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1789
The Rainhill Trials Clay Lane

To prove that steam power was the future of railways, George Stephenson held a truly historic competition.

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1790
The Raja and the Ox-Cart Clay Lane

Vijay Singh, Raja of Jodhpur, was left to fend for himself after his army deserted him.

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1791
The Raven and the Snake Clay Lane

A harassed mother Raven vows bloody revenge on a venomous Snake, but the wily old Jackal has a better idea.

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1792
The Real Merchant William Cobbett

William Cobbett makes a distinction between everyday business and the murky world of Westminster lobbyists and financial speculation.

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1793
The Reform Acts Clay Lane

Nineteenth-century Britain had busy industrial cities and a prosperous middle class, but no MPs to represent them.

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1794
The Restoration of the Icons

By the early eighth century, sacred art was thriving in newly-Christian England, but in the East seeds of doubt and confusion had been sown.

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