Hogarth, William. 1697-1764. English satirical mural painter. Founded Royal Academy 1739. Rake’s Progress 1732. Marriage à la Mode 1744. Pantheon 1764.

Hunt, William. 1827-1910. British Pre-Raphaelite painter.

Incunabula. Books printed before 1500. Caxton. Gutenberg.

Ireland, William. 1777-1835. English forger of Shakespeare manuscripts 1796.

James, William. 1842-1910. US Pragmatic philosopher. Radical Empiricism. Principles of Psychology 1890. Will to Believe 1897.

Kent, William. c1686-1748. British illustrator, Palladian architect, gardener.

Kidd, Captain William. 1645-1701. British pirate. Hung.

King, William Lyon Mackenzie. 1874-1950. Canadian Liberal Prime Minister 1921~48. WWII. UN.

King William’s War. 1689-97. Britain vs France in North America. War of Grand Alliance. First French-Indian War.

Kruger Telegram. 1896. Wilhelm II congratulates Kruger on defeating Jameson Raid, angering British.

Ladd, William. 1778-1841. US pacifist writer. Founder of US Peace Society 1828.

Lake Poets. 19C. Wordsworth, Coleridge, Southey of English Lake District.

Langland, William. 1330-1400. English Christian allegorical poet. Piers Ploughman 1362.

Laud, William. 1573-1645. Archbishop of Canterbury, 1633-45. Supported Charles I. Beheaded.

Lewis, Merriwether. 1774-1809. US explorer with Clark overland to Pacific NW, 1804-6.

Longchamp, William. -1197. English Chancellor. Ruled in Richard I’s absence 1190-1. Arranged ransom 1193 ending John’s rebellion.

Mackenzie, William Lyon. 1795-1861. Led failed revolt vs Family Compact in Upper Canada 1837.

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

Marlowe, Christopher. 1564-93. English dramatist: Tamerlane 1586. Dr. Faustus 1588-92. Edward II. May have written some of Shakespeare.

Mary II. 1662-94. Queen of England with William III, 1689-. Expelled her father, James II.

Mayo, Charles. 1865-1939, William 1861-1939. Founded clinic, medical research foundation, 1915.

McAdoo, William. 1863-1941. Founded US Federal Reserve Board 1913. Raised $18B for war effort.

McKinley, William. 1843-1901. US President 1897-. Spanish American War. Gained Hawaii. Assassinated by anarchist.

Melville, Lord. 1742-1811. British minister under Pitt. Impeached, 1805; acquitted.

Mermaid Tavern. 15C-1666. London meeting place of Shakespeare, Jonson, Donne et al.

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