Authors

Clay Lane

in The Copy Book

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A Man called ‘Beta’

For a perennial ‘runner-up’, Eratosthenes had a peculiar knack of being first.

500

The Martyrdom of St James the Great

James, brother of John the Evangelist, was executed for his faith by a close friend of the Emperor Caligula.

501

The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

When Parliament sent the Army against American colonists, people still calling themselves ‘British’ had to decide very quickly what that meant to them.

502

The Miracle of Piso Livadi

Three fishermen let their tongues run away with them, and were left counting the cost.

503

Mrs Clements

Mrs Clements of Durham is not a household name, but the product she invented is.

504

St Nicholas of the Cats

A very unusual monastery with some very unusual protectors.