The invading Danes fought so fiercely that Edmund Ironside, the
young English king, threw all caution to the wind.
byHenry of Huntingdon?1088-?1157
Anglo-Saxon Era
The Duel of the Kings
Edmund Ironside, King of England, and Cnut the Great, King of Denmark,
fought hand-to-hand for one of European history’s richest purses.
byHenry of Huntingdon?1088-?1157
Anglo-Saxon Era
The Murder of Edmund Ironside
Edric’s treason handed the crown of England to Cnut the Great,
but Cnut was not so poor a judge of character as to believe that a traitor could be trusted.
byHenry of Huntingdon?1088-?1157
Biographical Extracts
The Crimes of Mr Pitt
William Pitt was a rising star of British politics in 1741, so much
so that Horace Walpole MP felt he needed his wings clipped — an operation fraught with peril.
byWilliam Pitt ‘the Elder’1708-1778
Bible and Saints
No Room at the Inn
The Tilers and Thatchers of fourteenth-century York tell how
Joseph and Mary fared after they were turned away by the innkeepers of Bethlehem.
fromThe York Corpus Christi Pageantsfourteenth century
Bible and Saints
The Nativity
While Joseph is away trying to find light for the darksome stable,
Mary brings into the world the Light of everlasting Day.
fromThe York Corpus Christi Pageantsfourteenth century
