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The Lessons of History

By St Bede of Jarrow

England’s first and greatest historian explains why history is so important.

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The Ashes of English Cricket

By Clay Lane

How the cricketing rivalry between England and Australia got its name.

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Jesty and Jenner’s Jab

By Clay Lane

Benjamin Jesty and Edward Jenner continue to save millions of lives because they listened to an old wives’ tale.

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The Bombardment of Algiers

By Clay Lane

For two centuries, human traffickers had stolen English men, women and children for the slave-markets of the Arab world.

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St Bede of Wearmouth and Jarrow

By Clay Lane

The mild-mannered, artistic monk was nevertheless a founding father of the English nation.

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The Small Compass

By Jeremy Bentham

The role of government in a nation’s prosperity is important but limited.