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.

Borromeo, St. Charles. 1538-84. Milan Cardinal. First Sunday school, 1580.

Bourges, Pragmatic Sanction. 1438. French Charles VIII supports Gallicanism vs pope.

Boycott, Charles. 1832-97. English land agent boycotted in Ireland, 1879. Land League.

Bradlaugh, Charles. 1833-91. Radical atheist MP, 1880-. Oath Act, permitting affirmation for swearing in.

Brown, Charles. 1771-1810. “Father of American novel”. Wieland 1798.

Burgundians. French political faction. Fought Armagnacs during 100 Years War. Allied with England, 1420. Treaty of Arras 1435 with Charles VII.

Calonne, Charles de. 1734-1802. French finance Minister. Reform attempts led to French Revolution

Carrol, Lewis. = Dodgson, Charles.

Charles, Jacques. French physicist, launched early hydrogen balloon 1783 with Robert. Gas Law V=kT 1798.

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