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

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

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.

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.

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).

Capitalism. System of private ownership of property and industry for profit. Free enterprise. Smith.

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

Capote, Truman. 1924-84. US novelist. Breakfast at Tiffany’s 1958. In Cold Blood 1965.

Capua. (Modern). Founded 856. «Kingdom of Naples.

Capuchin. 1525. Powerful Franciscan mendicant order of monks.

Carabobo, Battle. 1821. Venezuela defeats Spain, gaining independence.

Caratacus. British chieftain. Fought Romans, 43-50.

Carausius, Marcus. 245-293. Rebel Roman General. Ruled Britain 286-.

Caravaggio. 1573-1610. Italian painter. Dramatic light, shadow. Naturalism. Fortune Teller, Guitarist 1590.

Caravaggist School of Painting. Themes of courtesan, cheaters. e.g. George de la Tour.

Cardinal. 8C. Roman Catholic rank, 2nd to Pope.

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