Earl. Third rank of British peerage.

Enragés. 1793. Parisian extremists overthrow Girondins.

Eolithic. 750,000-250,000BC. Earliest stone age.

Épée, Abbé de l’. 1712-89. French educator of deaf-mutes. Natural sign language.

Erse. Gaelic language of Scottish Highlands.

Europa. Daughter of Agenor, king of Phoenicia, raised by Zeus (Jupiter). Minos’ mother.

Europe, Council of. 1949-. To protect common heritage, human rights and harmonize legislation by replacing bilateral treaties.

Euterpe. Greek Muse of tragedy and flute playing.

Fair Labor Standards Act. 1938. US fixes minimum wage(25¢/hr), child labor laws, 44hr week.

Fatima. Portuguese site of pilgrimage since sighting of Virgin Mary by Santos1917.

Faust(us). c1540 German necromancer/astrologer who is said to have sold his soul to the devil. Goethe, Marlowe tragedies.

Filibuster. Obstruction of bill passage by prolonged debate in US Senate.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. 1896-1940. US Jazz age writer. This Side of Paradise 1920. Great Gatsby 1925.

Flagellants. 13C-. Christian sects who practise self-whipping as means of salvation.

Food and Agriculture Organization. 1945- UN agency. Administers World Food Program.

Forster, E. M. 1879-1970. English humanist novelist. Room With a View 1908. Passage to India 1924.

Fowler, H.W. 1858-1933. English lexicographer. Dictionary of Modern English Usage 1926.

France, College of. Created by Francis I in 1530 as the 3 Language College: Latin, Hebrew, Greek.

Francis Joseph II. 1906-89. Ruled Liechtenstein 1938-. Neutral in WWII. High tech, banking, Europe’s richest nation. Woman suffrage 1984.

Franklin, John. 1786-1847. English explorer. Sought NW Pasage 1819-22.

Freedmen’s Bureau. 1865-72. US agency to help freed slaves during Reconstruction.

French Polynesia. c3C Polynesians settle. 1521 Magellan discovers. 1595 Spanish discover Marquesas. 1767 British discover Tahiti. 1880/81 French colony. 1946 French Overseas Territory.

Frobisher, Martin. 1535-94. British navigator in search of North-West passage 1576.

Fronde. 1648-53. Revolt of French parliamentarians vs king’s power. Failure encouraged Absolutism.

Fu Hsi. 2800BC. Chinese mythical Emperor. Created I Ching, marriage rites.

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