Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1387

The Legend of Beowulf

The oldest surviving heroic legend in English begins with a wild creature of the fens that hunts men for prey.

1388

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

A knight issues a bizarre challenge to King Arthur and his court.

1389

‘God Save the King!’

The simple melody of the United Kingdom’s national anthem has stirred the souls of some great composers.

1390

St Dwynwen

St Dwynwen was a 5th century princess regarded by some as Wales’s answer to St Valentine.

1391

The Martyrdom of St Alban

Alban voluntarily swapped places with a priest, and was executed for being a member of a banned religious sect.

1392

Earl Stanhope and the Re-Invention of Printing

Britain never knew she was a nation of voracious readers until printing entered the steam age.