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882 matches to Thirty Years War
Dual Alliance. 1879-1918. Austria-Germany...Triple Alliance. 1891-1914. Secret, France-Russia. Caused Germany to declare war on France when attacking Russia. WWI.
Dupplin Moor, Battle. 1332. Balliol gains Scottish throne.
Dutch Wars. 1672-8. French expansionism thwarted by United Provinces. Anglo-Dutch Wars.
Eastern Question. 19-20C. Instability caused by decline of Turkish rule led to Crimean War and WWI.
Edgehill, Battle. 1642. First battle of English Civil War.
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 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 VI. 1537-53. King of England and Ireland, 1547-. Protestant reform. Named Jane Grey as successor.
Edward VII. 1841-1910. King of UK, 1901-. Founded Order of Merit 1902. Promoted Anglo-French relations.
Edward VIII. 1894-1972. King of UK 1936. Abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson, became Duke of Windsor.
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.
Eichmann, Adolf. 1906-62. Nazi war criminal. Kidnaped in Argentina. Tried in Jerusalem. Executed.
1812, War of. = Anglo-American War.
El Salvador. Nahua, Pipil, Maya. 1524 Spain 1821 Mexican Empire. 1823 CAF. 1840 Independent. 1980-92 Civil war.
Elgar, Edward. 1857-1934. Choral composer. Established a new English tradition: Dream of Gerontius 1900, Apostles 1903, Kingdom 1906.
Emboabas, War. 1708-9. New settlers vs old in Brazil gold rush.
Ems Dispatch. 1870. Bismarck alters telegram from Wilhelm, causing Franco-Prussian War.
English Civil War. 1642-9. King vs Parliament. Charles beheaded. Monarchy abolished. Commonwealth. Cromwell. Covenanters.
Epoch of Civil War. 1863-80. Colombian liberals vs conservatives. Núñez forms coalition.
Errs. Greek goddess of discord. Threw the apple that led to the Trojan War.
Evesham, Battle. 1265. Montfort defeated and killed. End of Barons War.