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

Eliot, George. (Mary Ann Evans). 1819-90. English psychological novelist: Adam Bede 1859; Silas Marner 1861. Translated Strauss.

Eliot, T.S. 1888-1965. US/English modernist poet, playwright. Prufrock 1910. Ash Wednesday 1930. Murder in the Cathedral 1935.

Elisha. 9C BC. Hebrew prophet. Followed Elija.

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.

Elizabeth II. 1926-. Queen of UK 1952-. Head of State of many Commonwealth countries.

Ellis, Havelock. 1859-1939. English writer: Psychology of Sex 1897-1928.

Ellsworth, Lincoln. 1880-1951. US explorer. First flight across Arctic 1926, Antarctica 1935.

Éloi, St. c588-660. Treasurer to Clotaire II and Dagobert. Goldsmith.

Éluard, Paul. 1895-1952. French surrealist poet.

Élysée Palace. 1718. Site of Napoleon’s abdication 1815. French president’s residence since 1873.

Elzevir. 16-18C. Family of Dutch printers of classics.

Emancipation Act. 1833. Freed slaves in British Empire.

Emancipation Edict. 1861. Freed Russian serfs. Gave land allotment, paid by loans.

Emancipation Proclamation. 1863. Lincoln frees all slaves in Confederacy.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. 1803-82. US essayist/ poet. Transcendentalist. Woodnotes 1846, Brahma 1867, English Traits 1856, Self-Reliance.

Émigrés. Royalist sympathizers who fled France during Revolution.

Eminescu, Mihau. 1850-89. Romanian poet, writer.

Emir. Moslem commander or governor.

Emmet, Robert. 1778-1803. Leader of failed Irish nationalist uprising. Executed.

Empedocles. c500-430BC. Greek philosopher. Heart is seat of life. Matter is fire, air, earth, water.

Empire. First. France under Napoleon I 1804-14. 2nd. Napoleon III, 1852-70.

Empire. Style of Art. 1804-14. Classical heroic grandiose trend from Napoleon’s court. Arc de Triomphe, 1806.

Empire of the West. 800-. State founded by Charlemagne, continued to 1806 as the Holy Roman Empire. Succeeded Roman Emperor of the West. Split Eastern kingdoms.

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