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The Battle of Bannockburn H. W. Dulcken

Edward II hoped to outshine his famous father by bringing Scotland under the English crown, but Robert the Bruce was ready for him.

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The Battle of Hastings Clay Lane

After King Edward the Confessor died childless, Europe’s princes stepped forward to claim the prize of England’s crown.

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The Golden Age of Carausius

A Roman commander facing court martial took refuge in politics, and for ten years London was an imperial capital.

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The Greatest Mart Town of all Muscovy Richard Hakluyt

Flemish merchants hoping to prosper in Russia’s commercial capital received a nasty shock.

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The Oath of Harold Godwinson Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall

William the Conqueror’s chaplain used to tell this story to those who doubted his master’s claim to the English crown.

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The Spider and the King Sir Walter Scott

Sir Walter Scott tells of the tale of how a little spider inspired Robert the Bruce to win his country’s sovereignty.

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