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Callaghan, James. 1912-. British Labour Prime Minister 1976-9.
Cardigan, James Brudenell, Earl of. 1797-1868. British General. Led Charge of the Light Brigade. Tennyson. Crimean War.
Chadwick, James. 1891-1974. English discoverer of neutron.
Cook, James. 1728-79. English explorer. Sailed to Tahiti to see transit of Venus, 1768. Charted New Zealand 1769. Claimed Australia 1770.
Cooper, James Fenimore. 1789-1851. US adventure writer: Last of Mohicans 1826. Deerslayer 1841.
Craig, James. 1871-1940. First Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, 1921-.
Crichton, James “The Admirable”. 1560-82. Scottish adventurer/scholar.
Crick, Francis. 1916-. British discoverer of DNA structure with Watson 1953.
Dean, James. 1931-55. US film star. Rebel Without a Cause 1955.
Dewar, James. 1842-1923. Scottish physicist: liquified helium1898, vacuum flask. Abel.
Divine Right. 16-18C. Assertion that king’s authority came from God. Louis XIV. James I. Charles I.
Douglas. 1200-. Prominent Scottish family. Accused of treason, William Douglas murdered by James II 1452.
Dundee, Viscount “Bonnie”. c1649-89. Killed leading revolt vs William of Orange for James II.
Earth. According to geologists created 4,600,000,000BC. Ussher for Biblical version.
Elgin, James Bruce, 8th Earl of. 1811-63. Governor General. Worked for independent Canadian government.
Ensor, James. 1860-1949. Belgian painter and engraver. Pessimistic fantasy and social commentary.
Expressionism. 20C Literary style expressing essence of subject by exaggerating characteristics. Sounds and symbols. Joyce. Kafka. O’Neill. Woolf. Beckman.
Fisk, James. 1834-72. Flamboyant US financier. Attempt to corner gold market led to Black Friday 1869.
Flodden, Battle. 1513. Repelled Scotish invasion of England. James IV of Scotland killed.
Garfield, James. 1831-81. American Civil War general, US President 1881. Assassinated.
Glorious Revolution. 1688. British Protestant William and Mary depose James II. Declaration of Rights, Bill of Rights 1689.
Gunpowder Plot. Nov 5, 1605. Conspiracy of Catholics against James I. Betrayed, the Houses of Parliament were not blown up. Guy Fawkes is burned in effigy each year. Catesby.
Hamilton, James. 1606-49. Scottish Royalist. Defeated by Cromwell. Hanged.
Hampton Court Conference. 1604. James I authorizes bible translation. 300 Puritans ejected from office, a cause of Civil War.
Hargreaves, James. -1778. English. Invented spinning jenny 1764.