Short passages for reading, drawn from history, legend, poetry and fiction.
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The young monk taught some hard-hearted pagans a lesson they’d never forget.
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© Roger May, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
His alpaca-wool mills near Bradford proved the social benefits of private enterprise in the right hands.
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The Duke of Argyll was pleasantly surprised to find one of his gardeners reading a learned book of mathematics - in Latin.
© Klearchos Kapoutsis, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
St Wilfrid brings healing to the wife of his own gaoler.
© Derek Harper, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0.
Edward Stone wondered if the willow tree might have more in common with the Peruvian cinchona tree than just its damp habitat.
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St Wilfrid finds comfort during his tussle with the King of Northumbria