People

1883–1967

Ethel Le Neve worked as a typist and secretary for Hawley Harvey Crippen and became his lover. After the disappearance of Crippen’s wife, Ethel wore some […]

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Eugenius was a western Roman usurper who ruled from 392 to 394 with the backing of the general Arbogast. His defeat by Theodosius I at the […]

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337 BCE–318 BCE

Eurydice II of Macedon was a royal woman of the Argead dynasty who became involved in the violent succession struggles after Alexander the Great’s death. Her […]

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c. 4th century–360

Eusebia was the wife of the emperor Constantius II and an influential empress of the fourth century. Later sources, especially Julian, praise her education, generosity and […]

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1912–1945

Eva Braun met Adolf Hitler while working for the photographer Heinrich Hoffmann and became his long-term companion. She spent considerable time at Hitler’s Berghof residence, where […]

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Sir Evelyn Wood was a British soldier who rose to field marshal after service in the Crimean War, the Indian Rebellion, the Ashanti campaign, southern Africa […]

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Fidel Castro is represented in the linked historical fiction through military command and battlefield decision-making, political ambition and government, and crime, espionage and covert power. These […]

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mythological

Fionn mac Cumhaill is the central hero and leader of the Fianna in the Fenian Cycle of Irish tradition. Stories of Finn, Oisín, Diarmuid and the […]

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1764–c. 1793

Fletcher Christian served as master’s mate on HMS Bounty during William Bligh’s breadfruit expedition to Tahiti. On 28 April 1789 he led mutineers who seized the […]

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1466–1519

Francesco II Gonzaga was marquess of Mantua from 1484 to 1519 and a prominent condottiero in the Italian Wars. Married to Isabella d’Este, he commanded forces […]

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