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How Alfred Burnt the Cakes by Charlotte Yonge

A popular tale of scorched cakes and a scolded king.

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The Calendar ‘English Style’ by Clay Lane

An English monk warned of a flaw in the world’s most widely-used calendar.

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How Benedict Biscop brought Byzantium to Britain by St Bede of Jarrow

The chapel of Bede’s monastery in Sunderland was full of the colours and sounds of the far-off Mediterranean world.

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St Hild at Whitby by St Bede of Jarrow

Hild founded an abbey that poured out a stream of priests and bishops for the revitalised English Church.

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The War of the Spanish Succession : After Louis XIV’s grandson Philip inherited the throne of Spain, the ‘Sun King’ began to entertain dreams of Europe-wide dominion.
Thirty Minutes : Describe half an hour in one of these places.
And is there Care in Heaven? : Sir Guyon lies in an enchanted swoon, but he is not without help.
Pirate : For each of these words, suggest others that seem to go with it, and use them to bring a scene to life.
Tilting at Windmills : Don Quixote seizes his chance to capture a giant for his lady-love, Dulcinea.
Kim’s Game : Test your memory with this mental agility game from the pages of Rudyard Kipling.
A Mechanical Miracle : The father of computing believed his machine held the key to some of life’s greatest mysteries.
Essential Nouns : Suggest nouns of essence, such as leadership or supremacy.
The Follies of Youth : RL Stevenson was of the opinion that wrongthink was better than groupthink.
Thick and Thin : Express each of these ideas as a single word.
Break : Explain what each of these common expressions means, and give examples.
Blind Guide : William Wirt recalls an overpowering sermon from a blind man in a little wooden chapel.
It’s All in the Delivery : Aeschines paid tribute to the oratory of his greatest rival — whether he meant to or not.
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