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Wellington’s Secret

The future hero of Waterloo dealt with political ambush as comfortably as he dealt with the military kind.

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Triumph in Adversity

Two famous figures, one from the sciences and one from the arts, who turned suffering to advantage.

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Straightforward English

If freedom and democracy are to have any meaning, the public must be able to talk back to their governors.

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The Unselfishess of Free Trade

Victorian MP Richard Cobden pleaded for Britain to set the world an example as a nation open for business.

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Violet van der Elst

An eccentric, self-made businesswoman, who ‘made three fortunes and spent five’ in the campaign against the death penalty.

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The Greeks, the Governor and the Potatoes

John Kapodistrias had an instinct for how a long-oppressed people might think.