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1309
Shivaji and the Battle of Surat Clay Lane

Charles II was thinking about handing Bombay back to the Portuguese, when an Indian rebel stepped in.

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1310
Shock and Awe Abraham Lincoln

Fame found Abraham Lincoln before he was ready for the scrutiny of the camera.

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1311
Short Shrift William of Malmesbury

Kenneth II, tenth-century King of Scots, once cracked a joke about Edgar, King of England, being on the short side. He very soon wished he hadn’t.

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1312
Sign of Deliverance Clay Lane

While the besieged citizens of Novgorod huddled for protection in the city gaol, Archbishop John remained in his cathedral to pray.

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1313
Silas Marner Misses his Gold George Eliot

Silas Marner, the weaver, plans to take a comforting look at his savings while he eats his dinner.

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1314
Silver Swan Mark Twain

Mark Twain’s attention was drawn off people-watching for a moment by an extraordinarily lifelike machine.

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