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Rebel Rugby by Clay Lane

The Nazi-collaborating Vichy government in France paid Rugby League the supreme compliment: they banned it.

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Rugby League by Clay Lane

The less glamorous code of Rugby football, but the best for sheer speed and strength.

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Hyder Ali and Tipu by Clay Lane

The British encountered no stouter resistance in India than Mysore’s gifted commmander Hyder Ali and his son, Tipu.

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At Heaven’s Gate by Cynewulf

The eighth-century English bishop and poet Cynewulf takes us to the threshold of God’s holy city, and gives us a choice.

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The Six Leaps of Faith by Cynewulf

The eighth-century English bishop and poet Cynewulf explores a prophecy from the Song of Solomon.

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Guardian of Peace by John Stuart Mill

J. S. Mill argues that free trade has done more to put an end to war than any political union or military alliance.

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Merchants of Muscovy : In 1553, Richard Chancellor set out on a perilous voyage to Russia in order to bypass the Hanseatic League’s customs union.
The Causes of the Indian Mutiny : Incompetence, arrogance and some mischievous propaganda all conspired to throw India into chaos.
A Thousand Commas : Assess the punctuation of this sentence, according to the author’s own principles.
Batter My Heart : John Donne gives God a free hand to do whatever needs to be done.
Window Seat : Describe the view from one of the following vantage points.
Repeat Offender :
In Two Minds : Join these ideas together to a form a single sentence, in at least two different ways.
The First Traffic Lights : The busy crossroads outside the Houses of Parliament was the testing ground for a new technology.
Good Companions : Explain what these wise classical authors are telling us.
The Rule of the Road : Being a free citizen doesn’t mean that everyone else has to get out of your way.
Blind Courage : George Santayana reprimanded politicians and military men who thought war was good for the country’s soul.
Patience : Make a single sentence out of these three ideas.
The Angel Cried : A hymn sung in the weeks after Easter, imagining how Gabriel brought the news of Christ’s resurrection to Mary.
She was a Phantom of Delight : Mary Wordsworth wasn’t pretty or bookish, but she was kind and vital, and William loved her.
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