Blanchard, Jean. 1753-1809. French balloonist. First aerial Channel crossing 1785. Velocipede 1779.

Blanqui, Louis. 1805-81. French militant socialist. Coined: “Dictatorship of the Proletariat”, “Industrial Revolution”, 1837. Unsuccessful uprising 1839. Commune leader. Secret societies.

Böhme, Jakob. 1575-1624. German mystic. Explained world in terms of opposing elements. Aurora 1612.

Bonaparte, Louis. 1778-1846. King of Holland 1806-10. Forced to abdicate after opposing Continental System. Napoleon’s brother.

Bruant, Aristide. 1851-1925. French singer.

Buchmanism. 1922-65. Christian revivalist movement stressing honesty, purity, love, unselfishness. =Moral Rearmament 1938. Oxford Group.

Buckingham Palace. 1703. Rebuilt by Nash 1825. London residence of British sovereigns since 1837.

Bulgarian Horrors. 1876. Brutal Ottoman suppression of uprising. 15,000 killed in reprisals.

Cadiz Uprising. 1820. C. Constitution reimplemented.

Cadoudal, Georges. 1771-1804. French Royalist leader. Plotted Napoleon’s assassination. Executed.

Caesar, Julius. 100-44BC. Roman general. 58BC conquered Gaul. 55BC Invaded Britain. 49BC Crossed Rubicon. Established Julian calendar. de Bello Gallico 51BC. Assassinated.

Camp David Accords. 1978. Israel-Egypt peace negotiations. Egypt regains Sinai 1982. Begin. Sadat.

Canonization. Official recognition of saints by bishop or 993- by Pope. Since 12C only by Pope.

Carib. Warlike natives of Amazon Basin. 15C conquered Arawak. Cannibals. Decimated by disease. St Vincent.

Carnot, Sadi. 1837-94. President of the Third French Republic, 1887-. Assassinated.

Carol II. 1893-1953. Dictatorial Romanian king 1930-40. Abdicated after losing territory to Russia.

Casca, Publius. c42BC. An assassin of Julius Caesar.

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.

Cato St. Conspiracy. 1820. Thistlewood plot to assassinate cabinet ministers.

Chevalier, Maurice. 1888-1972. French singer and actor. Innocents of Paris 1929.

Cimber, Lucius. An assassin of Julius Caesar.

Cinna, Lucius. c84BC. Roman consul. Killed Sulla’s supporters. Assassinated.

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