Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1351

The Tichborne Dole

The strange-but-true story of a Lady Day tradition.

1352

The Man Born Blind

A man born blind is healed by Jesus, but finds himself a social outcast as a result.

1353

Romulus and the Sabine Women

The legend of how Rome was settled gave rise to the March festival of Roman motherhood.

1354

Alcibiades

In the populist democracy of 5th-century BC Athens, heroes fell as quickly as they rose.

1355

St David of Wales

The popular monk was elected as bishop of Menevia in Wales in 550.

1356

Pericles and the Fickle Public of Athens

The leader of 5th-century BC Athens lavished public money on the city and its adoring citizens, and wherever he led they followed.