Brian Boru. 941-1014. King of Munster 964-, unified Ireland, king 1002-. Began O’Brien dynasty.

Bridgewater Canal. 1761. Brindley. First British canal. Brought coal to Manchester stimulating industrialization.

British Museum. World’s largest museum. Building 1823-52. Founded 1753 from Sloane Collection legacy. Elgin Marbles. Rosetta Stone.

Brook Farm. 1841-7. Massachussets commune. Ripley. Hawthorne.

Bruckner, Anton. 1824-96. Austrian Classical Romantic composer of symphonies, masses. Romantic Symphony 1874.

Burgundian. Dominant European musical school in 15C. Dufay.

Burke, Edmund. 1729-97. English conservative writer, traditionalist political philosopher. Advocated emancipation of American colonies. Founded Annual Register 1758. Reflections on Revolution in France 1790.

Burnet, John. 1859-1938. Scottish architect: British Museum.

Bushido. 12C- Samurai warrior code. Personal honour, loyalty.

Butler, Samuel. 1612-80. English satirical poet. Hudibras 1662.

Butler, Samuel. 1835-1902. English utopian author. Erewhon 1872.

Caccini, Giulio. 1550-1618. Italian composer. Monodic music, early operas.

Cadmus. Mythical founder of Thebes. Introduced alphabet to Greeks. Europa’s brother.

Cage, John. 1912-92. Father of US avant-garde musical movement. Experiments with randomness and new sounds.

Caliphate Empire. 632-1258. Moslem Empire founded by Muhammad. From Afghanistan to north Africa and Spain. Umayyad. Abbasid.

Calliope. The Greek Muse of epic poetry.

Campion, Edmund. 1540-81. English Jesuit martyr. Denounced Anglican church.

Camus, Albert. 1913-60. Existentialist absurd French writer: l’Étranger, Caligula.

Canton Commune. 1927. Communist coup crushed by Kuomintang.

Caribbean Community. 1973. Eng-speaking terr for economic co-operation. Replaced FTA.

Carrillo, Julian. 1875-1965. Mexican composer of microtonic music.

Cartwright, Edmund. 1743-1823. Power loom 1785.

Cavaliere, Emilio del. c1550-1602. Added arias and choral movements to cantatas. Early dramatic music.

Cecilia, St. 2-3C. Patron saint of music.

Central Committee. Governing body of USSR Communist Party.

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