Subjects

History

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St George the Triumphant Martyr

One of the Emperor Galerius’s most trusted generals openly defied him.

824

‘Stand out of my Sunshine!’

Alexander the Great dropped a hint to his sycophantic entourage.

825

Courage Under Fire

Robert Clive turned seven hundred frightened recruits into crack troops by sheer force of personality.

826

The Signing of the Great Charter

King John promised his nobles respect, but he was not a man to regard his word as his bond.

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Welcome to Micklegarth

After the Norman Conquest, thousands of disappointed Englishmen departed for a new life in the Byzantine world.

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High Beneath Heaven’s Roof

The Cross of Christ speaks, and tells of the amazing transformation from sign of shame to sign of redemption.