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Thomas Clarkson believed that Africans were being forced into slavery in the West Indies, but could he prove it to the British public?
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A casual act of mercy brought an unexpected reward.
© Graham, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
Some people disparage what they can’t have.
© Peter Trimming, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
A fox tries to save herself from a fall, but finds she would have been better off taking the tumble.
© Mike Pennington, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
An over-excited jackdaw goes out of his league, and pays the price.
© Geir Hval, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hild founded an abbey that poured out a stream of priests and bishops for the revitalised English Church.