Candragupta. Founded Maurya dynasty; united most of India. Ruled c321-297BC.

Cannae, Battle. 216BC. Hannibal victory over Rome.

Canning, George. 1770-1827. British Foreigh Secretary. Copenhagen. Peninsular War.

Canon Law. Governs church and clergy. Codex Juris Canonici 1917. Vatican Councils.

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

Canopus, Decree. 238BC. Trilingual text. Key to hieroglyphics found 1866.

Cantabri. Iberian tribe def by Romans.

Canterbury, Archbishop. 597-. Primate of all England. Leader of Anglican church world-wide.

Canterbury Cathedral. 1070-89. First double transept.

Canterbury Christmas. 1647. Parliament bans Christmas celebration.

Canton Commune. 1927. Communist coup crushed by Kuomintang.

Canton System. 1759-1842. All China foreign trade through Canton.

Canute. 994-1035. Firm, but wise King of England, Denmark, Norway. United England, Denmark. 1018.

Capac, Manro. 12C. Legendary F. of Incas.

Cape Colony. 1806 British colony. South Africa.

Cape of Good Hope. Bantu. 1652 Dutch. 1814 British Cape Colony. 1910 Province, South Africa.

Capek, Karel. 1890-1938. Czech playwright. Rossum’s Universal Robots. -coined term 1920.

Capetians. Dynasty that ruled France 987-1328.

Capital Punishment. Abolished: 1863 Venezuela; 1870 Netherlands; 1877 Costa Rica; 1949 Germany; 1965 Britain; 1969 Vatican City; 1972 US (reinstated 1976); 1976 Canada; 1981 France; (96 countries). Retained: Iran, Iraq, N Korea, USA (95 countries).

Capitalism. System of private ownership of property and industry for profit. Free enterprise. Smith.

Caporetto, Battle. 1917. Disastrous Italian loss vs Austria and Germany.

Capote, Truman. 1924-84. US novelist. Breakfast at Tiffany’s 1958. In Cold Blood 1965.

Capua. (Ancient) c600BC Etruria. c440BC Samnites. 338BC Rome. 216BC Hannibal. 211BC Rome. 456 Vandals. c840 Saracens destroy. Rebuilt as Sta Maria Capua Vetere.

Carbonari. 1806-31. Naples. Secret revolutionary society. Young Italy Movement.

Cardano, Gerolamo. 1501-76. Italian physician. Described typhus fever.

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