Catholic Emancipation Act. 1829. Catholics readmitted to English Parliament. Test Act. O’Connell.

Catholic League. 1576-93. Opposed Henry IV and Huguenots. Holy Leagues.

Catholic Reformation. Counter Reformation.

Catiline. 109-62BC. Roman patrician who conspired against Cicero and the Senate.

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

Catt, Carrie. 1859-1947. US feminist leader. 19th Amendment.

Catulus, Gaius. 3C BC. Roman General. Defeated Carthage. Ended First Punic War.

Cauchy, Augustin. 1789-1857. French mathematician.

Cavalier Parliament. 1661-79. Royalist. Repressive laws against Puritans and Catholics.

Cavell, Edith. 1865-1915. British nurse in Brussels. Executed by Germans for helping POWs escape.

Cavendish, Henry. 1731-1810. English chemist, physicist. Disc. hydrogen, 1766. Synthesis of water.

Caventou, J.B. 1795-1877. Discovered chlorophyll, 1817, with Pelletier.

CCF. 1932. Cooperative Commonwealth Federation. Canadian Socialist party. 1961 =New Democratic Party.

Ceausescu, Nicolae. 1918-89. Repressive Romanian dictator, 1965-. Advocated independence from USSR and western ties. Economic policy led to food, energy shortages. Overthrown and executed.

Cecrops. Mythological first king of Athens. Snake-man.

Cellini, Benvenuto. 1500-71. Florentine Mannerist sculptor, goldsmith. Saltcellar of Francis I 1543. Autobiography 1561.

Celts. Central European peoples who settled Spain, Gaul, Asia Minor 3000BC, and invaded Great Britain c3C BC. Plundered Rome 390BC. Thrived in Britain. after Romans. Invaded Greece 279-276BC. Forced to Wales by Invasions 5C. = Roman “Gauls”.

Centaurs. Mythical beasts, half man, half horse.

Centre Party. 1871-1933. German Roman Catholic political party.

Cerberus. Three-headed dog, guardian of Greek underworld.

Ceres. Roman goddess of growth. = Demeter.

Ceuta. c12C BC Phoenicia. 1C BC Rome. 5C Vandal. 6C Byzantine. 618 Visigoth. 711 Moslem. 1415 Portugal. 1580 Spain. 1810 Britain. 1814 Spain.

Cezanne, Paul. 1839-1906. French Post-Impressionist painter. Illusion of depth by color. Card Players 1892.

Chadwick, Edwin. 1800-90. English campaigner for cleanliness to prevent disease. Poor Law Commission, 1832-46. Board of Health 1848-54.

Chain, Ernst. 1906-79. With Florey, purified penicillin.

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