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Caratacus. British chieftain. Fought Romans, 43-50.
Carausius, Marcus. 245-293. Rebel Roman General. Ruled Britain 286-.
Caravaggio. 1573-1610. Italian painter. Dramatic light, shadow. Naturalism. Fortune Teller, Guitarist 1590.
Caravaggist School of Painting. Themes of courtesan, cheaters. e.g. George de la Tour.
Cardano, Gerolamo. 1501-76. Italian physician. Described typhus fever.
Cardigan, Battle. 1136. Welsh defeat English.
Cardigan, James Brudenell, Earl of. 1797-1868. British General. Led Charge of the Light Brigade. Tennyson. Crimean War.
Cardinal. 8C. Roman Catholic rank, 2nd to Pope.
Carducci, Giosue. 1835-1907. Italian Neoclassical poet.
Carib. Warlike natives of Amazon Basin. 15C conquered Arawak. Cannibals. Decimated by disease. St Vincent.
Caribbean Community. 1973. Eng-speaking terr for economic co-operation. Replaced FTA.
Carissimi, Giacomo. 1604-74. Italian oratorio composer. Widened orchestral instrument variety.
Carlisle Commission. 1778. British peace offer in American Revolution.
Carloman. 751-771. Charlemagne’s brother and co-ruler.
Carlos, Don. 1788-1855. Claimed Spanish throne 1833, succeeding brother Ferdinand VII. Carlists.
Carlowitz, Treaty. 1699. Ottoman/Holy League. Austria gains Transylvania, Hungary.
Carlsbad Decrees. 1819. Censorship and repressive measures against liberal Burschenschaften.
Carlyle, Thomas. 1795-1881. Scottish writer: Heroes and Hero Worship 1841. Cromwell’s Letters 1845. -“Britain-the chosen nation”.
Carmathians. 890-10C. Moslem reform sect. Kidnaped and ransomed Stone of Ka’bah 930-950.
Carmelite. 1156- Mendicant friars. 1452- Nuns. 1562 vow of silence.
Carmen, Bliss. 1861-1929. Canadian lyric poet. Low tide on Grand Pré 1893. Daughters of Dawn 1913.
Carmona, António. 1869-1951. Portuguese president 1928-.
Carnap, Rudolph. 1891-1970. German/US Logical Positivist philosopher.
Carnegie, Andrew. 1835-1919. Scottish/US steel magnate, philanthropist.
Carnot, Lazare. 1753-1823. French mathematician. Called “organizer of victory” by Revolutionaries. Member of Directory, Tribunal. Instituted conscription.