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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.
Chambers, William and Robert. 19C.Scottish reference book publishers.
Chambord, Count de. 1820-83. Claimed French throne; inflexibility led to failure of Bourbon restoration negotiations 1874.
Chambres Ardentes. 1535-1682. French courts. Tried nobles, heretics.
Champ-de-Mars. Garden under the Eiffel Tower. Originally Gabriel’s parade ground for École Militaire.
Champa. 2-15C Vietnamese kingdom. 5-6C China. 1471 Vietn dest.
Champlain, Samuel de. c1567-1635. French explorer of Canada. First Governor of New France. Founded Quebec city 1608.
Champollion, Jean. 1790-1832. French. Deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics. Rosetta Stone.
Champs-Élysée. Paris boulevard. (=Elysian Fields.) Trees planted by Le Nôtre 1667. Named 1709.
Charles Martel. The Hammer. 685-741. Unified Franks. Poitiers victory. Charlemagne’s grandfather.
Christian Era. 1 AD to present. Jewish Era. Muhammadan Era. Julian Calendar.
Clapham Sect. 1790-1830. Wilberforce’s social reformers and missionaries.
Code of Hammurabi. 18C BC. Written legal code.
Cuba. Ciboney, Arawak. 1492 Columbus discovers. 1511 Spanish colony. 1517 Slaves brought. 1898 US. Spanish-American War. 1902 Republic. 1957-9 Castro Revolution, Communist dictatorship.
Cunningham, Andrew. 1883-1963. WWII admiral, British chief of naval staff 1943-6.
Dada. Anarchistic, deliberately shocking “non-art” begun in Zurich, 1916. Led to Surrealism. Arp. Duchamp. Ernst.
Darby, Abraham. 1678-1717. Iron coking process, 1709.
Deorham, Battle. 577. Saxons def Welsh.
Dewey, George. 1837-1917. US admiral in Spanish-American War.
Diderot, Denis. 1713-84. French writer, editor of Encyclopédie 1745-72 based on Chambers’. Rameau’s nephew.
Diori, Hamani. 1916-89. First President of Niger 1960-74. Deposed.
Dost Muhammed. 1793-1863. Afghanistan ruler 1826-. Provoked Afghan Wars.
Douglas, Stephen. 1813-61. US politician. Compromise of 1850. Popular Sovereignty. Lost presidential campaign to Lincoln.