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

Eleanor of Aquitaine. Divorced from Louis VII 1152 after accompanying him on Second Crusade. Married Henry II of England, bringing Aquitaine under English crown...Angevin Empire. Mother of Richard I. Led 1173 revolt vs husband, Henry II.

Elija. 9C BC. Hebrew prophet. Ended worship of Baal.

Elizabeth, St. Mother of John the Baptist. Sister of Virgin Mary.

Emboabas, War. 1708-9. New settlers vs old in Brazil gold rush.

Epaminondas. c410-362BC. Thebian general, statesman. Defeated Sparta at Leuctra. Permanently changed balance of power.

Ephesus, Council. 431. Nestor debates Cyril. Monophysitism adopted.

Epimetheus. Pandora’s husband.

Equatorial Guinea. 10-15C Bubi. 1469 Portugal. 1778 Spain 1827 British base. 1843 Spain. 1964 Self-government. 1968 Independent.

Erasmus, Desiderius. c1466-1536. Dutch Humanist ecclesiastic reform writer. Published first New Testament based on Greek, 1516. Reason over ignorance and superstition. Opposed Luther. Praise of Folly. Enchiridion: Christ requires of us nothing but a pure and sincere life.

Essad, Pasha. 1863-1920. Albanian dictator, 1914-16.

ETA. 1970-. Basque terrorist separatist organization.

Eustachio, Bartolomeo. -1574. Italian anatomist. Eustachian tube. Anatomy of Ear 1552.

Euzkadi. 1936-7. Independent Basque rep. Guernica.

Evesham, Battle. 1265. Montfort defeated and killed. End of Barons War.

Fabius, Quintus. -203BC. Consul. Saved Rome from Hannibal by delaying battles, allowing army to recover 218-.

Fairfax, Thomas. 1612-71. English Parliamentarian Civil War general. Commander-in-Chief of New Model Army. Victor at Marston Moor.

Falklands, Battle. 1914. British destroy German fleet.

Fallen Timbers, Battle. 1794. US defeat NW Confederation Indians, ending resistance.

Festival of Federation. 14 July,1790. Celebration of first anniversary of Storming the Bastille. 300,000 people.

Feuerbach, Ludwig. 1804-72. German philosopher. God is illusion. Immortality of man is only through works and offspring. Thoughts on Death 1830.

Fibonacci, Leonardo. 1170-1240. Pisa mathematician. Book of Abacus 1202. Fibonacci Numbers 1203. Practica Geometrica 1220.

Filibuster. Obstruction of bill passage by prolonged debate in US Senate.

Finlay, Carlos. 1833-1915. Cuban. Discovered that Yellow Fever is transmitted by mosquitoes 1881. Reed.

Fischer von Erlach, J.B. 1656-1723. Austrian architect. Intro. baroque. Schönbrunn Palace 1696, Church of St Charles Borromeo 1716-37.

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