Camden Town Group. 1902-13. English Postimpressionist artists. London Group.

Cameron, Verney. 1844-94. English African explorer.

Campion, Edmund. 1540-81. English Jesuit martyr. Denounced Anglican church.

Canada. 1000 Norse visit. 1497 Cabot explores. 1534 French claim Quebec. 1583 English claim, settle Newfoundland. 1605 French settle Quebec. 1763 British conquer French territory. 1867 Independent Dominion. 1870 +northwest territories. 1871 +British Columbia. 1873 +PEI. 1949 +Newfoundland, Labrador.

Cardigan, Battle. 1136. Welsh defeat English.

Cards. 7-10C China. 1299 Italy. 1615 English tax.

Cartwright, John. 1740-1824. English reformer for universal male suffrage, abolition of slavery.

Carver, John. 1576-1621. English pilgrim, First Governor of Plymouth.

Cassivellaunus. English king def by J Caesar, 54BC.

Castillon, Battle. 1453. Final English defeat in the Hundred Years War.

Catholic Emancipation Act. 1829. Catholics readmitted to English Parliament. Test Act. O’Connell.

Cavendish, Henry. 1731-1810. English chemist, physicist. Disc. hydrogen, 1766. Synthesis of water.

Caxton, William. c1422-91. Printed first English book 1473/4. First printer in England, 1476. Published Chaucer, Aesop. First woodcuts appear in Game and Playe of Chesse 1476. First poster 1477.

Chadwick, Edwin. 1800-90. English campaigner for cleanliness to prevent disease. Poor Law Commission, 1832-46. Board of Health 1848-54.

Chadwick, James. 1891-1974. English discoverer of neutron.

Chamberlain, Joseph. 1836-1914. English imperialist politician.

Chamberlain, Neville. 1869-1940. English statesman, Prime Minister, 1937-40. Appeasement Policy towards Hitler. Munich Agreement.

Chambers, Ephraim. c1680-1740. First English Cyclopaedia 1728, used by French Encyclopedists.

Chambers, William. 1726-96. English Palladian architect. Somerset House 1776-86.

Channel Tunnel. Mathieu conceived the idea in 1802. Begun 1880s. French-English agreements to proceed, 1964, 1985. Opened 1994.

Chaplin, Charlie. 1889-1977. English silent film actor. First international film star: The Kid 1921. Modern Times 1936. Little Tramp.

Chapman, George. c1559-1634. English poet, playwright: Bussy d’Ambois 1607. Translated Homer.

Charles I. 1600-49. King of Great Britain and Ireland. 1625-. Attempted to rule without Parliament. Defeated in Civil War. Beheaded.

Charlie, Bonnie Prince. 1720-88. Scottish Stuart pretender to the English throne. Unsuccessful revolt 1745. Exiled.

Chatterton, Thomas. 1752-70. English poet. Forerunner of Romantics. Suicide.

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