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Mary Queen of Scots Clay Lane

Henry VII’s great-granddaughter Mary never grasped that even royalty must win the people’s respect.

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Mary’s Lamb Sarah Josepha Hale

A much-loved children’s poem, even if most of us struggle to remember more than a few lines.

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Massacre at Amritsar Winston Spencer Churchill

After one of the worst outrages in modern British history, Winston Churchill stood up in the House of Commons to label the Amritsar Massacre an act of terrorism.

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Master and Slave John Aikin

A runaway slave is recaptured, and charged with ingratitude by the master who has taken such pains to afford him economic security.

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Mathieu Martinel and the Blazing Barracks Clay Lane

The soldier went quite deliberately into a burning room full of gunpowder and ammunition.

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Mathieu Martinel and the Drowning Soldier Clay Lane

A young French cavalry soldier took a tremendous risk to rescue a drowning man.

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