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A Library of History and Literature in English

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The Darien Scheme

The Parliament of Scotland tried to liberate itself from London’s strangling single market.

950

His Bright Nativity

Anglo-Saxon poet Cynewulf wonders at the mystery of the Bethlehem manger, where all the light of heaven was shining.

951

The Voyage of the ‘Mayflower’

A crackdown on dissent in England’s established Church drove a band of Nottinghamshire townspeople to seek new shores.

952

Great Mother of Men

The spread of Western civilisation must not be credited to European policy, but to a culture of curiosity, enterprise and defiance.

953

Portrait of a Lady

Edmund Burke takes time off from campaigning for liberty to reflect on the delights of captivity.

954

At a Solemn Musick

John Milton shows his appreciation for noble words and music in uplifting harmony.