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At the height of the Inquisition, King Philip II of Spain sent a glorious fleet against England to bring the nation back to his Church.
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By George Romney (1734-1802), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
When Horatio Nelson stepped aboard HMS Victory in September 1805, the great Admiral knew he had every reason to stay on dry land.
By PaulT (GuntherTschuch), Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
John Balliol had to decide whether his first loyalty was to the throne of Scotland or to the man who put him there.
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What were the Scots thinking back in 1290, when they asked King Edward I of England, of all people, to choose them a king?
By John Charles Maggs (1819–1896), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
On a visit to England in 1782, young German author Karl Philipp Moritz was very excited about riding on an English stage.
© Peter McDermott, Geograph. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
A contributor to the ‘Annual Review’ shared a flurry of facts about the new Liverpool and Manchester Railway, showing what a blessing it already was.