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The Unselfishess of Free Trade

By Richard Cobden

Victorian MP Richard Cobden pleaded for Britain to set the world an example as a nation open for business.

… Richard Cobden Mp urged Queen Victoria’s Parliament to embrace a policy of global free trade …

The Daring Escape of Richard the Fearless

Based on a story by Charlotte Yonge

The ten-year-old got away from a royal castle disguised as a bundle of hay.

… William was murdered on December 17, 942, leaving a son named Richard … After the murder of William Longsword, the powerful Duke of Normandy, King Louis Iv of France surprised everyone by turning up at the funeral, and taking the duke’s young son Richard … Richard’s only companion in the King’s castle was his esquire … Richard suddenly feigned illness … He wrapped Richard in the hay …

The Doctor Will Fleece You Now

By Sir Richard Steele

Richard Steele goes to Bath for his health, and is cured of more ailments than he had ever had in his life.

A Nation’s Greatness

By Richard Cobden

Richard Cobden saw Britain’s international standing in terms of peaceful trade rather than military interventions.

Character Counts!

By Elbert Green Hubbard

Salesman Richard Cobden wondered why his employers left a full warehouse in his hands without any kind of security.

… Richard Cobden … When Richard was sixteen he was transferred from the boarding school to his uncle's warehouse in London … In a year the shipping clerk was needed as a salesman and Richard took his place … In another year Richard was a salesman …

Duet for a Captive King

By Sir Walter Scott

Legend tells how Richard the Lionheart’s favourite singer found where Leopold of Austria had stowed him.

… In December 1192, Richard I was arrested in Vienna and imprisoned at Dürnstein in lower Austria near the Danube … It was no part of Richard’s character to be …

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