Continental System. 1806-12. Napoleon’s European embargo vs Britain. Russian refusal led to 1812 Campaign. British retaliation led to Anglo-American War 1812.

Conventice Acts. 1593, 1664-1689. Suppressed dissension in Church of England.

Conway Cabal. 1777 plot to replace Washington with Gates at head of Continental Army.

Coolie.19C Chinese indentured labourer.

Copland, Aaron. 1900-90. US composer blending Jewish, folk, jazz, and Latin influences into a popular style. Experimented with serial techniques.

Coptics. Monophysite Christian church in Egypt. 451 Schism from Rome.

Copyright ©. 1518 Pynson, king’s printer. 1710 Britain. Copyright Act. 1789 Ramsey in US. 1831 US Act. 1838 International. 1886 Berne Convention. 1952 Universal Copyright Convention. 1988 US joins Berne. 1998 US Digital Millenium Copyright Act.

Cordeliers. 1790-4. French moderate revolutionaries. Met at convent. Petitioned vs king. Most executed. Marat.

Cordoba, Treaty. 1821. Mexican independent from Spain.

Corelli, Arcangelo. 1653-1713. Italian violinist and composer. Early developer of concerto 1712.

Corfu Incident. 1923. Italy occupies Corfu.

Corinth. 1350BC “Founded by Sisyphus”. 243BC Achaean League. 146 Rome destroys, rebuilds 46BC. Byzantine. 1458 Ottoman. 1687 Venice. 1715 Ottoman 1822 Greece.

Corinth Canal. 1882-93.

Corinthian. Most recent style of Classical Greek Architecture. Acanthus leaves on column capital.

Corinthian Wars. 395-387BC. Athens and allies overcome Spartan domination.

Corn Laws. 1804-15. British agricultural price support. Repeal, 1846, marks transformation from agricultural to industrial priorities and free trade.

Cornwallis Code. 1793. For civil servants in India. No private trade. No Indians in important posts.

Corot, Camille. 1796-1875. French painter, forerunner of Barbizon school of Art. Narni Bridge 1827.

Corporate State. Mussolini economic system. Capitalist elements in state controlled economy.

Corpus Juris Civilis. Developed 529-35. Roman legal code. Influenced European legal systems.

Corregio. 1494-1534. Italian painter. Anticipated Baroque Style. Virgin and St. Francis 1515. Adoration 1530. Leda and Swans 1531.

Corsica. 6C BC Phocaean. Etruscan. 278BC Carthage. 259BC Rome. 5C Vandal. 6C Byzantine. 8C Papacy. 10C Saracen. 1077 Pisa. 1296 Genoa, Aragon dispute. 1569 Genoa. 1768 France. 1794 Britain. 1796 France 1814-15 British occupy. WWII Germans occupy.

Cortes, Hernan. 1485-1547. Castillian captain, conquered Mexico,1519-21.

Costa Rica. 1502 Columbus discovers. 1564 Spain settles. 1821 Independent. 1822 Mexican Empire. 1823 CAF. 1838 Republic.

Coster, Laurens. 1370-c1440. Dutch inv of moveable type, perhaps before Gutenberg.

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