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A Feast in Time of Slaughter Edward Freeman

After winning the English crown at the Battle of Hastings, William of Normandy ensured everyone understood what kind of man their new King was.

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A Nation’s Wealth Richard Cobden

It is not politicians and their policies that create wealth, but the hard work and ingenuity of ordinary people.

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A Test of Loyalty Clay Lane

A Roman general asks his officers to decide where their priorities lie.

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‘Ah! Freedom is a Noble Thing’ John Barbour

John Balliol had to decide whether his first loyalty was to the throne of Scotland or to the man who put him there.

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Dick Whittington and his Cat Clay Lane

After Mr Fitzwarren took away Dick’s cat, even the charms of Alice Fitzwarren were not enough to keep him in that house another day.

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Home from Home Goscelin of Canterbury

In Constantinople, capital of the Roman Empire, a man from Kent founded a glittering church for English refugees.

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