Authors

Clay Lane

in The Copy Book

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Boudica

British sympathy for Roman imperial progress evaporated when officials began asset-stripping the country.

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David Livingstone

The Scottish missionary and medic believed that slavery could better be eradicated by trade than by force.

333

The Bully and the Brakesman

A young George Stephenson takes responsibility for the team spirit at Black Callerton mine.

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Leslie Howard

Howard gave his life to saving the ‘great gifts and strange inconsistencies’ of Britain’s unique democracy.

335

Apple of Discord

Thetis snubs Eris, goddess of Discord, and sets off a series of events leading to the Trojan War.

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Florence Nightingale

Florence used her logical mind and society connections to save thousands of lives in the Crimean War.