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1825
The Siege of Arcot Thomas Babington Macaulay

Twenty-five-year-old Robert Clive’s extraordinary daring helped to prevent India falling into the hands of the French King.

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1826
The Siege of Khartoum Clay Lane

General Gordon’s death was a sensation and a scandal in its day.

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1827
The Siege of Lucknow Clay Lane

During the Indian Mutiny, over a thousand men, women and children were trapped in the Commissioner’s residence at Lucknow.

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1828
The Siege of Saint-James Edward Hall

Henry VI’s campaign to confirm himself as King of France looked to be in trouble after the Duke of Brittany switched sides.

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1829
The Siege of Troy Clay Lane

Paris, prince of Troy, takes the not unwilling Queen of Sparta back home with him, and sparks ten years of diplomatic tension and ten of war.

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1830
The Sign from Heaven Charlotte Brontë

Was it an over-excited imagination, or an answer to prayer?

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