Following a decisive victory in the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln urged
his supporters to make sure that liberty’s advantage was not squandered.
byAbraham Lincoln1809-1865
American Civil War
‘If They Can Stand It I Can’
However loud his critics shouted their disapproval,
Abraham Lincoln would neither deprive them of free speech nor change his opinions.
byAbraham Lincoln1809-1865
American Civil War
Sublime Christian Heroism
In replying to a letter of support from Manchester’s cotton workers,
US President Lincoln showed how deeply touched he had been.
byAbraham Lincoln1809-1865
Mediaeval History
Hugh Hammer-King
Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln, was kind to children and animals but Kings merited firmer handling.
bySabine Baring-Gould1834-1924
American Civil War
A Letter to the President
Two years into America’s Civil War, cotton workers in Manchester defied
current opinion among politicians and the press, and pledged their support to the Union.
byManchester Cotton Workers1863
Mediaeval History
The Battle of Lewes
The Battle of Lewes in 1263 took place just a few miles from the Battle of Hastings
two centuries before it, and was arguably as important.