Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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955

William Hall VC

Canadian sailor William Hall was summoned over to India to help face down the Indian Mutiny.

956

The Siege of Lucknow

During the Indian Mutiny, over a thousand men, women and children were trapped in the Commissioner’s residence at Lucknow.

957

The Nine Years’ War

King Louis XIV of France raised rebellion in Ireland to put his own man on the English throne.

958

Taken for a Ride

Richard Hannay sees for himself how political activists trick decent people into supporting their quest for power.

959

The Darien Scheme

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

960

His Bright Nativity

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