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Carthusians. 1084. Strict order of monks founded by St Bruno. Inventors of Chartreuse liqueur.
Cartouche. 1693-1721. Chief of a band of thieves in Paris 1717-.
Casca, Publius. c42BC. An assassin of Julius Caesar.
Casement, Roger. 1864-1916. Irish. Enlisted German aid for Irish Independence during WWI. Executed.
Cassander. c354-297BC. Macedonian King. Fought for control after Alexander’s death. Diadochi.
Cassandra. Daughter of Priam, with gift of prophecy, but curse of never being believed.
Cassini, César. 1714-84. Italian/French astronomer, cartographer of France.
Cassini, Giovanni. 1625-1712. Italian astronomer. Movement of moon.
Cassino. 1944. Town, monastery destroyed in German defence of route to Rome.
Cassius, Gaius. c42BC. Led assassination of Julius Caesar. Suicide.
Cassivellaunus. English king def by J Caesar, 54BC.
Caste System. Hereditary social division, esp. in Hindu India. Brahman. Kshatriyas. Vaisyas. Sudras. Untouchables.
Castile. 1029 Split off León 1230 + León. 1479 + Aragon. 1512 + Navarre = Spain.
Castillon, Battle. 1453. Final English defeat in the Hundred Years War.
Castlereagh, Robert. 1769-1822. Represented Britain at Congress of Vienna.
Castor and Pollux. Greek twin dieties. Patrons of sailors.
Catacombs. (Paris) 1785. Former quarry turned into ossuary. Headquarters of WWII French Resistance.
Catalan. Romance language of Andorra, NE Spain, SW France.
Catalonia. Iberians. Colonized by Phoenicia, Greece, Carthage. c200BC Rome. 5C Goths. 712 Moors. c788 Charlemagne. 1137 +Aragon. 1932 Autonomous. 1939 Spain.
Cateau-Cambresis, Treaty. 1559. Ended Italian Wars. Italy, Savoy to Spain. Calais to France.
Cathars. 11-14C. Christian Gnostic heretic sect. Albigens. 1030 burned in Italy.
Cathay. Medieval name for N China. Polo.
Catherine, St. 4C. Virgin martyred on the wheel in Alexandria.
Catherine de Medici. 1519-89. Wife of Henry II, mother of 3 French kings, built Tuileries Palace. St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre.
Catherine I. c1684-1727. Empress of Russia 1725-.