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1975
Trouble at Belsize Gardens Clay Lane

In 1720, Welsh promoter William Howell opened a pleasure garden at Belsize House, but the pleasures drew the magistrates’ frowns.

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1976
True Colours Aleksei Grigor’evitch Eustaphieve

The Russian Consul in New York issued a stern rebuke to those trying to break Britain’s ban on slave-trading by sailing under his nation’s colours.

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1977
Truly, Madly

Words ending in -ly are often adverbs, but it’s a dangerous rule to follow: see if you can do better.

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1978
Trunk and Disorderly Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington

Arthur Wellesley watches on as one of his soldiers is rescued from a watery grave.

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1979
Trusting the People William Ewart Gladstone

William Gladstone complained that some politicians talk about freedom but don’t trust the people enough to let them have any.

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1980
Truth By Statute? John Milton

John Milton reminded Parliament that the Truth wasn’t what they and their fact-checkers in Stationers’ Hall made it.

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