Subjects

History

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835

Alfred Learns To Read

Even as a child, King Alfred couldn’t resist a challenge.

836

King Edwin and the Hand of Destiny

Forced from his throne and threatened with murder, Edwin makes a curious bargain for his deliverance.

837

Caedmon Learns to Sing

A shy and unmusical stable-hand suddenly began to sing wise and moving hymns.

838

The Tichborne Dole

The strange-but-true story of a Lady Day tradition.

839

Alcibiades

In the populist democracy of 5th-century BC Athens, heroes fell as quickly as they rose.

840

St David of Wales

The popular monk was elected as bishop of Menevia in Wales in 550.