Chalgrin, J-F. Architect of Arc de Triomphe 1806; Odéon.

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

Charles II. 1630-85. King of Great Britain and Ireland. Restored monarchy, 1660.

Charpentier, Marc. 1634-1704. French composer. Oratorios.

Charter. 1814-1830. French Constitution: Constitutional Monarchy, civil liberties, religious toleration.

Chicago School. 19C. US architectural style. Skyscrapers. Wright.

Chu Teh. 1886-1976. Commander-in-Chief of Chinese Red Army. Long March.

Churrigueresque. Very ornate Spanish architectural style. Baroque. Plateresque.

Cicero, Marcus. 106-43BC. Roman orator. Opposed Caesar and Antony. Executed. De Re Republica 54-51BC.

Civil Rights Movement. 1950-91. US movement to obtain rights for blacks. 1955 Parks. 1963 March on Washington. King speech. 1991 Civil Rights Act.

Classical. 500-300BC Greek Art. Idealized figure sculptures. Doric, Ionic, Corinthian architecture. Praxiteles. Roman Art. 1C BC-2C AD. Greek forms; added arch. Sculpture: realistic portraits, dramatic bas-relief.

Classicism. Art and architecture in imitation of Greek and Roman styles. Neoclassical.

Coldstream Guards. 1650. Marched to London to restore Charles II.

Congo Conference. 1884. Bismarck mediates. Congo comes under Belgian sovereignty.

Connecticut Wits. 18C US satiric collaborative poets. Anarchiad 1786-87.

Convention Parliament. 1660. Restored monarchy. William and Mary 1689.

Copernicus, Nicolaus. 1473-1543. Polish astronomer, who demonstrated planetary motion around sun 1528. De Revolutionibus. Aristarchus. Galileo.

Corelli, Arcangelo. 1653-1713. Italian violinist and composer. Early developer of concerto 1712.

Corinthian. Most recent style of Classical Greek Architecture. Acanthus leaves on column capital.

Cotte, Robert de. 1656-1735. Architect. Chancel of Notre-Dame, Esplanade, Versailles.

Cranmer, Thomas. 1489-1556. First Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury. Executed by Queen Mary.

Crassus, Marcus. c115-53BC. First Roman triumvirate member. Suppressed Spartacus’ slave revolt.

Cyril, St. c444. Patriarch of Alexandria. Deported Nestor. Lynched Hypatia. Launched pogroms against Jews. Councils of Ephesus and Chalcedon.

Dada. Anarchistic, deliberately shocking “non-art” begun in Zurich, 1916. Led to Surrealism. Arp. Duchamp. Ernst.

Dance, George. (The Younger). 1741-1825. English Neoclassical architect College of Surgeons 1813. Founder, Royal Academy.

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