Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1477

The Boston Tea Party

In the time of King George III, Parliament forgot that its job was not to regulate the people, but to represent them.

1478

Cain and Abel

Smarting for his outraged ‘rights’, Cain lost his reason — but not God’s pity and love.

1479

The Character of George Stephenson

A self-made man who never forgot his humble beginnings.

1480

Cyril and Hypatia

A ‘Christian’ mob kidnapped and murdered a much-loved professor of mathematics - for her politics.

1481

Daniel in the Lions’ Den

The King who condemned him to the den of lions felt far worse about it than Daniel did.

1482

The Daring Escape of Richard the Fearless

The ten-year-old got away from a royal castle disguised as a bundle of hay.