Delorme, Philibert. c1510-70. French Classical architect. Tuileries Palace 1564. Old Paris Hôtel de Ville.

Denfert-Rochereau, Philippe. 1823-78. French Colonel in war of 1870.

Desert Storm. 1991. Gulf War.

Diadochi, Wars of. 321-281BC. Partition of Empire among Alexander’s generals.

Diogenes (The Cynic). c413-327BC. Greek philosopher. Cynic. Looked for an honest man. Declined gifts of Alexander the Great. Lived in a tub. Sought virtue and moral freedom.

Dismas, St. Thief converted by Jesus on cross.

Divine Right. 16-18C. Assertion that king’s authority came from God. Louis XIV. James I. Charles I.

Dollfuss, Engelbert. 1892-1934. Fascist Austrian Chancellor 1932-. Attacked Socialist demonstration led to 5 day civil war. Assassinated by Nazis.

Don Juan. Legendary Spanish libertine.

Dover, Treaty. 1670. Secret agreement. Louis XIV and Charles II. led to Third Dutch War. Ends Triple Alliance.

Dow, Herbert. 1866-1930. US chemist. Founded Dow Chemical Co.

Dudley. Leicester, Earl of.

Duvalier, Jean-Claude. “Baby Doc”. Haitian dictator 1971-1986, son of Papa Doc. Overthrown, exiled.

Dylan, Bob (Robert Zimmerman). 1941-. US composer/performer. Founded Folk Rock.

Ebert, Friedrich. 1871-1925. First president of German Republic 1919-.

Ederle, Gertrude. 1906-. US. First woman to swim the English Channel, 1926.

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

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.

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

Eliot, John. 1592-1632. English Puritan leader. Parliamentary liberties.

Éloi, St. c588-660. Treasurer to Clotaire II and Dagobert. Goldsmith.

Emmet, Robert. 1778-1803. Leader of failed Irish nationalist uprising. Executed.

Encyclopédists. 1751-72. Group who wrote encyclopaedia under Diderot. Voltaire, Helvetius, D’Alembert. As sceptics, they popularized social ideas which led to the French Revolution.

Enragés. 1793. Parisian extremists overthrow Girondins.

Erik IX. -1160. King 1150-, Patron Saint of Sweden. Killed trying to convert Finns.

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