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The Battle of the Standard Clay Lane

Scottish King David I hoped to exploit the unpopularity of the Normans by trading on his own English heritage.

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The First Train Journey by Steam Clay Lane

Richard Trevithick’s boss hailed the engineer as a genius. Today he’d have been fired. (Oh, and the train was delayed.)

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The Furcifer Thomas Coryat

In the days of King James I, Thomas Coryat visited Italy and came home with an affected Continental habit: eating with a fork.

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The Little Flower Boy John Foxe

Mary I’s fear for her throne had risen to such a pitch that her Chamberlain felt threatened by a three-year-old child.

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The Peasants’ Revolt H. W. Dulcken

In 1381, young King Richard II was faced with a popular uprising against tax rises.

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The Princes in the Tower Holinshed’s Chronicles

Sir Thomas More gives his explanation for the mysterious disappearance of King Richard III’s nephews.

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