Erté, Roman. 1892-1990. Russian/French Art Deco artist.

Esma’il I. 1487-1524. Shah of Iran 1501-. Converted Iran Sunni to Shi’ah.

Essex, Earl of. (Robert Devereux). 1567-1601. Favourite of Elizabeth I. Executed.

Ethelbert. 552-616. King of Kent 560-. First Christian Anglo-Saxon king. first extant A-S law code.

Evatt, Herbert. 1894-1965. Australian statesman. Major influence on UN charter.

Fall, Albert. 1861-1944. US senator convicted in Teapot Dome scandal.

Faneuil Hall. 1742-. Boston “cradle of American liberty”.

FBI. Federal Bureau of Investigation. 1908-. US indep. federal police force. Hoover.

February Revolution. 1917. Early phase of Russian Revolution. Czar overthrown. Provisional Gov’t.

Fertile Crescent. 8000BC- ME region from Nile to Euphrates. Birthplace of civilization.

Five Pecks of Rice. 206-20. Chinese Taoist political movement vs poverty, instability.

Flaubert, Gustave. 1821-1880. French Realist novelist. Madame Bovary 1851. Novembre 1842. Acquitted of corrupting public morals, 1857.

Flowers, Revolution of. 1974. Junta overthrows Caetano in Portugal. 1976 election.

French Revolution. 1789-99. Monarchy overthrown. Republic established 1792. Caused by Absolutism, financial crisis, Enlightenment. Terror. Napoleon. French Revolutionary Wars.

Freyr. Norse god of fertility, sun, rain. Freyia’s brother.

Fries’s Rebellion. 1799. Pennsylvanian German-Americans rebel vs property tax. Pardoned by Adams.

Frost, Robert. 1874-1963. American New England poet. Stopping by Woods 1923.

Fulton, Robert. 1765-1815. US engineer: steam boat Clermont, 1807. Submarine, 1801.

Futurism. 1909-1915. Italian artistic movement founded by Marinetti. Glorified machine age, war and violence. Exemplified by simultaneity of images like strobe effect. Boccioni, Balla.

Gabrieli, Andrea. c1510-86. Venetian church music composer. First to combine voice and instruments in concerto form.

Gaugemela, Battle. 331BC. Alexander the Great defeats Persia.

Gautier, Théophile. 1811-72. French poet. -“Art for art’s sake”. Mlle de Maupin 1835.

Gellert, Christian. 1715-69. German Enlightenment poet, writer. Fables + Tales 1746-48.

George, Henry. 1839-97. US economist. Progress and Poverty 1879, influenced British socialism.

Georgian Architecture. 1714-1830. Palladian, 1720-60. Adam, 1760-1800. Regency, 1810-37. Often red brick with white trim.

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