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Kindergarten Politics John Buchan

John Buchan’s dashing adventurer Sandy Arbuthnot didn’t think much of foreign policy after the Great War.

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King Alfred and the Beggar Clay Lane

An everyday act of charity triggered off a series of extraordinary events.

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King Alfred’s Lyre Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens explains how King Alfred the Great overcame the Great Heathen Army in 878, with the help of a little music.

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King Arthur’s Last Request Alfred, Lord Tennyson

The legendary British warrior makes ready for his final journey, leaving Sir Bedivere with one last duty to perform.

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King Edwin and the Hand of Destiny Clay Lane

Forced from his throne and threatened with murder, Edwin makes a curious bargain for his deliverance.

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King Henry II Clay Lane

The great-grandson of William the Conqueror, whose knights assassinated Thomas Becket and whose family harried him to an early grave.

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