Subjects

British History

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Trunk and Disorderly

Arthur Wellesley watches on as one of his soldiers is rescued from a watery grave.

266

Never say ‘What, never?’ again

That infernal nonsense ‘Pinafore’ took America by storm.

267

Job’s City of Joy

The East India Company’s top agent in India was also the man who put Calcutta on the world map.

268

The Real Merchant

William Cobbett makes a distinction between everyday business and the murky world of Westminster lobbyists and financial speculation.

269

Long Ben

An English sailor became the target of the first worldwide manhunt following an audacious act of piracy.

270

Chopsticks

Ethel Smyth puts on a show for a self-declared music enthusiast.