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Precision and Dispatch John Buchan

The first setbacks for the German Empire in the Great War came courtesy of ANZAC troops.

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Seeds of Empire Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall

The British Empire may be said to have started when Elizabethan importers got into a fight with the Dutch over the price of pepper.

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Shakuntala and the Lost Ring Clay Lane

The lovely Shakuntala is wooed by a great King, but almost at once he forgets her.

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Sing Us a Song of Zion Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall

The Sultan of Aceh in northern Sumatra welcomed his guests from Christian England with an unexpected gesture of friendship.

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Srinivasa Ramanujan Clay Lane

A maths prodigy from Madras became so wrapped up in his sums that he forgot to pass his examinations.

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The Avengers John Buchan

John Buchan was moved by the way the nations of the British Empire volunteered for service in the Great War.

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