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1519
The Creed The Book of Common Prayer

The Creed is a tissue of Biblical quotations first compiled in 325, and recited at every communion service to this day.

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1520
The Crimean War Clay Lane

Hoping to please opinion at home, the French Emperor pressured the Turks into new outrages against their Christian population, and Russia hit back.

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1521
The Crimes of Mr Pitt William Pitt the Elder

William Pitt was a rising star of British politics in 1741, so much so that Horace Walpole MP felt he needed his wings clipped — an operation fraught with peril.

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1522
The Crimson Thread Sir Henry Parkes

In 1890, Sir Henry Parkes reminded Australians that they had a natural kinship and declared them ready to manage their own affairs.

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1523
The Crow and the Pitcher Clay Lane

Brute force is no substitute for quick thinking.

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1524
The Crudest of Mistakes Sir Bernard Pares

Sir Bernard Pares warned that after the Great War, Western powers must not assume Germany’s role as supercilious bully.

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