Edgar Atheling. Signifies “Edgar of noble descent.”
Edinburgh. The fortress or burgh built by Edwin, King of Northumbria. The Scots called it Dunedin.
Edinburgh of America. Albany, in the state of New York, so called on account of its magnificent public buildings and its commanding situation.
Edmonton. In Anglo-Saxon days Edmund’s Town.
Edmund Ironside. So called from the suit of chain mail that he wore. Notwithstanding this protection he was treacherously murdered after a reign of nine months only.
Edward the Confessor. The title bestowed upon the King of the Anglo-Saxons at his canonisation, on account of his remarkable asceticism, since, although he made the daughter of Earl Godwin his queen, he denied himself what are styled conjugal rights.
Edward the Martyr. Murdered at the instance of his stepmother at Corfe Castle after having reigned scarcely three years.
Eel Pie Island. From the invariable dinner dish served up to river excursionists.
Effra Road. At Camberwell, from the little river of the same name, now converted into a sewer.
Egalité. The name assumed by Philippe, Duc d’Orleans, the father of Louis Philippe, King of France, when, siding with the Republican Party in 1789, he accepted their motto: “Liberty, Fraternity, and Equality.” Four years later he met his death by the guillotine.