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1891
The Trial of the Tolpuddle Six George Loveless

When farmhand and lay preacher George Loveless was convicted of conspiracy, both charge and sentence made the country gasp.

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1892
The Trials of Alexander Nevsky Lucy Cazalet

Lucy Cazalet gives an overview of the remarkable Russian ruler, who showed the courage of a prince and the humility of a saint.

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1893
The Triumphal Entry William Langland

Will Langland, a contemporary of Geoffrey Chaucer, dreams he is looking for his old friend Piers the Ploughman in Jerusalem just when Christ rides in on a donkey.

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1894
The Trouble With Men Aristophanes

The exasperated women of Athens challenge the men of the City to decide whether women are a blessing or a curse.

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1895
The Turn Ben Jonson

Ben Jonson tells us how we should measure a life well lived.

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1896
The Two Shakespeares Arthur Clutton-Brock

Arthur Clutton-Brock complained that idealising Shakespeare had made him dull.

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