Common Law. Based on precedents derived from reason rather than a code of statutes. Originally English.

Commonwealth, British. 1926-. Free association of autonomous countries. Evolved from the British Empire. Statute of Westminster 1931.

Communist Party. USSR. 1918. Name adopted by Bolsheviks for Social Democratic Workers’ Party. Parties started in Britain, USA, Austria, France, Italy, Spain, Germany soon after.

Compromise of 1850. Acts to prevent secession of US slave states.

Compte Rendu. 1781. Necker reveals pitiful state of French finances.

Concordat. Ecclesiastic treaty between church and state.

Congregationalism. 1581-. Protestant Church organization of local churches governing themselves. Browne.

Conquistadors. Spanish conquerors in America.

Conrad, Joseph. 1857-1924. Polish/English novelist emphasizing relations between people and circumstances. Lord Jim 1900. Heart of Darkness 1902.

Conrad von Hotzendorf, Franz. 1852-1925. Austro-Hungarian Chief of Staff, 1906~17.

Constable, John. 1776-1837. English Naturalist landscape painter. Hay Wain 1821. Valley Farm. Waterloo Bridge 1831.

Constance, Council. 1414-18. Ended Great Schism. Church council victory over papal power. Martin V elected pope.

Constance, Peace. 1446. Zurich and neighbouring cantons.

Constant de Rebecque, Benjamin. 1767-1830. Swiss/French author. Adolphe.

Constantine I. 274-338. Roman Emperor 306-, established Christianity as official religion. Moved capital to Constantinople. United state and church.

Constantine I. 1868-1923. King of Greece, 1913-17. Refused to support Allies in WWI. Abdicated. Restored 1920-2. Abdicated again.

Constantine V. 718-775. Byzantine Emperor 741-. Lost Rome and Italy.

Constantine XI. -1453. Last Byzantine Emperor 1449-. Died during Turkish siege.

Constantinople. Byzantium. Now Istanbul.

Constantinople, Fall of. 1453. Mehmed II. Name changed.

Constantinople Agreements. 1915. Secret French/British pact to give Dardanelles to Russia after WWI. Bolsheviks repudiated all previous treaties, but publicized secret ones-embarrassing.

Convention of 1818. Established 49th parallel as US-Canada border.

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

Corporate State. Mussolini economic system. Capitalist elements in state controlled economy.

Corvée. Statute labour. Abolished 1792 Fr, 1891 Egypt.

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