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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1429

Treasure Island

An excited English gentleman hires a ship for a treasure-hunt, but doesn’t check his crew’s credentials.

1430

The Alleluia Victory

How hard-pressed Christians on the Welsh border won a battle without bloodshed.

1431

Byron and Hercules

Lord Byron could not have hoped for a better omen in his support for the oppressed people of Greece.

1432

Edith and Edward

A King and Queen gentler than the times in which they lived.

1433

The Gift Thrice Given

A story about William the Conqueror’s father, Robert the Magnificent.

1434

The Hermit of Handbridge

King Harold died at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Or did he?