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Conscience, Hendrik. 1812-83. Romantic novelist; developed Flemish novel.
Corelli, Arcangelo. 1653-1713. Italian violinist and composer. Early developer of concerto 1712.
Corpus Juris Civilis. Developed 529-35. Roman legal code. Influenced European legal systems.
Coué, Émile. 1857-1926. French Positivist psychotherapist. Autosuggestion. “Every day and in every way I am getting better and better.” 1920.
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.
Cuban Missile Crisis. 1962. Kennedy blockades Cuba to prevent Soviet missile installation.
Danaïdes. 50 daughters of Danaus. 49 condemed to fill sieves for murdering their husbands. Hypermestra.
Decadents. 19C. Writers who believed art should be above conventional morality. Mallarmé. Wilde. Verlaine.
Deism. Theory that God’s existence can be proven by reason, not just known by revelation (Theism). Rousseau. Voltaire. Jefferson.
Determinism. All events pre-determined. No free will. Hobbes.
Dewey, John. 1859-1952. US Pragmatist philosopher. -’It is in society’s interest that an individual develop and exercise his talents’. Studies in Logical Theory 1903.
Diggers. 1649-50. English communal Puritan farmers. “True Levellers”.
Diplomatic Revolution. 1756. Reversal of alliances led to Seven Years War.
Dominican Order. 1216. Mendicant preaching friars with severe rule. Thomists.
Dufay, Guillaume. c1400-74. Burgundian composer. Clever counterpoint, flowing melody. Motets, songs.
Eden. Biblical home of Adam and Eve.
Ephesus. Major Greek, Roman city now in Turkey. 133 Bequeathed to Rome by Attale. 263 Goths sacked Temple of Artemis, 7 wonder.
Essex, Earl of. (Robert Devereux). 1567-1601. Favourite of Elizabeth I. Executed.
European Union. 1958 European Economic Community (EEC) of Belgium, France, W Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands. To integrate economic development of members. 1967 =European Community (EC). 1973 +UK, Ireland, Denmark. 1981+Greece. 1985 -Greenland. 1986 +Spain, Portugal. 1990 +former E Germany. 1993 =European Union (EU). Maastricht Treaty. European Parliament. European Court of Justice.
Eve. Biblical first woman. Wife of Adam. Ate forbidden apple, expelled from Garden of Eden.
Evelyn, John. 1620-1706. English diarist and writer.
Everest, George. 1790-1866. British surveyor of India.
Evesham, Battle. 1265. Montfort defeated and killed. End of Barons War.
Eyck, Jan van. c1389-1441. Flemish realist painter. Ghent altarpiece 1432. Developed use of oils.
Fatalism. Whatever will be will be.