Authors

Clay Lane

in The Copy Book

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The Alleluia Victory

How hard-pressed Christians on the Welsh border won a battle without bloodshed.

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Byron and Hercules

Lord Byron could not have hoped for a better omen in his support for the oppressed people of Greece.

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Edith and Edward

A King and Queen gentler than the times in which they lived.

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The Gift Thrice Given

A story about William the Conqueror’s father, Robert the Magnificent.

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The Third Siege of Missolonghi

The cruelty of the Ottoman Turks so shocked Europe that the tide of opinion turned against them.

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David and Bathsheba

David’s scheme to steal another man’s wife succeeded, but he could not keep his secret from everyone.