Cade’s Rebellion. 1450. English small property holders revolt. War of Roses.

Calvin, John. 1509-64. Reformist in Switzerland and France. Predestination, truth by faith. Institutes of Christian Religion 1536, used by others to justify Protestantism. Calvinism.

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

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

Capua. (Ancient) c600BC Etruria. c440BC Samnites. 338BC Rome. 216BC Hannibal. 211BC Rome. 456 Vandals. c840 Saracens destroy. Rebuilt as Sta Maria Capua Vetere.

Cardano, Gerolamo. 1501-76. Italian physician. Described typhus fever.

Caroline Affair. 1837. Canadians destroy US vessel at Niagara for supplying rebels. Mackenzie.

Cartesians. Descartes.

Cassino. 1944. Town, monastery destroyed in German defence of route to Rome.

Cerceau, Baptiste du. 1545-90. Designer of Pont Neuf, 1578.

Ceres. Roman goddess of growth. = Demeter.

Champa. 2-15C Vietnamese kingdom. 5-6C China. 1471 Vietn dest.

Ch’ang O. Chinese moon goddess.

Chares. Greek bronze sculptor: Colossus of Rhodes 292BC.

Charles III. 1716-88. King of Spain 1759-. Enlightened despot. Lost Florida but strengthened empire.

Chippendale, Thomas. 1718-79. English neoclassical furniture designer. Book of Patterns, 1752.

Circe. Wizardess. Changed Odysseus’ men into animals.

Clermont Council. 1095. Proposed first Crusade.

Coatlicue. Aztec earth goddess.

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

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

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

Comédie-Francaise. Oldest National theatre. Founded by Louis XIV in 1680. Molière.

Constitution. 1797. US warship Old Ironsides.

Copenhagen, Battle. 1801. Nelson destroys Danish fleet. 1807. British bomb Copenhagen.

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