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222 matches to England
Dunes, Battle. 1658. England, France defeat Spanish. Fronde.
East Anglia. 6C Anglo-Saxon kingdom. c870 Denmark. 917 England.
Edgar. 943-975. English King, 959-. First coronation (Bath) of a king of all England.
Edinburgh, Treaty. 1560. France and England withdraw from Scotland.
Edmund I. 921-46. King of England 939-. Recaptured north England from Norse. Monastic revival.
Edward I. 1239-1307. King of England 1272-. Conquered Wales. Limited power of church and nobles. 1290 expelled Jews. Defined acre 1305.
Edward II. 1284-1327. King of England, 1307-. Defeated by Scots at Bannockburn. Deposed by wife, Isabella. Templars.
Edward III. 1312-77. King of England 1327-. Claimed crown of France, causing Hundred Years War.
Edward IV. 1442-83. First York king of England. 1461~83. Revived monarch’s power. Wars of Roses.
Edward V. 1470-83. King of England 1483. Imprisoned and probably killed by Richard III. Wars of Roses.
Edward VI. 1537-53. King of England and Ireland, 1547-. Protestant reform. Named Jane Grey as successor.
Edward the Elder. 870-924. King of Wessex, 899. Drove Danes from NW England.
Egbert. King of Wessex, 802-39. Temporary control of all England.
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.
Elizabeth I. 1533-1603. Queen of England, 1558-. Stable, prosperous reign of literature and art. Restored Protestantism. Supported them abroad.
England. c1800BC Beaker folk. 8C BC Celt. 150BC Belgae. 55BC-407 Rome. 5C Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy. 9C Dane(N,E). 10C A-S/Dane. 1042 Anglo-Saxon. 1066 Norman. 1204 -Normandy. 1707 Great Britain. 1801 United Kingdom.
Etaples, Treaty. 1492. England renounces claim to France, except Calais.
Factory Acts. England. 1802 Apprentices 12 hr day. 1819 Minimum age 9. 1833. Limited child labour to 8 hours and education required 1844 Women, children 10 hr max. 1842 No women/children in mines. 1920 Minimum age 14. US 1844 Women 12 hr max. 1874 Women/children 10 hr max.
Field of Cloth of Gold. 1520. Kings of France and England meet near Calais to propose alliances.
Flamsteed, John. 1646-1719. First Astronomer Royal of England, 1675.
Flodden, Battle. 1513. Repelled Scotish invasion of England. James IV of Scotland killed.
Frost, Robert. 1874-1963. American New England poet. Stopping by Woods 1923.
George, St. 3/4C. Chivalric Patron St. of England, Portugal., and soldiers. Slew dragon.
Gilbert, Humphrey. c1539-83. Claimed Newfoundland for England, 1583.
Godwin. -1053. English Earl. Exiled 1051. Invaded England 1052.