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80 matches to Edward VI
Edward, The Black Prince. 1330-76. Son of Edward III. Victor at Poitiers, 1356. Captured John II of France.
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 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.
Elgar, Edward. 1857-1934. Choral composer. Established a new English tradition: Dream of Gerontius 1900, Apostles 1903, Kingdom 1906.
Eyre, Edward. 1815-1901. British explorer in Australia. Dismissed as governor of Jamaica for cruel repression of 1865 revolt.
Firearms. 1247 used at Siege of Seville.1327 Edward III uses canon vs Scots. 1364 Perugia First handguns. 1640 Flintlock.
Fitzgerald, Edward. 1763-98. Irish rebel. Sought aid from France for 1798 uprising.
Garter, Order of. c1348. First Order of British Knighthood. Founded by Edward III. “Honi soit qui mal y pense”. Shame on him who thinks evil of it.
Gaveston, Piers. c1284-1312. English regent during absence of Edward II. Executed by barons.
Gibbon, Edward. 1737-94. English historian. Decline and Fall of Roman Empire 1776-88.
Good Parliament. 1376. Reforms against Edward III. Nullified 1377.
Grey, Edward. 1862-1933. British statesman. Triple Alliance. Treaty of London.
Heath, Edward. 1916-. British Conservative Prime Minister 1970-4. Common Market.
Hopper, Edward. 1882-1967. US realist painter. Nighthawks 1942.
Hyde, Edward. 1609-74. English statesman, historian. Supported Charles II.
Isabella. 1292-1358. Ousted husband Edward II in favour of son, Edward III, 1327.
Jenner, Edward. 1749-1823. English doctor, discovered smallpox vaccine 1796.
Lancaster, Thomas, Earl of. c1277-1322. English. Led barons vs Edward II. Beheaded.
Lear, Edward. 1812-88. 1846 Book of Nonsense popularized limericks.
Lewes, Battle. 1264. English barons capture Henry III and Prince Edward, force concessions.