Authors

Clay Lane

in The Copy Book

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Jane Austen

The blushing clergyman’s daughter is recognised today as one of the great figures of English literature.

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Alfred to Ethelred

A brief introduction to England’s rulers, beginning with the only one named ‘the Great’.

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Ethelred to William I

England’s rulers from the king who lost his crown to the Danes, to the French duke who took the crown from the English.

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The Genius Next Door

William Murdoch’s experiments with steam traction impressed his next-door neighbour, with world-changing results.

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The Hat that Changed the World

Young William’s hat caught the eye of Matthew Boulton, and the world was never the same again.

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Bread from Heaven

Cuthbert trusted that keeping his promised fast would not do him any harm.