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An Italian businessman and his family in 18th century Messina owed their lives to their pet cats.
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Kim O’Hara starts his apprenticeship as a British spy with a little competition.
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Christ’s cross promises to take away the fear of Judgment Day.
From the Visoki Dečani monastery in Kosovo/Serbia, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
Abbot Elfric explains the significance of Christ’s miracle at Cana.
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Adam Smith could not imagine it would ever happen, but he nevertheless recommended that Britain grant independence to her colonies.
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Contemporary historian Ramanath Aiyar catalogued the ways in which Maharajah Moolam Thurunal led the way in modernising British India.