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‘They Make a Desert and Call it Peace’

By D. H. Montgomery

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

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Posted June 27 2019

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A Near Thing

By Lord Calthorpe

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

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Picture: By Jean-Charles Langlois (fl. 1860s) and Léon-Eugène Méhédin (1828-1905), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.. Source.

Posted June 22 2019

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Two Queens of Travancore

Lakshmi and her sister Parvati enlisted the help of the British Resident, Colonel Munro, to steady the Kingdom of Travancore.

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Picture: By Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.. Source.

Posted May 31 2019

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Fairest Isle

By D. H. Montgomery

American historian D. H. Montgomery saw Britain’s ‘isolation’ as the very thing that has made her people more cosmopolitan, and her government more liberal.

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Posted May 29 2019

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Empire Day

By D. H. Montgomery

American historian David Montgomery explains why Britain’s Empire Day really was a cause for celebration.

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Posted May 25 2019

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The Peacemaker

By D. H. Montgomery

American historian David Montgomery credited King Edward VII with bringing peace to Europe, the Empire and the world.

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Posted May 25 2019

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In This Sign Conquer Bishop Eusebius recalls what Constantine told him about the vision that brought him the crown.

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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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Hiawatha Takes a Photograph Lewis Carroll records a suburban photoshoot in the style of Longfellow.

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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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Music Video Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha: And They Said Farewell Forever

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The Travellers and the Axe Two men find an axe, and then find some trouble, but they aren’t keen on sharing either of them.

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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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