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History

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Season of Goodwill

‘Goodwill’ was on everyone’s lips, but the Roman Emperor and the God of Israel had very different ideas about it.

884

The Disaster of the White Ship

The loss of the heir to the throne threw England into crisis.

885

Bird’s Custard

Alfred Bird’s wife could eat neither eggs nor yeast. So being a Victorian, Alfred put his thinking-cap on.

886

The Fleming Valve

A Victorian children’s book inspired the birth of modern electronics.

887

The Alleluia Victory

How hard-pressed Christians on the Welsh border won a battle without bloodshed.

888

Byron and Hercules

Lord Byron could not have hoped for a better omen in his support for the oppressed people of Greece.