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

Elysian Fields. Greek paradise.

Empire. First. France under Napoleon I 1804-14. 2nd. Napoleon III, 1852-70.

Empire of the West. 286-476. Rome and Western part of Roman Empire. Ends 476, Romulus Augustulus deposed.

English Civil War. 1642-9. King vs Parliament. Charles beheaded. Monarchy abolished. Commonwealth. Cromwell. Covenanters.

Enragés. 1793. Parisian extremists overthrow Girondins.

Epaminondas. c410-362BC. Thebian general, statesman. Defeated Sparta at Leuctra. Permanently changed balance of power.

Ephor. 8C BC. Magistrate of Sparta or other Dorian cities.

Erfurt Parliament. 1850. Austrian opposition causes withdrawal of Prussian plan for German Unification.

ETA. 1970-. Basque terrorist separatist organization.

Eudes. 860-98. King of France in 888. Defended Paris against the Norse in 885.

European Parliament. 1958 Assembly. 1979 Legislature. 1993 Legislative Assembly of European Union.

European Union. 1958 European Economic Community (EEC) of Belgium, France, W Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands. To integrate economic development of members. 1967 =European Community (EC). 1973 +UK, Ireland, Denmark. 1981+Greece. 1985 -Greenland. 1986 +Spain, Portugal. 1990 +former E Germany. 1993 =European Union (EU). Maastricht Treaty. European Parliament. European Court of Justice.

Exarchate of Ravenna. 6-8C. Part of Italy belonging to Byzantine Empire. Ravenna.

Executive Branch. Department of US government which carries out laws, under supervision of President.

Fabian Society. 1883. English non-revolutionary socialist movement. Founded Labour Party. Shaw.

Fairfax, Thomas. 1612-71. English Parliamentarian Civil War general. Commander-in-Chief of New Model Army. Victor at Marston Moor.

Falange. 1933-37. Spanish Fascist party founded by Primo de Rivera. Merged with Franco 1937. Won civil war.

Federalist Party. 1787-1825. US first party founded by A. Hamilton for strong central government. In power 1791-1801.

Fellow Travellers. 1917. Russian writers not actively supporting the revolution. Communist sympathizers who are not party members.

Fianna Fáil. 1926-. Irish political party vs 1921 treaty. De Valera.

Fillmore, Millard. 1800-74. US President 1850-3. Delayed Civil War. Know Nothing Party 1856.

Fire brigade. 4000BC China. 2000BC Egypt. 150BC Rome. 1722 Paris.

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

Five Hundred, Council of. 1795. Lower House of French Parliament.

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