Campion, Edmund. 1540-81. English Jesuit martyr. Denounced Anglican church.

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

Canada. 1000 Norse visit. 1497 Cabot explores. 1534 French claim Quebec. 1583 English claim, settle Newfoundland. 1605 French settle Quebec. 1763 British conquer French territory. 1867 Independent Dominion. 1870 +northwest territories. 1871 +British Columbia. 1873 +PEI. 1949 +Newfoundland, Labrador.

Canadian Pacific Railway. 1871-87. Joined BC to Canada. Condition of BC joining Canada.

Candragupta. Founded Maurya dynasty; united most of India. Ruled c321-297BC.

Canning, George. 1770-1827. British Foreigh Secretary. Copenhagen. Peninsular War.

Cano, Juan del. c1460-1526. Spanish. First Circumnavigation 1521. Magellan.

Canon Law. Governs church and clergy. Codex Juris Canonici 1917. Vatican Councils.

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

Canopus, Decree. 238BC. Trilingual text. Key to hieroglyphics found 1866.

Canova, Antonio. 1757-1822. Venetian graceful Neoclassical sculptor. Tomb of Clement XIII. Orpheus 1779. Daedalus 1779. 3 Graces 1815.

Canterbury, Archbishop. 597-. Primate of all England. Leader of Anglican church world-wide.

Canton Commune. 1927. Communist coup crushed by Kuomintang.

Canton System. 1759-1842. All China foreign trade through Canton.

Canute. 994-1035. Firm, but wise King of England, Denmark, Norway. United England, Denmark. 1018.

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

Capac, Manro. 12C. Legendary F. of Incas.

Cape of Good Hope. Bantu. 1652 Dutch. 1814 British Cape Colony. 1910 Province, South Africa.

Cape Verde. 1455 Portugal disc, settle w slaves. 1975 Independent rep.

Capek, Karel. 1890-1938. Czech playwright. Rossum’s Universal Robots. -coined term 1920.

Capella, Martianus. 4-5C. Carthaginian liberal arts curriculum. Influential through Middle Ages.

Capet, Hugh. Hugh Capet.

Capital Punishment. Abolished: 1863 Venezuela; 1870 Netherlands; 1877 Costa Rica; 1949 Germany; 1965 Britain; 1969 Vatican City; 1972 US (reinstated 1976); 1976 Canada; 1981 France; (96 countries). Retained: Iran, Iraq, N Korea, USA (95 countries).

Capitol. 1793-1800 Washington DC. Arch.: Thornton.

Capone, Al. 1899-1947. Chicago mobster of 1920s.

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