Short passages for reading, drawn from history, legend, poetry and fiction.
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Even as a child, King Alfred couldn’t resist a challenge.
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© Paul Buckingham, Geograph. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
Forced from his throne and threatened with murder, Edwin makes a curious bargain for his deliverance.
A shy and unmusical stable-hand suddenly began to sing wise and moving hymns.
© Neithsabes, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0.
The King of Syria goes on a mole-hunt, but Elisha does not seem to mind being his prime suspect.
© Colin Smith, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
The strange-but-true story of a Lady Day tradition.
© Rob Campbell, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
The legend of how Rome was settled gave rise to the March festival of Roman motherhood.