169

The Great Chessboard

By Adam Smith

If Britain is a chessboard, then politicians should remember that the ‘pieces’ are alive, and they generally play a better game.

170

Muzio Clementi

By Clay Lane

From performance and composition to instrument-making, Clementi left his mark on British and European classical music.

171

The Hetton Railway

By Clay Lane

The railway earned a special place in history as the first to be designed for steam locomotives only.

172

The Stockton and Darlington Railway

By Clay Lane

The little County Durham line built by George Stephenson and his son Robert was the place where the world’s railway infrastructure really began.

173

The Music of the Spheres

By Clay Lane

Sir William Herschel not only discovered Uranus and infrared radiation, but composed two dozen symphonies as well.

174

The Jacobite Rebellions

By Clay Lane

Loyal subjects of King James II continued to fight his corner after he, and any real hope of success, had gone.