Douglas, Stephen. 1813-61. US politician. Compromise of 1850. Popular Sovereignty. Lost presidential campaign to Lincoln.

Douglass, Frederick. 1817-95. US ex-slave abolitionist leader.

Doumergue, Gaston. 1863-1937. French Prime Minister 1910-11, President 1924-31. Instability.

Drexler, Anton. Founded German Labour Party 1919...National Socialist Party.

Drinkwater, John. 1882-1937. English dramatist: Abraham Lincoln 1918.

Duns Scotus, John. c1266-1308. British theologian. Immaculate Conception. vs Thomas Aquinas. Reason over faith. Scotism. Absolute primacy of God’s free will.

Dunstable, John. c1380-1453. Early English polyphonic choral composer.

Dunstan, St. 924-88. Abbott, Archbishop of Canterbury. Advised Wessex kings. Monastic reforms.

Dupleix, Joseph François. 1696-1763. French Administrator in India, failed to establish French Empire.

Duquesne, Abraham. 1610-88. French defeat Spanish, Dutch fleets.

Durkheim, Emile. 1858-1917. French sociologist. Division of Labour in Society 1893.

Duvalier, Jean-Claude. “Baby Doc”. Haitian dictator 1971-1986, son of Papa Doc. Overthrown, exiled.

Eastern Question. 19-20C. Instability caused by decline of Turkish rule led to Crimean War and WWI.

Eben, Abba. 1915-. English/Israeli statesman, diplomat.

École Militaire. 1752. French Royal Military Academy. Gabriel.

Edison, Thomas. 1847-1931. US inventor: imp telephone 1877, phonograph 1877, lightbulb 1878, movies, cast concrete 1907. Menlo Park, first industrial research laboratory.

Edward II. 1284-1327. King of England, 1307-. Defeated by Scots at Bannockburn. Deposed by wife, Isabella. Templars.

Edward V. 1470-83. King of England 1483. Imprisoned and probably killed by Richard III. Wars of Roses.

Edward VIII. 1894-1972. King of UK 1936. Abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson, became Duke of Windsor.

Edward the Confessor, St. c1003-66. Anglo Saxon king 1041-. Founded Westminster Abbey. Conquered Wales. Died without heir, prompting Norman Invasion.

Egypt. 3100BC Menes unites. 2780 Old Kingdom. 2600 First pyramid. 2040 Middle Kingdom. 1570 New Kingdom. 663 Assyria. 525 Persia. 332 Alexander...323 Ptolemy. 30BC Rome...395 Byzantine. 642 Moslem. 1250 Mameluk. 1517 Ottoman. 1798 Napoleon. 1805 Ottoman. 1882 British occupy. 1914 British protectorate. 1922 Indepedent monarchy. 1952 Coup. 1953 Republic. 1958-61 UAR.

Elagabalus. 204-222. Eccentric Roman Emperor 218-.

Elgar, Edward. 1857-1934. Choral composer. Established a new English tradition: Dream of Gerontius 1900, Apostles 1903, Kingdom 1906.

Elizabeth. 1709-62. Empress of Russia, 1741-. Eliminated German influence. Coup vs Ivan VI.

Elizabeth. 1837-98. Wife of Emperor Francis-Joseph. Assassinated by anarchist.

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