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Millenary Petition. 1603. Presented by 1000 Puritan ministers to James I. Calls Hampton Court Conference.
Millenialism. Belief in the Millenium, 1000 Year reign of Christ before world ends.
Miller, Arthur. 1915-2005. US playwright. Death of a Salesman 1949. Crucible 1953.
Miller, Henry. 1891-1980. US autobiographical novelist. Tropic of Cancer 1934. Tropic of Capricorn 1939. Works banned in US for sexual content until 1964.
Miller, William. 1782-1849. US founder of Adventists. Predicted Christ’s 2nd Coming for 1843.
Millet, Jean-François. 1814-75. French painter of peasants. Sower 1850. Gleaners 1857.
Millikan, Robert. 1868-1953. US physicist. Charge on electron 1911. Cosmic rays 1925.
Milne, A. A. 1882-1956. English children’s humourist. Winnie the Pooh 1926.
Milo. 6C BC. Greek Olympic wrestler. 6 Olympic, 6 Pythian championships.
Milton, John. 1608-74. English epic poet. Comus 1638. Lycidas 1638. Paradise Lost 1667. Paradise Regained 1671.
Miltriades. c540-489BC. Victorious commander at Marathon.
Milvian Bridge. 109BC. Over Tiber R. Constantine defeats Maxentius 312.
Minamoto Yoritomo. 1147-99. Founded Shogun system that ruled Japan to 19C.
Minden, Battle. 1759. Prussia and Britain defeat French. Seven Years War.
Mindon Min. 1814-78. Burmese king 1853-. Founded Mandalay. Golden age. Ceded lower Burma to British.
Mindszenty, József. 1892-1975. Hungarian cardinal. Anti-Nazi, anti-communist. Jailed by both. Spent 1956-71 in US consulate.
Minerva. Roman goddess of wisdom and arts = Athena.
Ming. 1368-1644. Chinese dynasty. Expanded empire. Arts flourished.
Minimalism. 1960s. US movement of simplified non-expressive art. Kelly. Stella.
Minoans. 3000-1100BC. Cretan civilization. Maritime power. Minos.
Minos. Legendary King of Crete. Kept Minotaur, controlled Aegean islands.
Minotaur. Half-man, half-bull killed by Theseus in the Labyrinth on Crete. Fed tribute of children.
Minstrel. 4-17C Medieval entertainer, often itinerant.