Bushido. 12C- Samurai warrior code. Personal honour, loyalty.

Bushmen. South African tribe. = San.

Butler, Samuel. 1612-80. English satirical poet. Hudibras 1662.

Butler, Samuel. 1835-1902. English utopian author. Erewhon 1872.

Byzantine Art. 6C-1453. Miniature enamels, mosaics, frescoes.

Byzantine Empire. 395-1453. Eastern Roman Empire. Reduced by: 634 Caliphate Empire, 1042 Seljuks, 1204 Crusaders’ Latin Empire, 1453 Ottoman Empire.

Cabrini, St. Frances Xavier. 1850-1917. First American saint.

Cadoudal, Georges. 1771-1804. French Royalist leader. Plotted Napoleon’s assassination. Executed.

Caesar. 208-68BC Roman family. 68BC-138 Title of Roman Emperor.

Caesar, Julius. 100-44BC. Roman general. 58BC conquered Gaul. 55BC Invaded Britain. 49BC Crossed Rubicon. Established Julian calendar. de Bello Gallico 51BC. Assassinated.

Caffaro di Caschifellone. c1080-1166. Genoese crusader, wrote chronicles.

Calais. British siege 1346. Six burghers offer their lives to save town. Britain controls -1558.

Calley, Wm. Convicted of My Lai Massacre.

Callisto. Greek nymph changed to Ursa Major constellation.

Calpurnia. 1C BC. 3rd wife of Julius Caesar.

Calvinism. New concept of work. Diligence, frugality, beyond satisfaction of material needs. Predestination. Strict Rectitude. Presbyterianism. Calvin. Remonstrants.

Cambridge Agreement. 1629. Allowed Puritans to manage Massachussets Bay Company.

Camisards. 1702-6. French Protestants who rebelled against Catholic persecution.

Camp David Accords. 1978. Israel-Egypt peace negotiations. Egypt regains Sinai 1982. Begin. Sadat.

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. CND. 1958- Founded by Russell. Aldermaston Marches. The peace symbol, overlaid semaphore ND, was designed for the CND.

Campbell, John. 1635-1716. Glencoe massacre organizer.

Camus, Albert. 1913-60. Existentialist absurd French writer: l’Étranger, Caligula.

Canonization. Official recognition of saints by bishop or 993- by Pope. Since 12C only by Pope.

Cánovas, Antonio. 1828-97. Spanish premier. Helped restore Alfonso XIII. Wrote constitution.

Canute II. 1043-86. Danish King, Patron Saint.

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