MacBride, Seán. 1904-88. Irish statesman. Founded Republican Party 1946. Foreign minister 1948-1951. Founder, chairman 1961-75 Amnesty International. Assistant UN Secretary General.

MacDonald, John A. 1815-91. Key to British North America Act, Conservative. First Prime Minister of Canada 1867~91. Pacific Railway.

MacDonald, Ramsay. 1866-1937. First British Labour Prime Minister 1924~35.

MacMillan, Harold. 1894-1986. British Conservative Prime Minister 1957-63.

Macready, William. 1793-1873. English actor. Rivalry with Forrest caused NY Opera House Riot, 1849.

Magi. Persian priest caste. Caspar, Melchior, Belthazar bore gifts to Jesus.

Magnus VI. 1238-80. Norwegian king 1263-. Law system.

Makarios III. 1913-77. Orthodox archbishop. Pro-Greek Cyprus president 1959-.

Malachy, St. 1094-1148. Irish Cistercian papal legate.

Malan, Daniel. 1874-1959. South African Prime Minister 1948-54. Established Apartheid.

Mallarmé, Stéphane. 1842-98. French poet, initiated Symbolism. Après-Midi d’un faune 1865.

Manchester School. 19C British free-trade movement. Cobden.

Mandate, League of Nations. Territory controlled by outside power. E.g. ex-German colonies, non-Turkish ex-Ottoman lands. 1946- UN Trusteeship.

Mann, Horace. 1796-1859. US educator. Modern public education system.

Mannerheim Line. Eastern Finnish fortification. Crossed by Russians 1940.

Manorial System. (Seignorial). 11-15C. Lord grants peasant rights to till land for fixed payment.

Marcel, Gabriel. 1889-1973. French Existential philosopher. Experience more important than metaphysics.

Marlborough Statute. Westminster, Provisions of.

Marmont, Auguste. 1774-1852. French Marshal. Surrendered Paris 1814 causing Napoleon to abdicate.

Martha. Sister of Mary and Lazarus. Symbol of active life.

Marxism. Official dogma of Communism. Dialectical Materialism. “Perfect economic system will not require political state.” Marx. Engels. Value is based on labour. Maoism. Leninism.

Master of the Revels. 1300-1737. English court official who arranged festivities, acted as censor.

Mather. 17-18C. Family of influential American Puritan ministers.

Mathieu, Albert. 1802. Suggested English Channel Tunnel to Napoleon.

Matilda. (Maud). 1102-67. English. Fought cousin Stephen 1135-48, who usurped throne.

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