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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1435

The Dove and the Flame

Elfric, Abbot of Eynsham in the reign of Æthelred the Unready, reflects on two appearances of the Holy Spirit in the New Testament.

1436

Jemima Fawr and the Last Invasion of Britain

French revolutionaries in a fleet of four ships attempted to spark a revolution in Britain.

1437

The Law of the Innocents

St Adamnán worked tirelessly to secure protection, rights and dignity for the women of Ireland.

1438

Queen Charlotte’s Christmas Tree

Cromwell’s killjoys almost silenced the English Christmas, but thanks to a royal family tradition the message is still being proclaimed.

1439

The ‘Glorious Revolution’ of 1688

King James II was forced off the throne in favour of his daughter Mary, and a new English constitution was born.

1440

St Nicholas and the Luckless Sailor

After surviving a terrible storm, a crew-member on St Nicholas’s ship met with a tragic accident.