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249 matches to Bank of England
Breda Treaty. 1667. Ends Anglo-Dutch War. England gains New York.
Brétigny, Treaty (Calais). 1360. After Poitiers defeat, French John II ransomed for 3M gold crowns; Aquitaine to England.
Britons. 6C BC-6C Celtic inhabitants of England.
Bull, John. Personification of England popularized by Arbuthnot 1712.
Burgundians. French political faction. Fought Armagnacs during 100 Years War. Allied with England, 1420. Treaty of Arras 1435 with Charles VII.
Cabot, John. c1450-99. Genoese explorer for England. Discovered Newfoundland, Labrador, 1497.
Cabot, Sebastian. c1474-1557. Venetian explorer for Spain and England. Hudson’s Bay, South America.
Campbell, Thomas. 1777-1844. Scottish poet: Pleasures of Hope, Ye Mariners of England.
Canterbury, Archbishop. 597-. Primate of all England. Leader of Anglican church world-wide.
Canute. 994-1035. Firm, but wise King of England, Denmark, Norway. United England, Denmark. 1018.
Catherine of Valois. 1401-37. Wife of Henry V. Mother of Henry VI and VII of England.Tudor.
Caxton, William. c1422-91. Printed first English book 1473/4. First printer in England, 1476. Published Chaucer, Aesop. First woodcuts appear in Game and Playe of Chesse 1476. First poster 1477.
Channel Islands. 911 Norman. 1066 England. Autonomous British crown possession.
Charles IV, the Fair. 1294-1328. King of France 1322-, and Navarre. Won part of Aquitaine from England. Last Capetian.
Church of England. 1534. Anglican Church. National English church, founded by Henry VIII. Redefined by Elizabeth I, 1559. Act of Supremacy.
Cinque Ports. 1067-1608. Association of English Channel ports to defend England.
Clarendon Code. 1661-5. Suppressed religious dissent in England. Five Mile Act.
Clarendon Constitution. 1164. Henry II limits church power in England. Opposed by Becket.
Commonwealth. 1649-60. Government of England after Charles I executed. Cromwell.
Conventice Acts. 1593, 1664-1689. Suppressed dissension in Church of England.
Cricket. 1598 derived from Club ball. 1877 First Test Match Australia/England.
Crimean War. 1853-6. Russian attempt to get a Mediterranean port stopped by Turkey, England, France, Sardinia. Dispute over Holy places in Palestine.
Cromwell, Oliver. 1599-1658. Led revolution in England, 1649. Lord Protector of the Realm, 1653-. Commonwealth Head of Government, 1649-. Signed Charles I death warrant.
Cromwell, Richard. 1626-1712. Lord Protector of England. 1658-9. Son of Oliver.
Crusades. 1095-1272. European Christian wars to regain Holy Land after Seljuk Turks take Jerusalem in 1072. Literature and the arts benefitted from Eastern cultural infusion. Peasants 1096. Annihilated. First. 1096-99. Genoa financed Godfrey of Bouillon to recapture Jerusalem. Only successful crusade. Second. 1147-49. Louis VII and Conrad III pillage Byzantium. Third. 1189-92. Richard I and Philip II Truce with Saladin allows access to Jerusalem. Fourth. 1202-4. French and Flemish nobles conquer, sack Constantinople, form Latin Empire. Childrens. 1212. Stephen of Cloyes led 30,000 unarmed French youths. Nicholas of Cologne led 20,000 German. All died or enslaved. Fifth. 1218-21. John of Brienne in Egypt. Sixth. 1228-29. Frederick II crowned king of Jerusalem. Seventh. 1248-54. St Louis of France captured by Egypt and ransomed. Eighth. 1270. St Louis dies of plague. Ninth. 1271-2. Prince Edward of England.