Authors

Clay Lane

in The Copy Book

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How St Euphemia Saved Christmas

The martyr St Euphemia played a vital role in preventing the message of Christmas from being watered down.

260

No Thoroughfare

At twenty-five and owner of his own business, Walter Wilding thought his world was secure, but it was about to be rocked to its foundations.

261

The Battle of Agincourt

One of the best-known of all battles in English history, but not because of the conflict of which it was a part.

262

The London and Birmingham Railway

The textile moguls of Manchester and Liverpool engaged the Stephensons to complete their link to the capital.

263

The Outbreak of the Great War

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.

264

The Man Who Left No Footprints

A young monk was rewarded for taking his duties as guest-master seriously.