Short passages for reading, drawn from history, legend, poetry and fiction.
© Wernervc, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
A British victory at tragic cost, in which both sides had to learn a new way of fighting.
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© Adam Ward, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
An enduringly popular poem by the author of ‘Treasure Island’.
© MEH Bergmann, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0.
Hospitality and sympathy, but no help - the Byzantine Emperor learns a bitter lesson about western diplomacy.
© Bill Nicholls, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
A girl’s choice of words sees her turned out of hearth and home.
Photo by Capt J.L. Evans, No 5 Army Film and Photographic Unit, via the Imperial War Museums and Wikimedia Commons. Licence: public domain.
‘D-Day’ on 6th June, 1944, kicked off the Allied invasion of Europe and raised hopes of an end to the Second World War.
Photo by Maesi64, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC-BY-SA 1.0 Universal public domain dedication.
The mayor and bishop of Zakynthos went to extraordinary lengths to protect the most vulnerable people of their island.