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Memphis, University of
(Encyclopedia) Memphis, University of, at Memphis, Tenn.; coeducational; opened 1912 as a normal school, became West Tennessee State Teachers College in 1925. The school was renamed Memphis State…Malplaquet, battle of
(Encyclopedia) Malplaquet, battle ofMalplaquet, battle ofmälpläkāˈ [key], a major engagement in the War of the Spanish Succession (see Spanish Succession, War of the). On Sept. 11, 1709, the combined…Malta, Knights of
(Encyclopedia) Malta, Knights of: see Knights Hospitalers.Man, Isle of
(Encyclopedia) Man, Isle of, island and dependency of the British crown (2015 est. pop. 83,000), 227 sq mi (588 sq km), off Great Britain, in the Irish Sea. The coast is rocky with precipitous cliffs…Manasseh, Prayer of
(Encyclopedia) Manasseh, Prayer of: see under Manasseh.Ashingdon, battle of
(Encyclopedia) Ashingdon, battle of: see Assandun, battle of.Marcellus of Ancyra
(Encyclopedia) Marcellus of AncyraMarcellus of Ancyramärsĕlˈəs, [key]Marcellus of Ancyraănsīˈrə [key], fl. 350, Galatian churchman, the most violent opponent of Arianism in Asia Minor. He developed…March, earls of
(Encyclopedia) March, earls of. For English nobles so entitled use Mortimer.Marengo, battle of
(Encyclopedia) Marengo, battle of, a major engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars, fought on June 14, 1800, at the village of Marengo in Piedmont, N Italy. Determined to throw the Austrians back…Margaret of Angoulême
(Encyclopedia) Margaret of Angoulême: see Margaret of Navarre.Trending
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