History

Posts in The Copybook tagged ‘History’

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The Rewards of ‘Patience’ Clay Lane

How appropriate that the comic opera ‘Patience’ should introduce the world to the results of thirty years of labour.

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Armistice Day Clay Lane

Armistice Day is the anniversary of the end of the First World War on the 11th of November, 1918.

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The Character of Cecil Rhodes Basil Williams

The ruthless diamond magnate and Prime Minister of the Cape divided opinion in his own lifetime as he still does today.

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The Anglo-Zanzibar War Clay Lane

It lasted barely forty minutes, but it brought slavery to an end in the little island territory.

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By George W. Joy (1844-1925), via Wikimedia Commons.

The Siege of Khartoum Clay Lane

General Gordon’s death was a sensation and a scandal in its day.

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By Nathaniel Dance-Holland (1735–1811), via the National Trust and Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.

Clive of India Clay Lane

Robert Clive helped to establish a lasting bond between India and Britain, laying the foundations of modern India.

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