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Big Hitter Ethel Smyth

Meriel Talbot’s distinguished career in government came as no surprise to those who had seen her at the wicket.

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Big Spenders Adam Smith

Adam Smith warns that politicians are the last people who should lecture the public about how to run their affairs.

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Bird’s Custard Clay Lane

Alfred Bird’s wife could eat neither eggs nor yeast. So being a Victorian, Alfred put his thinking-cap on.

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Birds of Paradise Cynewulf

Anglo-Saxon poet Cynewulf paints a word-picture of heaven and the seraph-band that swoops and soars before the throne.

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Bits and Pieces

Suggest words for a small amount of something, such as water, salt or scandal.

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Black Agnes Dunbar Clay Lane

When Edward III sent the Earl of Salisbury to take her absent husband’s castle, Agnes brushed his attack aside - literally.

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