Authors

Clay Lane

in The Copy Book

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The Tempest

A duke with a passion for the art of enchantment is stranded by his enemies on a deserted island.

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Francesco Geminiani

The most brilliant violinist of his generation, whose finely-crafted compositions showed off bravura and spoke tenderness.

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Charles I and his Parliament

Charles took his rights and duties as a King with religious seriousness, but Parliament’s sense of both right and duty was just as strong.

220

Interregnum

When Parliament overthrew the capricious tyranny of Charles I, it discovered an uncomfortable truth about power.

221

The United States of the Ionian Islands

The British liberated the Ionian islands from Napoleon, then gave them fifty happy years and the game of cricket.

222

The Battle of the Standard

Scottish King David I hoped to exploit the unpopularity of the Normans by trading on his own English heritage.