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Leg Glance

By Samuel Rogers

A sportsman and an officer lays a wager that he can make a trigger-happy Irishman go barefoot in public.

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Picture: By Edward Henry Corbould (1815-1905), Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.. Source.

Posted September 23 2018

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The Ghosts of Edgehill

The first battle of the English Civil War was a cautious affair, but rumours persisted that it went on long after it had finished.

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Picture: By Charles Landseer (1799-1879), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.. Source.

Posted September 14 2018

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Olaf Tryggvason and the Pigsty

By Snorro Sturluson

Olaf hears that the ruler of Norway has lost the support of his noblemen, and sails away from England to claim his crown.

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Picture: © Lucas Migliorelli, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA UK 3.0.. Source.

Posted August 22 2018

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The Baptism of Olaf Tryggvason

By Snorro Sturluson

Viking raider Olaf Tryggvason, taking a break on the Isles of Scilly, cannot resist the temptation to hear his fortune told.

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Picture: © Tom Corser, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA UK 2.0.. Source.

Posted August 17 2018

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The Oath of Olaf Tryggvason

From The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

Viking raider Olaf Tryggvason, newly converted to Christianity, threw his weight behind a Danish invasion of England.

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Picture: From the British Library, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.. Source.

Posted August 17 2018

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The Character of Captain James Cook

By David Samwell

Captain Cook’s friend and ship’s surgeon David Samwell gives us his impressions of the great explorer.

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Picture: By Nathaniel Dance-Holland (1735-1811), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.. Source.

Posted August 14 2018

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