Edward the Confessor, St. c1003-66. Anglo Saxon king 1041-. Founded Westminster Abbey. Conquered Wales. Died without heir, prompting Norman Invasion.

Edward the Elder. 870-924. King of Wessex, 899. Drove Danes from NW England.

EFTA. European Free Trade Association. 1960. Free trade with EEC: Austria, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Switzerland. Until joining EEC: Denmark, Portugal, UK.

Egbert. King of Wessex, 802-39. Temporary control of all England.

Egeria. Roman goddess who advised Numa Pompilius.

Egmont, Graaf van. 1522-68. Flemish. Opposed Protestant persecution. Execution led to revolt vs Spain.

Egypt. 3100BC Menes unites. 2780 Old Kingdom. 2600 First pyramid. 2040 Middle Kingdom. 1570 New Kingdom. 663 Assyria. 525 Persia. 332 Alexander...323 Ptolemy. 30BC Rome...395 Byzantine. 642 Moslem. 1250 Mameluk. 1517 Ottoman. 1798 Napoleon. 1805 Ottoman. 1882 British occupy. 1914 British protectorate. 1922 Indepedent monarchy. 1952 Coup. 1953 Republic. 1958-61 UAR.

Egyptian Campaign. 1798-9. Napoleon invades.

Ehrlich, Paul. 1854-1915. German bacteriologist. Salvarsan syphilis treatment, 1909. Idea of specific drugs as “magic bullets”.

Eichmann, Adolf. 1906-62. Nazi war criminal. Kidnaped in Argentina. Tried in Jerusalem. Executed.

Eiffel, Gustave. 1832-1923. French engineer, builder of Eiffel Tower.

Eiffel Tower. 1889. 320.75m high. 1652 steps. Opened for World Exhibition, Paris.

Eighty Years War. 1568~1648. Netherlands wins indep from Spain.

Einaudi, Luigi. 1874-1961. Italian. First President of Republic, 1948-55.

Einhard. c770-840. Frankish historian. Life of Charlemagne c830.

Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. German/Swiss/US physicist. Special Theory of Relativity 1905. Quantum theory 1905. General Theory of Relativity 1916. Pacifist, Zionist.

Einthoven, Willem. 1860-1927. Dutch. Invented electrocardiograph, 1903.

Eire. Ireland, Republic.

Eirene. Greek goddess of peace, wealth. = Pax.

Eisenhower, Dwight D. 1890-1969. Commander-in-Chief of Allied Armies in Europe 1943-5. US president 1953-61.

Eisenhower Doctrine. 1957-9. US aid to ME countries threatened by Communism.

Eisenstein, Sergei. 1898-1948. Russian filmmaker: Potemkin 1925. Alexander Nevsky 1938.

Eisner, Kurt. 1867-1919. German Socialist Revolutionary leader. First Bavarian Prime Minister.

Eistedfodd. 6C-. Congress of Welsh bards and minstrels to foster patriotic spirit.

Ekkehard. c910-73. Swiss poet. Song of Walter 929.

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