Morris, William. 1834-96. English poet, craftsman opposed to 19C ugliness and social inequality. Founder of Socialist League. Wallpaper, fabrics 1861.

Mortimer. English royal family. Edmund’s royal marriage 14C led to 15C Yorkist claims vs Henry IV. Edward IV.

Mortimer’s Cross, Battle. 1461. Yorks defeat Lancastrians. Edward IV declares himself king.

Morton, William. 1819-68. US dentist. Advocated ether anaesthesia 1846.

Mosadeq, Mohammed. 1880-1967. Iran Prime Minister. Nationalized oil 1951. Briefly forced out Shah 1953. Pyjama speeches.

Moscow Olympics. 1980. Boycotted by Western nations opposed to Afghanistan invasion.

Moseley, Henry. 1887-1915. English x-ray physicist. Atomic number and charge.

Moses. c14C BC. Hebrew leader who led his people from Egypt to Palestine. Received the Ten Commandments from God. Founded Israel.

Moses, Anna. “Grandma”. 1860-1961. US folk artist. Began painting in her 70s.

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

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

Mott, Lucretia. 1793-1880. Organized first US women’s rights conference with Stanton, 1848.

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

Moulin, Jean. 1899-1943. French patriot, founder of National Council of Resistance 1943. Tortured to death by Gestapo.

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

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

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

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

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.

Mujahideen. 1978. Afghan guerilla militia. Supported by US vs Soviet occupation.

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.

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