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A False Economy
By Samuel Smiles
Thomas Telford told the parish council of St Chad’s Church in Shrewsbury that their leaky roof was the last thing they should worry about.
38
True Colours
By Aleksei Grigor’evitch Eustaphieve
The Russian Consul in New York issued a stern rebuke to those trying to break Britain’s ban on slave-trading by sailing under his nation’s colours.
39
A Gallant Attempt for the Crown
By Clay Lane
Only months after kidnapping the Duke of Ormond, Irish radical Thomas Blood was at it again, this time attempting to steal the Crown Jewels.
40
Three Criminal Types
By Karl Philipp Moritz
Karl Philipp Moritz described three kinds of criminal in Georgian England, from the gentlemanly cutpurse to the deadly footpad.
41
Fatal Counsel
By Henry of Huntingdon
King Edmund Ironside’s courageous defence of his crown against the invading Danes was undermined by treachery at home.
42
The Battle of Assandun
The invading Danes fought so fiercely that Edmund Ironside, the young English king, threw all caution to the wind.
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