Easter Rebellion. 1916. Ireland. Irish Free State.

Eastern Crisis. 1839-41. British suppression of Muhammed Ali’s Egyptian expansion.

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

Economic Crisis. 1873. Vienna stock market collapse leads to protectionism, Depression.

Edda. c1230. Collections of Icelandic literature, songs.

Eddy, Mary Baker. 1821-1910. US founder of Christian Science Religion. Wrote Science and Health 1875.

Edgar. 943-975. English King, 959-. First coronation (Bath) of a king of all England.

Edward VII. 1841-1910. King of UK, 1901-. Founded Order of Merit 1902. Promoted Anglo-French relations.

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

EEC. 1958 European Economic Community. European Union.

EFTA. European Free Trade Association. 1960. Free trade with EEC: Austria, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Switzerland. Until joining EEC: Denmark, Portugal, UK.

Egmont, Graaf van. 1522-68. Flemish. Opposed Protestant persecution. Execution led to revolt vs Spain.

Eichmann, Adolf. 1906-62. Nazi war criminal. Kidnaped in Argentina. Tried in Jerusalem. Executed.

Eiffel Tower. 1889. 320.75m high. 1652 steps. Opened for World Exhibition, Paris.

Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. German/Swiss/US physicist. Special Theory of Relativity 1905. Quantum theory 1905. General Theory of Relativity 1916. Pacifist, Zionist.

Eisner, Kurt. 1867-1919. German Socialist Revolutionary leader. First Bavarian Prime Minister.

El Salvador. Nahua, Pipil, Maya. 1524 Spain 1821 Mexican Empire. 1823 CAF. 1840 Independent. 1980-92 Civil war.

Eleatics. 5C BC. Greek philosophers. Change is an illusion. Zeno. Xenophanes.

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

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

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.

Émigrés. Royalist sympathizers who fled France during Revolution.

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

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