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1567
The Fir and the Bramble Clay Lane

A vain fir is stopped short in her boasting by a clear-thinking bush.

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1568
The Firebird’s Nest Cynewulf

Like the legendary phoenix, the Christian must spend his life making a nest fit for his rebirth in fire.

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1569
The First Council of Nicaea

As soon the Roman Emperor Constantine declared religious liberty in his Empire, the Christian Church gave him cause for regret.

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1570
The First Easter The Authorized Version

In a translation from the Authorized Version of the Bible, published in 1611, St Mark recounts the discovery of Christ’s empty tomb.

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1571
The First Fleet John Patience Chard

Having brought hundreds of convicts to New South Wales, Arthur Phillip then had to conjure order out of their chaos.

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1572
The First Opium War Jawaharlal Nehru

In 1840, the British Government declared war on the Chinese Empire over their harsh treatment of drug smugglers from Bengal.

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