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227 matches to Charles VIII
Anne of Bretagne. 1477-1514. Wife of Charles VIII, 1491, then of Louis XII, 1499. Began union of Brittany with France.
Bourges, Pragmatic Sanction. 1438. French Charles VIII supports Gallicanism vs pope.
Charles VIII. 1470-98. King of France 1483-.
Altranstadt, Peace. 1706 Sweden-Poland: Augustus renounces Polish throne. 1707 Sweden-HRE: HRE buys Swedish neutrality in War of Spanish Succession. 1714 Louis XIV-Charles VI.
Amiens, Treaty. 1527. Henry VIII, Francis I ally vs Charles V. 1802. England, France, Spain, Holland end French Revolutionary Wars. Britain cedes captured territory, gains Ceylon, Trinidad.
Angevin Dynasty. Descendants of French House of Anjou. France -1480. Plantagenet Kings of England 1154-1485. Charles I of Anjou.
Aranjuez, Revolt. 1808. Forced abdication of Charles IV (Spain) and dismissed Prime Minister.
Armagnacs. Fought Burgundians for control of France through Charles VI regency 1395-1435. Arras.
Babbage, Charles. 1792-1871. British. Invented Difference Engine, 1823-34 -first computer. Founded British Association for the Advancement of Science 1831, Royal Astronomical Society 1820, Royal Statistical Society 1834.
Banting, Frederick. 1891-1941. Canadian physician: discovered insulin with Best, MacLeod, 1921.
Barry, Charles. 1795-1860. English architect: Westminster Parliament 1840. Trafalgar Square 1840-3.
Bastille. 1370. Paris fortified residence for Charles V, became a state prison, arsenal 1397. Stormed July 14, 1789. Symbolic overthrow of monarch’s power. Lettres de Cachet.
Bates, W. 1825-92. English naturalist. Supported Darwin with mimicry evidence.
Baudelaire, Charles. 1821-67. French modernist poet: Fleurs du Mal 1857. Influenced Symbolists.
Baudricourt, Robert. Brought Joan of Arc to Charles VII.
Beebe, Charles. 1877-1962. US biologist/undersea explorer. Record descent 923m 1934.
Bell, Charles. 1774-1842. Scottish anatomist. Motor vs sensory nerves 1830. Anatomy of Brain 1811.
Belle-Isle, Charles. 1684-1761. French marshal. Involved French in Austrian Succession War.
Berry, Jean, duc de. 1340-1416. Regent of France for Charles VI. Policies caused Peasants Revolt 1381-4. Patron of arts. Limburg.
Best, Charles. 1899-1978. Canadian. insulin discoverer. Banting.
Bibliothèque Nationale. French National Library begun by Charles V collection now houses 20M works. 7M Books.
Biron, Charles. 1562-1602. French marshal, beheaded for treason.
Bishops’ Wars. 1639. Scots vs Charles’ Anglicanism. 1640. Covenanters force Charles to call Long Parliament.
Blondin, Charles. 1824-97. French tightrope walker over Niagara, 1859.
Booth, Charles. 1840-1916. English social reformer. 17 volume Life and Labour of the People in London 1891-1903.