Subjects

History

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817

Jesty and Jenner’s Jab

Benjamin Jesty and Edward Jenner continue to save millions of lives because they listened to an old wives’ tale.

818

The Nine-Day Queen

Lady Jane Grey’s accession was almost instantly overturned.

819

The Bombardment of Algiers

For two centuries, human traffickers had stolen English men, women and children for the slave-markets of the Arab world.

820

St Bede of Wearmouth and Jarrow

The mild-mannered, artistic monk was nevertheless a founding father of the English nation.

821

The Langbaurgh Charter

Peter de Brus and his tenants agreed to work together after King John ordered a crackdown on unpaid rents.

822

The Small Compass

The role of government in a nation’s prosperity is important but limited.