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1933
There’s Nae Good Luck in Durham Gaol John Howard

On his visits to Durham Gaol, prison reformer John Howard found conditions that were all too familiar.

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1934
Theseus and the Minotaur Clay Lane

A warning not to be forgetful of others, even in triumph.

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1935
‘They Make a Desert and Call it Peace’ D. H. Montgomery

After the kingdoms of Great Britain were absorbed into the Roman Empire, the promises of prosperity and civilisation came only to a favoured few.

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1936
This Dreadful Innovation Edmund Burke

Edmund Burke explained to the Duke of Bedford that in politics there is very great difference between change and reform.

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1937
‘This England’ William Shakespeare

John of Gaunt watches in despair as his country is milked for its wealth and shared out among the king’s favourites.

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1938
Thomas Brassey Clay Lane

The unsung surveyor from Cheshire, who built railways and made friends across the world.

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