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	Mary Tudor Mary Tudor (1495–1533), queen of France and duchess of Suffolk. Mary Tudor was Henry VIII's younger sister and from her descended the claim of Lady Jane and Lady Catherine Grey to the throne. In 1514, she was married to the elderly king of France, Louis XII. She was queen of France... Read more
	Marie Sklodowska Curie Marie Sklodowska Curie The Polish-born French physicist Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867-1934) pioneered radioactive research by her part in the discovery of radium and polonium and in the determination of their chemical properties. Marie Curie was born in Warsaw on Nov. 7, 1867, the youngest of... Read more
	Lola Montez Lola Montez , 1818?-1861, Irish adventurer, whose original name was Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert. Her early marriage to an army officer soon ended in divorce. She adopted the name Lola Montez, claimed Spanish descent, and became a dancer. Her dancing was mediocre, but her beauty, extravagant... Read more
	Mary Mary in the Bible, mother of Jesus. Christian tradition reckons her the principal saint, naming her variously the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady, and Mother of God (Gr., theotokos ). Her name is the Hebrew Miriam. Her Life The events of her life mentioned in the New Testament include her... Read more
	Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette , 1755-93, queen of France, wife of King Louis XVI and daughter of Austrian Archduchess Maria Theresa and Holy Roman Emperor Francis I . She was married in 1770 to the dauphin, who became king in 1774. Her marriage had been made to strengthen France's alliance with its... Read more
	Mary Renault Mary Renault pseud. of Mary Challens, 1905-83, English novelist, b. London. After receiving her nursing degree in 1936, she emigrated to South Africa. She was best-known for her historical novels about ancient Greece and Rome, including The King Must Die (1958), The Mask of Apollo (1966), ... Read more
	Catherine Parr Catherine Parr 1512-48, sixth queen consort of Henry VIII of England. She was the daughter of Sir Thomas Parr, an officeholder at the court, and had been twice widowed before Henry made her his wife in 1543. She exerted a beneficent influence over the aging king, interceding in behalf of Henry's... Read more
	Mary (Meredith) Webb Mary (Meredith) Webb 1881-1927, English novelist. Her native Shropshire is the scene of all her novels, which are somber, passionate, and infused with an intense feeling for the countryside. Although her work was little known in her lifetime, her literary reputation grew after her death. The... Read more
	Charlotte Mary Yonge Charlotte Mary Yonge , 1823-1901, English novelist. Her writing as well as her life was restricted by the rigid High Church tenets of her upbringing. In spite of their religiosity her books were long popular because of the excellence of their characterization and dialogue. The Heir of Redclyffe ... Read more
	Anne de Beaujeu Anne de Beaujeu , c.1460-1522, regent of France, daughter of the French King Louis XI. With her husband, Pierre de Beaujeu, duc de Bourbon, she acted as regent for her brother, Charles VIII, after the death (1483) of Louis XI. Preserving the royal authority, she put down the rebellious great nobles... Read more