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By Goscelin of Canterbury

In Constantinople, capital of the Roman Empire, a man from Kent founded a glittering church for English refugees.

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Posted March 24 2020

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England’s Lost Civilisation

By Orderic Vitalis

Orderic Vitalis regrets the passing of a society far more refined and advanced than that which supplanted it.

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Posted March 19 2020

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Forgotten Melodies

By Orderic Vitalis

When the Normans came in 1066 they deliberately destroyed English chant, the last survivor in Western Europe of a tradition five centuries old.

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Posted March 18 2020

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Paxton’s Palace

The steering committee for the Great Exhibition of 1851 turned down all 245 designs submitted for the iconic venue.

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Posted March 16 2020

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Sweet Counsel

By Joseph Addison

Advice is a dangerous gift, and for centuries our greatest writers have wondered how to dispense it safely.

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Posted March 16 2020

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An Exhibition of Fair Play

By Joseph Paxton

After Joseph Paxton won the competition to design the venue for the Great Exhibition of 1851, he recalled how his rival had helped him.

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Posted March 15 2020

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Phrases Use phrases such as ‘to the town’ in sentences, with nouns or with verbs.

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The Marks of a Tyrant Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle explains what it is that defines a tyranny.

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Keep It Short Plutarch argues that it when it comes to strong speech, less is always more.

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Anagrams Shuffle the letters of each of these words to make new ones. See if you can match the number indicated.

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Polyword: Mere Make as many words as you can using the letters of one nine-letter word. Can you beat our score?

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Go to the Ant Solomon recommends taking lessons from one of God’s smallest but most hard-working creatures.

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Chariots of Steam Erasmus Darwin imagines how steam power will change the world.

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Fragments Develop these short phrases into complete sentences.

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Nouns of Number William Cobbett gives his son James some helpful examples of collective nouns.

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Hiawatha’s Inspiration Henry Longfellow tells us how his tale of a heroic Native American warrior came to him.

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Near Synonyms These words have very similar meaning but they are not the same — can you show the difference?

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The Prophecy of Peter of Pomfret Peter foretold that King John would cease to be England’s sovereign, and he was right, though John still wore his crown.

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