Margaret of York, schemes for her marriage, iii. 128-130; marries Charles the Bold, 131; patroness of Caxton, 155; supports Lambert Simnel, 176; supports Perkin Warbeck, 180
Marlborough, John Churchill, Earl of (_see_ Churchill), vii. 50, 110; campaign in Ireland, 72, 73; plans of treason, 77; relations with William III. and Anne, 111, 112; Captain-General, 112; relations with the allies, 113, 114; his temper, 115, 116; his military genius, 117; campaign in 1702, _ib._; difficulties with the Dutch, 118; Duke, _ib._; campaign of 1704, 119-122; supports Occasional Conformity, 123; relations with the Tories, _ib._, 124; with the Whigs, 125; troubles with the Allies, 125; campaign of 1706, 126, 127; difficulties at home, 131-133; campaign of 1708, 134; of 1709, 136; attacked by the Tories, 138, 140; his fall, 141; imbecility, 182
Marlborough, Sarah Jennings, Duchess of, vii. 110, 111, 133, 136, 138
Marlowe, Christopher, v. 26, 27, 29, 31, 35
Marseilles besieged by Charles V., iii. 248, 249
Marshal, William, first Earl of Pembroke, opposes John, i. 328, 329; character and position, 345; counsels John to accept the Charter, 347; his fidelity to John, ii. 1; "governor of king and kingdom," 2; death, 3
Marshal, William, second Earl of Pembroke, i. 343; ii. 36
Marshal, Richard, third Earl of Pembroke, ii. 33, 34
Martinico conquered by England, vii. 307; restored to France, _ib._
Mary, daughter of Henry VIII., betrothed to the Dauphin, iii. 235; to Charles V., 242, 250; refuses to conform to Protestantism, iv. 58; proclaimed queen, 71; enters London, 74; person and character, _ib._; her aim, 75, 76; schemes for her marriage, 78-80; relations with Parliament, 81, 85; revolt against her, 82-84; marriage, 86; persecutions, 91, 95, 96, 144; disappointment, 98; relations with Paul IV., 102, 103, 106; refounds abbeys, 106; war with Franco, 108; dealings with Ireland, 109, 111; effect of her persecutions, 118; Protestant denunciations of, 130, 131; death, 145
Mary, daughter of James, Duke of York, vi. 282; plan for her marriage, 283; married, 290; refuses to reign alone, vii. 46; declared queen, 47; death, 88
Mary Stuart born, iv. 25; proposal for her marriage with Edward VI., 26, 28; crowned, 28; marries the Dauphin, 53, 169; her claims to the English crown, 79, 153; treaties with Elizabeth and the Lords, 176; returns to Scotland, 196, 201; person and character, 196-198; policy, 199-201, 208, 211, 212; relations with Elizabeth, 205; scheme of marriage with Leicester, _ib._; with Don Carlos, 206, 213, 221; relations with Knox and the Calvinists, 218; turns to the Lennoxes, 222; proposes to marry Darnley, 223; expels Murray, 225; demands to be recognized as Elizabeth's successor, 226; her plans for Scotland and England, _ib._; quarrel with Darnley, 227; captured, 229; escapes to Dunbar, _ib._; returns, 230; birth of her son, 231; relations with Darnley and Bothwell, 242, 243; sanctions the establishment of Protestantism, 245; marries Bothwell, _ib._; captured by the Lords, 246; prisoner at Lochleven, 257, 258; forced to resign, 259; escapes, 260; defeated at Langside, 261; flies to Carlisle, _ib._; refuses to clear herself, 262; plans for her marriage with Arran, 263; for her marriage with Norfolk, _ib._, 265; plots with Norfolk, 265, 271, 272; given in charge to Lord Huntingdon, 268; imprisoned at Coventry, 269; scheme of marriage with Don John, 310; joins Babington's plot, 351; trial and death, 352; bequeaths her claims to Philip, 353; materials for her history, 4