Boniface VIII. c1235-1303. Pope 1294-. Claimed supremacy over kings. Captured by French adviser.

Bonivard, François de. 1494-1570. Prior of St. Victori, Geneva. Reformer, imprisonned at Chillon, 1530-4. Subject of Byron poem.

Borden, Robert. 1854-1937. Canadian Cons Prime Minister 1911-20. Union Gov’t. Imperial War Cabinet. Women suffrage.

Borromeo, St. Charles. 1538-84. Milan Cardinal. First Sunday school, 1580.

Bossuet, J.-B. 1627-1704. French prelate known for eloquent funeral orations. De Re Diplomatica 1681.

Bourges, Pragmatic Sanction. 1438. French Charles VIII supports Gallicanism vs pope.

Brahman. Supreme being in Upanishads.

Breton, André. 1896-1966. French poet. Surrealist Manifesto 1924.

Breton Succession War. 1341-65. Reestablishd Montfort rule in Brittany.

Brumaire, Coup of 18. Napoleon abolished Directory, est’d Consulate.

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

Brutus, Marcus. 85-42BC. Conspired vs Caesar. Commited suicide after Philippi.

Buddhism. c528BC. Widely practised in Asia. Nirvana is achieved by following the 8-fold path and 4 Noble Truths. 1C BC Mahayana Sutras. 6C reaches Japan. 12C Zen Buddhism widely practiced in Japan.

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

Burkina Faso. (Upper Volta). 11C Bobo. 14C Mossi(E)/Gourma(C)...Kingdoms of Yatanga, Ouagadouga. 1895(E)/97(C) French protectorate. 1904 French Sudan. 1919 French colony. 1932-47 Divided Ivory Coast/Niger/French Sudan. 1948 French Territory. 1960 Independent. 1984 =Burkina Faso.

Bushnell, David. 1742-1824. US inventor of submarine, Turtle, 1775.

Bye Plot. Surprise Plot.

Cabochiens. 1411-18. Paris tradesmen. Supported Burgundians vs Armagnacs.

Caillaux, Joseph. 1863-1944. French pacifist politician. Early supporter of Income Tax.

Callaghan, Morley. 1903-90. Canadian writer. Such is my Beloved 1934.

Campanella, Tommaso. 1568-1639. Italian monk, philosopher. City of the Sun 1602 parallels Plato’s Republic.

Campbell, John. 1678-1743. Scottish general. Suppressed Jacobite revolt 1715.

Campbell, Thomas. 1777-1844. Scottish poet: Pleasures of Hope, Ye Mariners of England.

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

Campo Formio, Peace. 1797. Austria surrenders to Napoleon. Independent Venice abolished.

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