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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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Study the Heart

Former slave Ignatius Sancho complained that Britain was denying to Africa the free trade and Christian principles she so badly needed.

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The American Revolutionary War

In 1775, London’s high-handed exploitation of her colonies for tax revenue began to look like a very expensive mistake.

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Montagu’s Frolic

John, Duke of Montagu, that irrepressible prankster, identified a sad-faced soldier in the Mall as the perfect mark.

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Vortigern’s Tower

Geoffrey of Monmouth tells the tale of how Merlin first came to the attention of Britain’s kings.

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Ranelagh Gardens

Horace Walpole, a loyal patron of Vauxhall pleasure gardens, visits newly-opened rival Ranelagh gardens in Chelsea.

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A Cock and Horses

When some people talk about compromise, what they mean is that everyone else should compromise for their benefit.