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© Ashley Dace, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
The 17th-century entrepreneur developed a way of smelting iron with coke rather than charcoal, but the Civil War frustrated his plans.
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By Kamil Isik, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
Nicholas used his inheritance to help three vulnerable girls escape a life of exploitation.
By Edmund Blair Leighton (1852-1922), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain image.
A touchy subject, especially when your lover is listening in.
© Colin Smith, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
Fanny Price, eight years after being adopted by her wealthy uncle and aunt, has gone back home for the first time, full of anticipation.
© Brian Robert Marshall, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
Elfric, Abbot of Eynsham in the reign of Æthelred the Unready, reflects on two appearances of the Holy Spirit in the New Testament.
From Wikimedia Commons. Public domain image.
High praise from someone who knew him better than most.