The Centre, or Clerical, party in the first German Reichstag in 1871, under the leadership of Dr. Windhorst. They were strong supporters of the Papal claims in the subsequent Kulturkampf.
Centum Gravamina.
The list of grievances and charges against the Roman Catholic clergy, drawn up by the Diet of Nuremburg in 1523.
Ceorl.
In Saxon times, a freeman owning his own land, and independent of any overlord.
Chambre Ardente.
A court, specially composed of bigoted Catholics, established by Henri II in 1551, for the trial of heretics.
Chambre Introuvable.
The French Assembly elected in 1815, and dissolved in the following year, was so named by Louis XVIII.