Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1519

The Last Gladiator

The people of Rome suddenly turned their back on centuries of ‘sport’ - all because of one harmless old man.

1520

The Lion and the Mouse

A casual act of mercy brought an unexpected reward.

1521

Love’s Last Knot

Richard Crashaw offers the hope of eternity for wedded love.

1522

A Lullaby to Sorrows

A Scottish widow’s lullaby for her fatherless child inspired his music, but Brahms’s message struck closer to home.

1523

A Man called ‘Beta’

For a perennial ‘runner-up’, Eratosthenes had a peculiar knack of being first.

1524

The Martyrdom of St James the Great

James, brother of John the Evangelist, was executed for his faith by a close friend of the Emperor Caligula.