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1993
Undaunted Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux

Facing defeat at the General Election of 1812, Henry Brougham stood before the voters of Liverpool and made a spirited defence of liberty’s record.

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1994
Underqualified Flight International

Amy Johnson of Hull had clocked only ninety hours of flying experience before taking off alone for Australia.

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1995
Undoubting Thomas Elfric of Eynsham

Abbot Elfric praised St Thomas for demanding hard evidence for the resurrection.

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1996
Unfair Competition Anonymous

Mousetraps are proof of human ingenuity, but also human ingratitude — so Tom does something about it.

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1997
Unfolding the Universe William Stukeley

Sir Isaac Newton told William Stukeley about the day when an apple fell from a tree and set him thinking about the solar system.

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1998
Unrivalled Grace Sir Henry Craik

Sir Henry Craik had heard such glowing reports of Agra’s Taj Mahal, that he was afraid it might prove to be an anticlimax.

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