Edict of Nantes(1598) - Declaration by Henry IV of France granting Huguenots substantial rights in a Catholic nation; introduction of religious tolerance (Protestant Reformation).
Edict of Worms(1521) - Declaration by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the end of the Diet of Worms that Martin Luther was an outlaw and a heretic (Protestant Reformation).
Edmund Burke(1729-1797) - Irish philosopher and Whig politician; criticized the French Revolution.
Eighty Years' War(1568-1648) - A war of secession in which the Netherlands first gained independence as the Dutch Republic.
Emigration - The action and the phenomenon of leaving one's native country to settle abroad. In particular, a large amount of emigration took place during the late 1800s in Europe.
Ems Telegram(1870) - Document edited by Otto von Bismarck to provoke the Franco-Prussian War.
Enclosure - The post-feudal process of enclosing open fields into individually owned fields; took off rapidly in 15th and 16th centuries as sheep farming became increasingly profitable.
English Civil War(1642-1649) - A civil war fought between supporters of Charles I, (king of England, Scotland, and Ireland) and the Long Parliament led by Oliver Cromwell.
Erich Ludendorff(1865-1937) - German general responsible for capturing the forts of Liège, critical to the Schlieffen Plan.
Erich Maria Remarque(1898-1970) - German soldier on the front lines of World War I, wrote All Quiet on the Western Front (1929).
Escorial - Large palace, monastery, museum, and library near Madrid, Spain; commanded by King Philip II, promoting study in aid of the Counter-Reformation.
Estates-General - An assembly of the three classes, or Estates, of France before the French Revolution.
Excommunication - Suspension of one's membership in the religious community; banning from the Church.
