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Richard Cobden
An Aristocracy of Mere Wealth
Richard Cobden was not a little envious of the USA’s open and can-do society, but he did not covet her republicanism.
by Richard Cobden 1804-1865
The Hundred Years’ War
The Siege of Saint-James
Henry VI’s campaign to confirm himself as King of France looked to be in trouble after the Duke of Brittany switched sides.
by Edward Hall ?-1547
Myths and Legends
A Tail of Woe
Reynard the Fox was mortified to hear his efforts to rescue Isegrim’s wife from a frozen lake had been misinterpreted.
translated by William Caxton ?1420-1491
Extracts from Fiction
The Abduction of Tarzan
John Clayton, a British colonial official lost in the African jungle, is caught unawares by Kerchak, the gorilla.
by Edgar Rice Burroughs 1875-1950
Liberty and Prosperity
The Boldness of Junius Mauricus
Pliny admired Julius Mauricus because he spoke his mind, and Emperor Nerva because he let him.
by Pliny the Younger ?62-?114
The British Constitution
A Coy and Humorous Dame
The English ‘Cato’ cautioned that sabre-rattling sanctions and other forms of coercion are never in the country’s economic interest.
by John Trenchard 1662-1723 and Thomas Gibson ?-1750
