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When Penda tried to burn down Bamburgh Castle, St Aidan turned the pagan King’s own weapons against him.
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After escaping from six years as a slave in Ireland, Patrick wanted only one thing: to go back.
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John of Gaunt watches in despair as his country is milked for its wealth and shared out among the king’s favourites.
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Lord Armstrong’s home was an Aladdin’s cave of Victorian technology.
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Adam and Eve are set in a Garden of carefree delight, but the Snake swears they are victims of a cruel deception.
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Even as a child, King Alfred couldn’t resist a challenge.