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The Voyage of Sigurd The Saga of Edward the Confessor

Back in the eleventh century English refugees founded New York, but it wasn’t in North America.

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Welcome to Micklegarth Orderic Vitalis

After the Norman Conquest, thousands of disappointed Englishmen departed for a new life in the Byzantine world.

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A Prince Among Thieves John Major

In the days of Henry VIII, eminent Scottish historian John Major looked back to the reign of Richard the Lionheart and sketched the character of legendary outlaw Robin Hood.

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A Step Up for Captain Raleigh Thomas Fuller

When young Walter Raleigh first came to the court of Queen Elizabeth I he had little more than his wardrobe in his favour, and he wore it wisely.

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A Woman of Spirit Anne Brontë

Alice was given a choice between her carriage and lady’s maid on the one hand, and Richard Grey on the other.

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About the Authorized Version Clay Lane

In 1611, a team of scholars delivered to King James I of England the new translation of the Bible that he had commissioned from them.

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