The name given to the army which finally overpowered the Taeping rebels in 1865 under General Gordon.
Evil May-day.
May 1, 1517, the date of a serious outbreak of the London apprentices, when grave outrages were perpetrated on foreigners and others.
Evora, Convention of.
A convention putting an end to the civil war in Portugal, signed in 1834, by which the Pretender, Don Miguel, renounced the throne, and agreed to leave Portugal.
Excelsior State.
A name given to the State of New York, from its motto, “Excelsior.”
Exchequer.
A court formed out of the Curia Regis to deal with questions of finance. It was established by Roger of Salisbury, in the reign of Henry I.