Clausewitz, Karl von. 1780-1831. German. On War 1816.

Clausius, Rudolph. 1822-88. German physicist. Entropy.

Clay, Henry. 1777-1852. “Great Pacificator”. US statesman. Missouri Compromise.

Clayton-Bulwer Treaty. 1850-1901. US-British agree not to colonize Central America. Panama Canal.

Clear Grits Movement. 1848-51. Canadian political movement for representation by population.

Clearance of Scottish Highlands. 1790-1850. Increased sheep farming displaces tenant crofters.

Clement V. Pope 1305-14. Moved papacy to Avignon. Dissolved Knights Templar 1312. Prohibited usury.

Clinton, Henry. 1738-95. Commander 1778-81. Blamed for British defeat in American Revolution.

Club of Rome. Published 1972 Limits to Growth showing the dangers of overpopulation.

Clymene. Nymph. Mother of Atlas and Prometheus.

Cobbett, William. 1763-1835. English working class pamphleteer.

Cobden, Richard. 1804-65. British Radical MP. Anti-Corn Law League.

Coca Cola. Invented by Pemberton 1886.

Cockayne, Land of. Legendary medieval land of gluttony and idleness.

Cockcroft, John. 1897-1967. English physicist. Split nucleus.

Cod War. 1972-6. Britain upset at Iceland’s unilateral expansion of fishing limits to 50 miles.

Codrus. 11C BC/Legendary last king of Athens.

Coke, Edward. 1552-1634. English jurist. Defended Common Law. Prosecuted Raleigh.

Coleridge, Samuel. 1772-1834. English Romantic poet: Ancient Mariner 1798, Kubla Khan.

Colette, Sidonie. 1873-1954. French descriptive novelist. Claudine Stories 1900-03. Chéri 1920. Gigi 1944.

Colombia. 1502. Columbus discovers. 1538 Spain 1819 Gran Colombia. 1830 Colombia. 1946-64 La Violencia.

Colombo, Matteo. c1516-59. Described pulmonary circulation.

Colombo Plan. 1951-77. Commonwealth plan to improve living conditions in SE Asia, check spread of communism.

Colossus of Rhodes. 280-224BC. 30m bronze statue of Helios. Collapsed during earthquake. A 7 Wonder.

Columba, St. c521-597. Irish monk. Missionary to Scotland.

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