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© Mick Garratt, Geograph. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
One of England’s most precious artefacts, the Lindisfarne Gospels, was nearly lost at sea.
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© John Comloquoy, Geograph. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
American anti-slavery campaigner Frederick Douglass contrasts two kinds of ‘nationalist’.
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Anne Elliot is mortified to hear Frederick Wentworth’s opinion of her, but manages to find comfort in his words.
© John Sutton, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
Max fully deserves his reputation as England’s greatest all-round sportsman.
Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
A young Peter the Great of Russia toured Europe seeking help for his diplomatic, military and architectural plans.
© Jeff Buck, Geograph. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
Frederick Douglass, the American runaway slave turned Abolitionist, spent some of his happiest days in Britain.
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