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Dunkards. 1708-. German Baptist sect.
Dunkirk, Evacuation. 1940. 340,000 Allied troops from N France.
Dunkirk, Treaty. 1947. 50 yr. English-French alliance.
Dunstan, St. 924-88. Abbott, Archbishop of Canterbury. Advised Wessex kings. Monastic reforms.
Durkheim, Emile. 1858-1917. French sociologist. Division of Labour in Society 1893.
Dutch East India Company. 1602-1798. Trade, colonies in Orient. Controlled Ceylon, Cape Colony, Jakarta.
Dutch West India Company. 1621-1794. Commercial and colonial interests in Africa, South America. Driven from Brazil, 1654, New York, 1667.
Dvaravati. 6-13C. Kingdom in Thailand. Indian culture.
Dvorák, Antonin. 1841-1901. Czech Nationalist composer. New World Symphony 1893. Classical form with folk spontaneity.
Dylan, Bob (Robert Zimmerman). 1941-. US composer/performer. Founded Folk Rock.
Eakins, Thomas. 1844-1916. US Realist painter. Clinic of Dr. Gross 1875.
Ealdred. -1069. Anglo-Saxon archbishop of York 1060-: crowned William the Conqueror.
Earl. Third rank of British peerage.
East Anglia. 6C Anglo-Saxon kingdom. c870 Denmark. 917 England.
Eastern Question. 19-20C. Instability caused by decline of Turkish rule led to Crimean War and WWI.
Eastman, George. 1854-1932. US inventor of roll film and Kodak camera 1888. Bromide print 1871.
Echo. Greek mountain nymph.
Eck, Johann. 1486-1543. Opposed Luther, Protestantism.
Eckhart, Johannes. c1260-1328. German mystic. “All existence is God” 1281.
Eckmühl. Battle. 1809. Bavaria. Napoleon’s victory over Austria who lose German support.
Economic Crisis. 1873. Vienna stock market collapse leads to protectionism, Depression.
Ecuador. 1000 Quito Indian kingdom. 15C Inca. 1534 Spain. 1822 Independent «Gran Colombia. 1830 Republic. 1832 +Galapagos.
Eddy, Mary Baker. 1821-1910. US founder of Christian Science Religion. Wrote Science and Health 1875.
Edelinck, Gerard. 1640-1707. Flemish engraver: first multi-color printing.
Edgar. 943-975. English King, 959-. First coronation (Bath) of a king of all England.