Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1297

Boudica

British sympathy for Roman imperial progress evaporated when officials began asset-stripping the country.

1298

David Livingstone

The Scottish missionary and medic believed that slavery could better be eradicated by trade than by force.

1299

The Bully and the Brakesman

A young George Stephenson takes responsibility for the team spirit at Black Callerton mine.

1300

Leslie Howard

Howard gave his life to saving the ‘great gifts and strange inconsistencies’ of Britain’s unique democracy.

1301

Britain’s Destiny

In a Christmas broadcast in 1940, actor Leslie Howard explained why British sovereignty was worth fighting for.

1302

Apple of Discord

Thetis snubs Eris, goddess of Discord, and sets off a series of events leading to the Trojan War.