Cook, James. 1728-79. English explorer. Sailed to Tahiti to see transit of Venus, 1768. Charted New Zealand 1769. Claimed Australia 1770.

Cook, Thomas. 1808-92. English. First modern conducted tours, 1841.

Coolie.19C Chinese indentured labourer.

Cooper, James Fenimore. 1789-1851. US adventure writer: Last of Mohicans 1826. Deerslayer 1841.

Copenhagen, Battle. 1801. Nelson destroys Danish fleet. 1807. British bomb Copenhagen.

Copernicus, Nicolaus. 1473-1543. Polish astronomer, who demonstrated planetary motion around sun 1528. De Revolutionibus. Aristarchus. Galileo.

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

Copper Age. c3000BC. Early Bronze Age.

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.

Coral Sea, Battle. 1942. US checks Japanese advances. WWII.

Corbeil, Treaty. 1258. France, Aragon. Settled territorial disputes.

Corday, Charlotte. 1768-93. Killed Marat July 13, 1793.

Cordeliers. 15C- Franciscan nuns.

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

Cordiale, Entente. = Anglo-French Entente Cordiale.

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.

Corfu Pact. 1917. Called for creation of Yugoslavia.

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.

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