
| ENGELS, FRIEDRICH | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1848 | German philosopher - communism | Philosophy (PH) | XNA | MENU |
| ENGLAND'S ROYAL COAT OF ARMS | RICHARD I (R1) 1189-1199 |
1189 |
Via Richard I - the three lions |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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| ENGLISH CIVIL WAR, THE | CHARLES I (C1) 1625-1649 |
1642 | To 1651 - The major causes | History (HY) | ENGLISH CIVIL WAR (ECW) 1642-1651 |
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| ENGLISH CIVIL WAR, THE END | COMMONWEALTH (CW) 1649-1660 |
1651 |
Via Worcester - reasons for outcome |
History (HY) | ENGLISH CIVIL WAR (ECW) 1642-1651 |
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| ENGLISH EAST INDIA COMPANY | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1600 | Formed - important role in India | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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| ENGLISH PORCELAIN INDUSTRY | GEORGE III (G3a) 1760-1783 |
1750 |
Via Wedgwood - major factories |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| ENGLISH REFORMATION, THE | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1534 | Henry VIII head of English Church | Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| ENLIGHTENMENT, THE AGE OF | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1751 |
Via Denis Diderot - Encyclopedie |
Education (ED) | XNA | MENU |
| ENSOR, JAMES | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1885 |
Via Munch - Belgian painter |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| ENTENTE CORDIALE, THE | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1904 |
Via Franco-Russian Alliance |
History (HY) | UNITED KINGDOM (UK) from May 1801 |
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| ENTRECASTEAUX, BRUNI D' | GEORGE III (G3b) 1783-1802 |
1791 |
Via Botany Bay - French navigator |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
| EQUIANO, OLAUDAH | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1789 |
Via Asiento- autobiography of a slave |
History (HY) | AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE (SLT) from c1502 |
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| ERARD, SEBASTIEN | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1810 |
Via Cristofori -French piano maker |
Music (MU) | XNA | MENU |
| ERASMUS, DESIDERIUS | HENRY VIII (H8) 1509-1547 |
1509 |
Dutch Humanist - In Praise of Folly |
Religion (RN) | XNA | MENU |
| ERIC OF POMERANIA | RICHARD II (R2) 1377-1399 |
1397 |
Via Kalmar - King Den,Nor,Sweden |
History (HY) | SCANDINAVIA (SCA) | MENU |
| ERICSSON, JOHN | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1836 |
Via Babbage - American Engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| ERIE CANAL, UNITED STATES | GEORGE IV (G4) 1820-1830 |
1825 |
Via Snippets - open to traffic |
History (HY) | UNITED STATES (USA) | MENU |
| ESCORIAL PALACE, THE | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1563 | And monastery near Madrid | Architecture (AR) | XNA | MENU |
| ESCORIAL, THE TREATY OF | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1733 |
Via Polish Succession - anti-British |
History (HY) | GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) May 1707-January 1801 |
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| ESPARTERO, BALDOMERO | WILLIAM IV (W4) 1830-1837 |
1836 |
Via First Carlist War - royal general |
History (HY) | SPAIN (SPA) | MENU |
| ESSEX, THE EARL OF | ELIZABETH I (L1) 1558-1603 |
1599 |
Via Hugh O'Neil - failure in Ireland |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
MENU |
| ESTATES GENERAL,THE | JAMES I (J1) 1603-1625 |
1614 |
Via Louis XIII - Fr.parliament meets |
History (HY) | FRANCE (FRA) | MENU |
| ETAPLES, THE PEACE OF | HENRY VII (H7) 1485-1509 |
1492 |
Via Warbeck - end to French support |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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| ETON COLLEGE | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1440 |
Via Henry VI - founded this year |
Education (ED) | XNA | MENU |
| EUGENE, PRINCE OF SAVOY | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1706 |
Via Battle of Ramillies - Aust.General |
History (HY) | SPANISH SUCCESSION (WSS) 1701-1714 |
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| EULER, LEONHARD | GEORGE II (G2) 1727-1760 |
1748 |
Via Bernoulli - Swiss mathematician |
Science (SC) | XNA | MENU |
| EUREKA STOCKADE, THE | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1854 |
Via Chartism - Australian protest |
History (HY) | AUSTRALIA (AUS) | MENU |
| EVANS, ABEL | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1726 |
Via Vanbrugh - English poet |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| EVANS, JOHN | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1881 |
Via Evans - English archaeologist |
Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
| EVANS, OLIVER | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1805 |
Via Trevithick - American engineer |
Engineering (EN) | XNA | MENU |
| EVANS, SIR ARTHUR | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1900 | Eng.archaeologist - Knossos, Crete | Archaeology (AY) | XNA | MENU |
| EVELYN, JOHN | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1641 |
Via Pepys- English diarist 1641-1706 |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| EVENING POST, THE | ANNE (AN) 1702-1714 |
1706 |
Via Snippets - first evening newspaper |
Literature (LT) | XNA | MENU |
| EVEREST, SIR GEORGE | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1865 |
Via Snippets - mountain named after |
History (HY) | INDIA (IND) | MENU |
| EVERETT, EDWARD | VICTORIA (Vb) 1862-1880 |
1863 |
Via Gettysburg - American politician |
History (HY) | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW) 1861-1865 |
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| EVERLASTING LEAGUE, THE | EDWARD I (E1) 1272-1307 |
1291 | Beginning of Swiss Federation | History (HY) | SWITZERLAND (SWI) | MENU |
| EVESHAM, THE BATTLE OF | HENRY III (H3) 1216-1272 |
1265 | Montfort is defeated and killed | History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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| EWUARE, OBA | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1440 | Becomes ruler of the Benin Kingdom | History (HY) | WEST AFRICA (WAF) | MENU |
| EXCLUSION BILL, THE | CHARLES II (C2) 1660-1685 |
1679 |
Via Popish Plot - re. succession |
History (HY) | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES to May 1707 (ESW) |
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| EXPRESSIONISM | VICTORIA (Vc) 1881-1901 |
1901 |
Via Van Gogh - German art movement |
Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| EYCK, JAN VAN | HENRY VI (H6) 1422-1461 |
1432 | Noted Flemish painter | Visual Arts (VA) | XNA | MENU |
| EYLAU, THE BATTLE OF | GEORGE III (G3c) 1802-1820 |
1807 | Napoleon defeats Russians | History (HY) | NAPOLEONIC WARS (NAP) 1799-1815 |
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| EYRE, EDWARD JOHN | VICTORIA (Va) 1837-1861 |
1840 |
Via Sturt - Eng.explorer in Australia |
Exploration (EX) | XNA | MENU |
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