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The First Opium War

By Jawaharlal Nehru

In 1840, the British Government declared war on the Chinese Empire over their harsh treatment of drug smugglers from Bengal.

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Picture: Rundle Burges Watson (1809-1860), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.. Source.

Posted June 12 2021

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An Extraordinary Man

By Benjamin Robert Haydon

Artist Benjamin Robert Haydon laments the passing of Lord Egremont, whose generosity and good judgment reached far beyond his support for struggling artists.

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Posted June 7 2021

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One Man Army

By Edward Fraser

The fort at Budge Budge near Calcutta proved stubborn against the massed artillery of the East India Company, but a tipsy seaman took it all by himself.

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Picture: Dominic Serres (1722–1793), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.. Source.

Posted May 24 2021

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The Button Man of Waterloo

By Benjamin Robert Haydon

Amid all the confusion of the Battle of Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington spotted a man in civilian clothes riding busily around on a stocky horse.

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Picture: By Benjamin Haydon (1786–1846), via the National Portrait Gallery and Wikimedia Commons. Licence: ? Public domain.. Source.

Posted May 23 2021

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The King Who Would Not Turn His Back

By William Camden

When Richard I heard that the town of Verneuil in Normandy was under threat, he made a vow that few could be expected to take so literally.

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Posted May 20 2021

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An Unsuitable Job for a Bishop

By William Camden

Richard the Lionheart told Philip, the martial Bishop of Dreux, to decide whether he was a bishop or a knight.

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Posted May 20 2021

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Phrases Use phrases such as ‘to the town’ in sentences, with nouns or with verbs.

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The Marks of a Tyrant Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle explains what it is that defines a tyranny.

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Keep It Short Plutarch argues that it when it comes to strong speech, less is always more.

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Anagrams Shuffle the letters of each of these words to make new ones. See if you can match the number indicated.

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Polyword: Mere Make as many words as you can using the letters of one nine-letter word. Can you beat our score?

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Go to the Ant Solomon recommends taking lessons from one of God’s smallest but most hard-working creatures.

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Chariots of Steam Erasmus Darwin imagines how steam power will change the world.

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Fragments Develop these short phrases into complete sentences.

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Hiawatha Takes a Photograph Lewis Carroll records a suburban photoshoot in the style of Longfellow.

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Nouns of Number William Cobbett gives his son James some helpful examples of collective nouns.

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Near Synonyms These words have very similar meaning but they are not the same — can you show the difference?

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The Prophecy of Peter of Pomfret Peter foretold that King John would cease to be England’s sovereign, and he was right, though John still wore his crown.

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