Subjects

British History

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Arthur MacPherson

MacPherson’s tireless efforts to promote Russian sport earned him a unique Imperial honour, and the enmity of the Communists.

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The Aspden Cup

British factory workers started a historic three-cornered league in the Russian city of St Petersburg.

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Mary Anning

A twelve-year-old girl from Lyme Regis made a historic discovery while selling seashells to tourists.

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Lost Innocence

In the fourth century, Britain’s Christians acquired a taste for watering down the mystery of their message.

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The Last Commandment

Anglo-Saxon poet Cynewulf imagines the farewell between Jesus and his Apostles, forty days after his resurrection.

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Bede and the Paschal Controversy

The earliest Christians longed to celebrate the resurrection together at Passover, but that was not as easy as it sounds.