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The First Fleet

By John Patience Chard

Having brought hundreds of convicts to New South Wales, Arthur Phillip then had to conjure order out of their chaos.

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Picture: By Francis Wheatley (?-1801), via the National Portrait Gallery and Wikimedia Commons.. Source.

Posted February 20 2019

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The Character of Captain James Cook

By David Samwell

Captain Cook’s friend and ship’s surgeon David Samwell gives us his impressions of the great explorer.

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Picture: By Nathaniel Dance-Holland (1735-1811), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.. Source.

Posted August 14 2018

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The Avengers

By John Buchan

John Buchan was moved by the way the nations of the British Empire volunteered for service in the Great War.

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Picture: By Ernest Brooks (1878–1957), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.. Source.

Posted March 2 2018

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Kanguru!

By Captain James Cook

James Cook describes his first sight of a beloved Australian icon.

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Picture: © Fir0002/Flagstaffotos, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: GFDL v1.2.. Source.

Posted June 16 2017

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Huskisson’s Legacy

By Samuel Sidney

Samuel Sidney, a Victorian expert on Australian matters, explained how cutting tax and regulation on Britain’s global trade made everyone better off.

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Picture: © Colin Davis (CSIRO), Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0.. Source.

Posted September 22 2016

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The Founding of Australia

Within little more than half a century a British penal colony turned into a prosperous, free-trade democracy.

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Picture: © Andy Mitchell. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.. Source.

Posted September 21 2016

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★ The Knight’s Tale Two noble youths of ancient Thebes fall for the same princess.

For Today • April 17 • The first reading of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales

In This Sign Conquer Bishop Eusebius recalls what Constantine told him about the vision that brought him the crown.

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Phrases Use phrases such as ‘to the town’ in sentences, with nouns or with verbs.

Posted February 26

The Marks of a Tyrant Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle explains what it is that defines a tyranny.

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Keep It Short Plutarch argues that it when it comes to strong speech, less is always more.

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Anagrams Shuffle the letters of each of these words to make new ones. See if you can match the number indicated.

Posted February 23 • Think and Speak

Polyword: Mere Make as many words as you can using the letters of one nine-letter word. Can you beat our score?

Posted February 21 • Think and Speak

Go to the Ant Solomon recommends taking lessons from one of God’s smallest but most hard-working creatures.

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Chariots of Steam Erasmus Darwin imagines how steam power will change the world.

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Music Video Modest Mussorgsky: Sorochinsky Fair: Gopak

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Fragments Develop these short phrases into complete sentences.

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The Moral Case for Family Farms Richard Cobden called on Parliament to support small, family-owned farms.

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Hiawatha Takes a Photograph Lewis Carroll records a suburban photoshoot in the style of Longfellow.

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Nouns of Number William Cobbett gives his son James some helpful examples of collective nouns.

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Hiawatha’s Inspiration Henry Longfellow tells us how his tale of a heroic Native American warrior came to him.

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Near Synonyms These words have very similar meaning but they are not the same — can you show the difference?

Posted February 12

Music Video Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha: And They Said Farewell Forever

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Music Video Leroy Anderson: Irish Suite: II. The Minstrel Boy

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The Travellers and the Axe Two men find an axe, and then find some trouble, but they aren’t keen on sharing either of them.

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Train

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The Prophecy of Peter of Pomfret Peter foretold that King John would cease to be England’s sovereign, and he was right, though John still wore his crown.

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