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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1261

Turning the Tide

King Canute enacted a memorable demonstration of the limits of government power.

1262

Xerxes Scourges the Hellespont

The Persian King felt that a lord of his majesty should not have to take any nonsense from an overgrown river.

1263

Alfred to Ethelred

A brief introduction to England’s rulers, beginning with the only one named ‘the Great’.

1264

Ethelred to William I

England’s rulers from the king who lost his crown to the Danes, to the French duke who took the crown from the English.

1265

The Genius Next Door

William Murdoch’s experiments with steam traction impressed his next-door neighbour, with world-changing results.

1266

The Hat that Changed the World

Young William’s hat caught the eye of Matthew Boulton, and the world was never the same again.