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146 matches to Aga Khan
Breda Compromise. 1566. Dutch petition against Inquisition. Dutch Revolt -1579.
Bulow, Friedrich. 1755-1816. Prussian general against Napoleon.
Burkina Faso. (Upper Volta). 11C Bobo. 14C Mossi(E)/Gourma(C)...Kingdoms of Yatanga, Ouagadouga. 1895(E)/97(C) French protectorate. 1904 French Sudan. 1919 French colony. 1932-47 Divided Ivory Coast/Niger/French Sudan. 1948 French Territory. 1960 Independent. 1984 =Burkina Faso.
Busta Gallorum, Battle. 552. Narses defeats Goths. Italy comes under Byzantine Empire.
Caligula, Gaius. 12-41. Ruthless Roman Emperor.
Camillus, Marcus Furius. 4C BC. Defended Rome against Gaul attack, 387BC. Elected dictator.
Camisards. 1702-6. French Protestants who rebelled against Catholic persecution.
Carlsbad Decrees. 1819. Censorship and repressive measures against liberal Burschenschaften.
Caroline Affair. 1837. Canadians destroy US vessel at Niagara for supplying rebels. Mackenzie.
Catiline. 109-62BC. Roman patrician who conspired against Cicero and the Senate.
Cavalier Parliament. 1661-79. Royalist. Repressive laws against Puritans and Catholics.
Chagall, Marc. 1887-1985. Russian/French painter of biblical scenes. Stained glass. Ceiling, Paris Opera 1964.
Christie, Agatha. 1890-1976. English mystery writer. Mousetrap 1952.
Clytemnestra. Wife and murderess of Agamemnon. Killed by her children, Orestes and Electra.
Colonial Wars. 1834-1902. British wars against Sikhs, Burmese, Crimeans, Boers.
Constantine I. 1868-1923. King of Greece, 1913-17. Refused to support Allies in WWI. Abdicated. Restored 1920-2. Abdicated again.
Cyril, St. c444. Patriarch of Alexandria. Deported Nestor. Lynched Hypatia. Launched pogroms against Jews. Councils of Ephesus and Chalcedon.
Du Bois, William. 1868-1963. US writer. Founded Niagara movement, NAACP 1909.
Elagabalus. 204-222. Eccentric Roman Emperor 218-.
Electra. Legendary Greek spirit who killed her mother, Clytemnestra to venge the murder of her father, Agamemnon.
Enghien, Duc d’. Prince of Condé. 1772-1804. Executed for alleged plot against Napoleon.
Enola Gay. US plane which dropped H-bomb on Hiroshima, 1945.
Ethelred the Unready. c968-1016. King of English 978-. Unable to defend against Danish raids. Drove them out, 1015.
Eudes. 860-98. King of France in 888. Defended Paris against the Norse in 885.
Gagarin, Yuri. 1934-68. Soviet cosmonaut, first man in space, 1961.