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One of the best-known of all battles in English history, but not because of the conflict of which it was a part.
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The textile moguls of Manchester and Liverpool engaged the Stephensons to complete their link to the capital.
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Germany felt she had a right to an empire like Britain’s, and she was willing to get it at the expense of her neighbours.
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The ancient Greek King knew victory had cost his army more than it could afford to lose.
© Richard Croft, Geograph. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
A young monk was rewarded for taking his duties as guest-master seriously.
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Cicero warns those who seek power through civic unrest that they will never be the beneficiaries of it.