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Lansdowne, Henry. 1845-1927. British statesman. Governor General of Canada, India. Secretary of War 1895-1900.
Lebrun, Albert. 1871-1950. French president 1931-40. Surrendered to Pétain.
Leninism. Applied Dialectical Materialism. World Proletariat Revolution. Dictatorship of the Proletariat, then transition to Communism. Authoritarian conspiratorial elite conscious of imperative of history. “Freedom in discussion-unity in action”.
Lidice. 1942. Czech village annihilated by Nazis in retaliation for Heydrich assassination.
Lie, Trygve. 1896-1968. Norwegian. First UN Secretary General, 1946-52.
Linear A. 1700BC Undeciphered Cretan script.
Macaulay, Thomas. 1800-59. British politician, writer. Essays 1843. History of England 1849-61 the “Whig interpretation of history”.
MacBride, Seán. 1904-88. Irish statesman. Founded Republican Party 1946. Foreign minister 1948-1951. Founder, chairman 1961-75 Amnesty International. Assistant UN Secretary General.
Malaparte, Curzio. 1898-1957. Italian Fascist writer. Coup d’Etat 1931.
Marcel, Gabriel. 1889-1973. French Existential philosopher. Experience more important than metaphysics.
Metaphysical Painting. 1911-20. Bizarre surreal imagery in stark landscape. De Chirico.
Metaphysical Poets. 17C. Witty English intellectual lyric poets. Donne.
Metastasio, Pietro. 1698-1782. Italian librettist for Gluck, Handel, Haydn, Mozart.
Metaurus, Battle. 207BC. Rome defeats Carthaginian invasion in 2nd Punic War.
Metaxas, Ioannis. 1871-1941. Greek dictator 1936-. Repelled Italian invasion 1940.
Michelangelo. 1475-1564. Florentine sculptor, painter, architect, poet. Obsessed with reproducing the human form. Pieta 1497. David 1501-4. Sistine Chapel Ceiling 1508-12. Moses 1515. Bound Slave. Medici Tomb 1520. Last Judgement 1534-41. St. Peters cupola 1547.
Minoans. 3000-1100BC. Cretan civilization. Maritime power. Minos.
Monte di Pietà. 1463. Italian institute to lend money to poor at low interest.
Musset, Alfred. 1810-57. French poet. Sand lover. Confession.
Napoleon I, Bonaparte. 1769-1821. French general. Emperor of France by coup d’etat 1804-14. Disastrous Moscow campaign 1812. Defeated at Waterloo 1815. Exiled to St. Helena. Napoleonic Wars. Napoleonic Code. Hundred Days.
Napoleon III. 1808-73. President of French Republic 1848-52. Emperor by coup d’etat 1852-70. Defeated by Bismarck, exiled.
Nicene Creed. 325. Tenets of Christian faith. Interpretation of Trinity, adding filioque led to East-West Schism. Nicaea.
Osiris. Vegetation god who introduced civilization to Egypt. God of underworld.
Ovid. 43BC-17 AD. Roman poet: Art of Love. Tristia. Metamorphoses.
Palmerston, Lord. 1784-1865. English Whig Prime Minister 1855~65. Secretary of War 1809-28. Foreign Secretary 1830~51. Crimean War. American Civil War.