On his way to war-torn France, William Wordsworth passed through London
and was overwhelmed by the quiet of the early morning.
byWilliam Wordsworth1770-1850
American Revolutionary War
English Spirit
Edmund Burke told the House of Commons that the American colonies’ refusal
to be dictated to by Westminster was the very spirit that had made the Empire great.
byEdmund Burke1729-1797
Free Speech and Conscience
Truth By Statute?
John Milton reminded Parliament that the Truth wasn’t what they
and their fact-checkers in Stationers’ Hall made it.
byJohn Milton1632-1704
International Relations
Naked Aggression
Richard Cobden told his audience in the London Tavern that however much
sabre-rattling was heard in St Petersburg, the average Russian was a man of peace.
byRichard Cobden1804-1865
Japan
Hideyoshi Changes His Mind
Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Chancellor of the Realm and Imperial Regent of Japan,
was inclined to encourage Christianity until he found out why European Powers were so keen on it.
byJoseph Longford1849-1925
Norman Era
The Better Man
Two monks vying for the abbot’s chair at one of England’s prestigious
monasteries each promised King William Rufus handsome rewards for his favour.
