Cabrillo, Juan. -1543. Portuguese explorer. Discovered California for Spain.

Caccini, Giulio. 1550-1618. Italian composer. Monodic music, early operas.

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

Cadiz. 1100BC Phoenicia...501BC Carthage. 206BC Rome. 409 Visigoth. 535 Byzantine. 711 Moors 1262 Castile.

Cadiz Uprising. 1820. C. Constitution reimplemented.

Cadmus. Mythical founder of Thebes. Introduced alphabet to Greeks. Europa’s brother.

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

Cadwaller. -689. Last Briton king; led people to Brittany.

Caedman. 7C. First English Christian poet.

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.

Cage, John. 1912-92. Father of US avant-garde musical movement. Experiments with randomness and new sounds.

Cagliorosto. 1743-95. Italian charlatan in Louis XIV court. Diamond Necklace Affair.

Cagoulards. 1930s. French Fascist terrorists vs Third Republic.

Cairo Conferences. 1943. Allies discuss far east policies with Chiang Kai-shek.

Cairo Riots. 1919, 30, 52. vs British rule. Egypt.

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

Calatrava, Knights. 1158-1493. Defended Spain vs Moors. Controlled large areas.

Calchas. Wise Greek prophet at Troy. Advised use of Trojan Horse.

Caldwell, Erskine. 1903-87. US author. Tobacco Road. God’s Little Acre 1933.

Caligula, Gaius. 12-41. Ruthless Roman Emperor.

Caliphate Empire. 632-1258. Moslem Empire founded by Muhammad. From Afghanistan to north Africa and Spain. Umayyad. Abbasid.

Callaghan, James. 1912-. British Labour Prime Minister 1976-9.

Callaghan, Morley. 1903-90. Canadian writer. Such is my Beloved 1934.

Callias, Peace. 450BC. Greece and Persia.

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