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Abolition of Slavery

The Zong Massacre

After a hundred and forty-two slaves were tossed overboard in an insurance scam, Granville Sharp wouldn’t let the matter rest.

Character and Conduct

A Cavalier Attitude

Royalist soldier Sir Jacob Ashly exemplified a Christian gentleman in the heat of battle.

Magna Carta

The Good Reign of Bad King John

Lord Macaulay believed that the disastrous reign of King John brought the country together.

Classical History

‘They Make a Desert and Call it Peace’

After the kingdoms of Great Britain were absorbed into the Roman Empire, the promises of prosperity and civilisation came only to a favoured few.

Classical History

Rome, Ruin and Revenue

Rome’s greedy tax policy in Britain and Gaul left farmers with little to show for their labours but the stripes on their backs.

Modern History

A Near Thing

During the Battle of Inkerman in 1854, one of Lord Raglan’s hospital sergeants had a close encounter with a Russian cannonball.