Mosley, Oswald. 1896-1980. British Fascist union leader 1932-.

Mother Goose. Perrault. Contes de ma mère l’oye 1697. From an old French expression = “old wives’ tales”....Mother Goose’s Melody 1781.

Motherwell, Robert. 1915-91. US Abstract Expressionist painter. Created New York school. Elegy to the Spanish Republic 1949-59.

Motte and Bailey. (Mound and enclosure). Predominant form of castle 11-12C.

Moulin Rouge. 1889. Parisian music hall of Belle Epoque immortalized by Toulouse-Lautrec.

Mountbatten, Louis, First earl. 1900-79. British admiral and statesman. Allied commander SE Asia. Last Viceroy of India. Killed by IRA terrorists.

Mozambique. 1489 DaGama discovers. 1498 Portuguese colony. 1975 Independent People’s Republic.

Mozarabs. 8-11C. Christians who adopted Moslem language and culture in Spain but remained Catholic.

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. 1756-91. Viennese Classical composer. European tour at age 6. Seemingly effortless compositions of symmetry and melody with emotional feeling. Marriage of Figaro 1786. Don Juan 1787. Magic Flute 1791.

Muawiya. c602-680. Muhammad’s disciple, founded Umayyad dynasty.

Mufti. Moslem lawyers. Advise court in Islamic law.

Mugabe, Robert. 1924-. Rebel leader with Nkomo. First Prime Minister of Zimbabwe 1980-.

Mughal Empire. Mogul.

Muhammad. c570-632. Arabian founder of Islam, 622. Koran author by divine revelation, 610. United Arabs. Badr. Hijrah. Caliphate Empire.

Muhammad ’Ali Pasha. 1769-1849. Egyptian Viceroy 1805-48. Killed Mameluks. Aided Ottomans vs Greeks. Dynasty ruled Egypt to 1952.

Muhammadan Era. Began 622 AD, AH 0 of Islamic Calendar. Dates from Hijrah. Christian Era.

Muhlenberg. German/US family. Founded US Lutheranism 18-19C.

Müller, Hermann. 1876-1931. German Weimar leader. Young Plan.

Müller, Paul. 1899-1965. Swiss chemist. DDT as insecticide 1939.

Mumford, Lewis. 1895-1990. US social critic. Must restore human moral values. The City in History 1961.

Munda, Battle. 45BC. Caesar defeats Pompey in Spain to establish rule.

Munich Agreement. 1938. Recognition of Italian and German conquests by Chamberlain and Daladier. Dismembered Czechoslovakia. Appeasement Policy. Sudetenland.

Munich Olympics. 1972. 11 Israelis killed by PLO terrorists.

Muñoz Marin, Luis. 1898-1980. First elected governor of Puerto Rico 1948-63.

Münster, Sebastian. 1489-1552. German scholar. Hebrew Bible 1534-5. Geographica 1540. Cosmographia 1544.

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