Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1507

The Siege of Arcot

Twenty-five-year-old Robert Clive’s extraordinary daring helped to prevent India falling into the hands of the French King.

1508

Sir Titus Salt

His alpaca-wool mills near Bradford proved the social benefits of private enterprise in the right hands.

1509

Somerset’s Case

After James Somerset was loaded onto a British slave-ship bound for Jamaica, Granville Sharp and other committed Christians turned to the courts for justice.

1510

The Speech of King Caratacus

A proud British king, taken to Rome as a trophy of Empire, refused to plead for his life.

1511

The Star that Winked

John Goodricke’s observations of Algol won him the Copley Medal while still in his teens, despite his disability.

1512

The Story of Handel’s ‘Water Music’

Handel’s German boss fired the composer for spending all his time in London. When they met again, it was... rather awkward.