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History

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The Cats’ Tea Party

Gertrude Jekyll throws a tea party for her nine-year-old niece and some very special guests.

374

‘Prove Your Enemies Wrong’

Aubrey Herbert MP was called upon to make a speech to Albanians itching to avenge the crimes of neighbouring Montenegro.

375

The Character of the Conqueror

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle looks back on the reign of King William I.

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Striking Water

An Albanian shepherd plans to expand into arable farming, but he needs water and the search is close to ruining him.

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Hugh Hammer-King

Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln, was kind to children and animals but Kings merited firmer handling.

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One Man and his Dog

English explorer Major Edmund Lockyer tries to buy a puppy in Queensland, but ends up paying the owner to keep him.