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896 matches to Cr
English Civil War. 1642-9. King vs Parliament. Charles beheaded. Monarchy abolished. Commonwealth. Cromwell. Covenanters.
Erechtheum. 5C BC. Ionic temple on Athenian acropolis.
Erechtheus. King, raised by Athena. First temple on Athens Acropolis. Later deified.
Ericsson, John. 1803-89. Swedish/US. Invented screw propeller, designed Monitor.
Esterhazy, Ferdinand. 1847-1923. French. Sold secrets to Germans. Blamed Dreyfus.
Evolution. Theory that life evolves from earlier forms. Conflicts with Biblical version of creation. Darwinism.
Existentialism. Philosophy. Existence is concrete. Man has choice. Responsibility, freedom. Anti-conformism. Kierkegaard. Sartre. Heidegger.
Eyre, Edward. 1815-1901. British explorer in Australia. Dismissed as governor of Jamaica for cruel repression of 1865 revolt.
Ezzelino III da Ramono. 1194-1259. Cruel ruler of northern Italy. Subject of Dante’s Inferno.
Faneuil Hall. 1742-. Boston “cradle of American liberty”.
Faust(us). c1540 German necromancer/astrologer who is said to have sold his soul to the devil. Goethe, Marlowe tragedies.
Fenians. 1858. Secret US society of Irish emigrants seeking Irish autonomy. Raided Canada 1866,70,71.
Ferdinand. 1861-1948. Crown prince 1887-, First czar of Bulgaria 1908-18. Fought Ottomans. Gained independence.
Fertile Crescent. 8000BC- ME region from Nile to Euphrates. Birthplace of civilization.
Fetterman Massacre. 1866. Red Cloud-led Sioux kill 80 US Soldiers.
Filioque. “and from the son” added to Nicene Creed in 6C, causing East-West Schism.
Fleming, Sir Sandford. 1827-1915. Scottish/Canadian scientist, engineer. CPR. Standard Time zones 1884.
Fokker, Anthony. 1890-1939. Dutch/German/ US aircraft engineer for Germany, WWI. Remote control plane, 1919.
Ford, Henry. 1863-1947. US industrialist. Application of assembly line created affordable car. Model T 1908. Rivas.
Foreign Ministers, Council of. 1945. Allies and Axis meet to create WWII Peace treaties.
Fouché, Joseph. 1758-1820. French Revolutionary. Minister of Police 1779~1815. Secret police. Intrigued vs Robespierre 1794, Napoleon 1799,1807; Louis XVIII 1814.
France, College of. Created by Francis I in 1530 as the 3 Language College: Latin, Hebrew, Greek.
Francesca, Piero della. 1406-92. Italian fresco painter. Story of the True Cross 1465.
Frederick I. (Barbarossa). c1123-90. HRE 1155-. Crusades. Opposed papal authority.