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An Irish princess fled to Cumbria to escape the Vikings, clutching her precious silver bracelet.
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© Pauline E, Geograph. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
The long-lost monastery at Crayke in North Yorkshire was home to two saints with different but equally valuable gifts.
By James Gillray. From the National Portrait Gallery, via Wikimedia Commons.
The colourful Foreign Secretary humbly accepted a lesson in manners from a local tradesman.
© Aleem Yousaf, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
The seventh-century Bishop of London helped kings and clergy to shine Christian light into the darkness of mere religion.
© Reivax670, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0.
Richard Hannay tracks a German spy down to a French château, but Hannay’s sense of fair play gives his enemy a chance.
From Grace’s Guide. Licence: None stated (public domain assumed).
Sixteen-year-old John Wesley Hackworth brought a locomotive over to St Petersburg, and Russia’s railway revolution was ready for the off.