Edric’s treason handed the crown of England to Cnut the Great, but Cnut was not so poor a judge of character as to believe that a traitor could be trusted.

Queen Elizabeth I’s quick thinking and command of five European languages made her a dangerous enemy in a war of words.

Mary I’s fear for her throne had risen to such a pitch that her Chamberlain felt threatened by a three-year-old child.

In 917, King Edward embarked on a swashbuckling tour of the midlands, and brought their towns under one crown for the first time in five hundred years.

Classical Greece has been an inspiration to every generation because she stands for the triumph of liberty and reason over prejudice and power.

The supreme arts and literature of ancient Athens all sprang from the State’s refusal to interfere in the life of the citizen.