Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1321

The Nine-Day Queen

Lady Jane Grey’s accession was almost instantly overturned.

1322

A Tempting Offer

True moral integrity comes from within.

1323

The Bombardment of Algiers

For two centuries, human traffickers had stolen English men, women and children for the slave-markets of the Arab world.

1324

A Farewell

A last goodbye breathes promise of a merry meeting.

1325

The Rainbow

God’s covenant of love is a fresh joy every time it appears.

1326

St Bede of Wearmouth and Jarrow

The mild-mannered, artistic monk was nevertheless a founding father of the English nation.