Central Powers. 1882-1918. = Triple Alliance. Germany and its allies during WWI.

Centre Party. 1871-1933. German Roman Catholic political party.

Cerberus. Three-headed dog, guardian of Greek underworld.

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

Ceres. Roman goddess of growth. = Demeter.

Cervantes, Miguel de. 1547-1616. Spanish writer: Don Quixote 1605.

Ceuta. c12C BC Phoenicia. 1C BC Rome. 5C Vandal. 6C Byzantine. 618 Visigoth. 711 Moslem. 1415 Portugal. 1580 Spain. 1810 Britain. 1814 Spain.

CGT. 1895. Confédération Générale du Travail. Largest French union organization.

Chac. Maya rain god.

Chaco War. 1932-5. Paraguay defeats Bolivia’s claim on Gran Chaco. 100,000 dead.

Chadwick, Edwin. 1800-90. English campaigner for cleanliness to prevent disease. Poor Law Commission, 1832-46. Board of Health 1848-54.

Chadwick, James. 1891-1974. English discoverer of neutron.

Chaeronea, Battle. 338BC. Philip of Macedon defeats Greek city-states.

Chagall, Marc. 1887-1985. Russian/French painter of biblical scenes. Stained glass. Ceiling, Paris Opera 1964.

Chain, Ernst. 1906-79. With Florey, purified penicillin.

Chakkri. 1782-. Dynasty ruling Thailand.

Chalgrin, J-F. Architect of Arc de Triomphe 1806; Odéon.

Challenger Expedition. 1872-6. Oceanic survey of currents, depths, temps.

Châlons, Battle. 451. Attila’s westward conquest stopped by Visigoths and Romans.

Chamberlain, Austen. 1863-1937. British Statesman. Locarno Pact.

Chamberlain, Houston. 1855-1927. British/German antisemite pro-Aryan philosopher. Foundation of the Nineteenth Century, 1899.

Chamberlain, Joseph. 1836-1914. English imperialist politician.

Chamberlain, Neville. 1869-1940. English statesman, Prime Minister, 1937-40. Appeasement Policy towards Hitler. Munich Agreement.

Chambers, Ephraim. c1680-1740. First English Cyclopaedia 1728, used by French Encyclopedists.

Chambers, William. 1726-96. English Palladian architect. Somerset House 1776-86.

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