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188 matches to Tory
Croker, JW. 1833. Coined ’Conservative’ for Tory.
Dien Bien Phu, Battle. 1954. Decisive Vietnamese victory; ends French rule.
Dio Cassius. 155-235. Greek/Roman historian. 80 Volume history: Roman Antiquities.
Dionysius of Halicarnassus. 1C BC Greek writer of 20 volume History of Rome.
Directory. French government 1795-99. Consulate.
Disraeli, Benjamin. 1804-81. English radical Imperialist Tory Prime Minister 1868,74-80. Suez Purchase. Novelist:Henrietta Temple 1837. Sybil. Coningsby. Lothair 1870.
Dorylaeum, Battle. 1097. First Crusade victory over Turks. 1147. 2nd Crusade Turkish victory.
Dresden, Battle. 1813. Last major Napoleonic victory in Germany.
Durant, Will. 1885-1981, Ariel 1898-1981. US historians. Story of Civilization.
Eckmühl. Battle. 1809. Bavaria. Napoleon’s victory over Austria who lose German support.
Eclecticism. 2C BC. Philosophical doctrine combining elements of various, sometimes contradictory, philosophies. Cicero.
Edison, Thomas. 1847-1931. US inventor: imp telephone 1877, phonograph 1877, lightbulb 1878, movies, cast concrete 1907. Menlo Park, first industrial research laboratory.
Ennius, Quintus. 239-169BC. Roman poet. Annales-History of Rome.
Ephorus. c405-330BC. Greek. Wrote universal history of Greece.
Escurial. 1557. Spanish monastery near Madrid built by Philip II to commemorate St-Quentin victory.
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.
Fleurus, Battle. 1794. Key French victory over First Coalition.
Fontenoy, Battle. 1745. French victory in War of Austrian Succession.
France, Anatole. 1844-1924. French short story writer. The Red Lily 1894.
Francesca, Piero della. 1406-92. Italian fresco painter. Story of the True Cross 1465.
Frederick III. 1609-70. King of Norway and Denmark, 1648-. Lost much of territory to Sweden.
French Polynesia. c3C Polynesians settle. 1521 Magellan discovers. 1595 Spanish discover Marquesas. 1767 British discover Tahiti. 1880/81 French colony. 1946 French Overseas Territory.
Gabon. Mpongwe. 1485 Portugal. 1839 France 1889 «Congo. 1910 French Equatorial Africa. 1940 Free France. 1946 French Territory. 1960 Independent republic.
Galland, Antoine. 1646-1715. French translator of Arabian Nights, introduced the story to Europe 1704.
Gettysburg, Battle. 1863. Union victory. Turning point in Civil War.