Booth, John Wilkes. 1838-65. US actor. Shot Lincoln, 1865.

Braganca. Ruling dynasty of Portugal 1640-1910, Brazil 1822-89.

Braille, Louis. 1809-1852. French inventor of raised alphabet for the blind, 1824.

Brains Trust. 1932. Roosevelt’s advisers on New Deal.

Brunei. 15C + Borneo. 16-18C Decline; European colonies. 1888 British protectorate. WWII Japanese occupy. 1971 Self-governing. 1983 Independent Sultanate.

Bukharin, Nikolay. 1888-1938. Russian Bolshevik. Shot in Stalin’s Purge. Rehabilitated 1988.

Burlingame, Treaty. 1868. US/Chinese friendship. Authorized Chinese immigration to US.

Burney, Fanny. 1752-1840. English Mannerist novelist. Evelina 1778.

Bylini. Russian oral historical poems.

Cabal. 1667-73. Charles II’s advisers: Clifford, Arlington, Buckingham, Ashley, Lauderdale.

Cabinet. Evolved from English Privy Council, 18C. Ministers controlling government policy.

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

Caroline Affair. 1837. Canadians destroy US vessel at Niagara for supplying rebels. Mackenzie.

Carolingians. French dynasty 751-987. Merovingians. Charlemagne. Holy Roman Empire.

Catiline. 109-62BC. Roman patrician who conspired against Cicero and the Senate.

Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. 1894-1961. French writer: Voyage au bout de la nuit 1932.

Cellini, Benvenuto. 1500-71. Florentine Mannerist sculptor, goldsmith. Saltcellar of Francis I 1543. Autobiography 1561.

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

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.

Chang Ling. 33-156. Founded Taoism in China.

Chaplin, Charlie. 1889-1977. English silent film actor. First international film star: The Kid 1921. Modern Times 1936. Little Tramp.

Chomsky, Noam. 1928-. US linguist. Invented transformational grammar. Language and the Mind.

Chuikov, Vasily. 1900-82. Russian WWII General. Defended Stalingrad.

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