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80 matches to Edward VI
Edward VI. 1537-53. King of England and Ireland, 1547-. Protestant reform. Named Jane Grey as successor.
Edward VII. 1841-1910. King of UK, 1901-. Founded Order of Merit 1902. Promoted Anglo-French relations.
Edward VIII. 1894-1972. King of UK 1936. Abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson, became Duke of Windsor.
Langtry, Lily. 1853-1929. English beauty/actress. Favourite of Edward VII as Prince of Wales.
Seymour, Edward. c1506-52. Protector for Edward VI.
Seymour, Jane. 1509-37. Third wife of Henry VIII. Died after giving birth to Edward VI.
Simony. Trading in church offices, sacred objects. Banned by Council of Chalcedon 451, and in England since Edward VI.
Simpson, Wallis. 1896-1986. American divorcée for whom Edward VIII abdicated.
Albee, Edward. 1928-. US playwright. Pulitzer-Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 1962.
Antarctica. 1773 Cook explores seas. 1820 first sighted. Bransfield. 1821 first landing-Davis. 1911 Amundsen first to S Pole.
Appleton, Edward. 1892-1965. English physicist: Appleton ionospheric layer.
Balliol, Edward. -1363. Invaded Scotland 1332. King 1332-56. Ceded crown to ally Edward III.
Balliol, John. c1249-1315. King of Scotland 1292-6. Defeated, deposed by Edward I.
Bellamy, Edward. 1850-98. US Utopian novelist. Looking Backward 2000-1887, 1888.
Black Prince. Son of Edward III. Captured King John II of France at Poitiers, 1356.
Blackbeard (Edward Teach). -1718. English pirate in West Indies.
Bransfield, Edward. 1795-1852. English. First to sight Antarctica, 1820.
Bruce, Robert the. 1274-1329. Scottish King 1306-. Vs Edward I and II. Bannockburn victory.
Carson, Edward. 1854-1935. Irish. Formed Ulster Volunteers to resist Home Rule.
Coke, Edward. 1552-1634. English jurist. Defended Common Law. Prosecuted Raleigh.
Crusades. 1095-1272. European Christian wars to regain Holy Land after Seljuk Turks take Jerusalem in 1072. Literature and the arts benefitted from Eastern cultural infusion. Peasants 1096. Annihilated. First. 1096-99. Genoa financed Godfrey of Bouillon to recapture Jerusalem. Only successful crusade. Second. 1147-49. Louis VII and Conrad III pillage Byzantium. Third. 1189-92. Richard I and Philip II Truce with Saladin allows access to Jerusalem. Fourth. 1202-4. French and Flemish nobles conquer, sack Constantinople, form Latin Empire. Childrens. 1212. Stephen of Cloyes led 30,000 unarmed French youths. Nicholas of Cologne led 20,000 German. All died or enslaved. Fifth. 1218-21. John of Brienne in Egypt. Sixth. 1228-29. Frederick II crowned king of Jerusalem. Seventh. 1248-54. St Louis of France captured by Egypt and ransomed. Eighth. 1270. St Louis dies of plague. Ninth. 1271-2. Prince Edward of England.
Delaroche, Paul. 1797-1859. French portrait and historical painter. Death of Queen Elizabeth. Children of Edward.
Despard, Edward. 1751-1803. 1802 Plot to assassinate George III.
Despenser, Hugh le. 1261-1326 The Elder; -1326 The Younger. Advised/controlled Edward II. Executed by Mortimer and Isabella.
Dupplin Moor, Battle. 1332. Balliol gains Scottish throne.