Authors

Clay Lane

in The Copy Book

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The Winter Queen

Conspiracies and dynastic expectations swirled around James I’s daughter from the age of nine.

170

Filioque

It started as an honest mistake, became a diplomatic standoff, and brought down an Empire.

171

The Outbreak of the Second World War

The only truly global conflict in history began when German troops crossed into Poland in September 1939.

172

Abraham Darby I

To the poor of England, the Worcestershire man gave affordable pots and pans, and to all the world he gave the industrial revolution.

173

The War of the Spanish Succession

After Louis XIV’s grandson Philip inherited the throne of Spain, the ‘Sun King’ began to entertain dreams of Europe-wide dominion.

174

The Voice of an Angel

A tenth-century Greek monk is joined by a total stranger for Mattins.