Short passages for reading, drawn from history, legend, poetry and fiction.
From Wikimedia Commons. Licence; Public domain.
With the Lambert Simnel affair not yet forgotten, another boy claims to be the rightful King of England.
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From Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
While the besieged citizens of Novgorod huddled for protection in the city gaol, Archbishop John remained in his cathedral to pray.
© Gianfranco, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0.
The scheming Iago warns Othello against falling victim to jealousy.
By Charles Landseer (1799-1879), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
The first battle of the English Civil War was a cautious affair, but rumours persisted that it went on long after it had finished.
From the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, via Saint Tikhon’s Orthodox University of Humanities. Licence: None stated (public domain assumed).
It is one of the world’s most recognisable works of art, and a symbol of God’s blessing on all Christian Rus’.
© Julian P. Guffogg, Geograph. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
A vain fir is stopped short in her boasting by a clear-thinking bush.