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Richard Cobden told his audience in the London Tavern that however much sabre-rattling was heard in St Petersburg, the average Russian was a man of peace.
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Posted August 5 2021
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Piqued by the way French and German literati mocked the English, Charles Dickens urged his compatriots to be the better men.
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Posted September 8 2020
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American historian D. H. Montgomery saw Britain’s ‘isolation’ as the very thing that has made her people more cosmopolitan, and her government more liberal.
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Posted May 29 2019
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American historian David Montgomery explains why Britain’s Empire Day really was a cause for celebration.
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Posted May 25 2019
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American historian David Montgomery credited King Edward VII with bringing peace to Europe, the Empire and the world.
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Posted May 25 2019
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Former slave Ignatius Sancho complained that Britain was denying to Africa the free trade and Christian principles she so badly needed.
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Posted April 14 2019