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Cynewulf

Annunciation

Cynewulf reflects on the mystery of the appearance of the angel Gabriel to Mary.

Liberty and Prosperity

The Grievances of the South

Victorian MP Richard Cobden believed British politicians supporting the slave-owning American South had been led a merry dance.

Liberty and Prosperity

Dixie on Thames

Victorian MP Richard Cobden offered a startling analogy for the American Civil War.

Extracts from Literature

Inquire Within

Philosopher and social activist John Stuart Mill discusses the most liberating kind of education.

Free Speech and Conscience

The Firstborn Liberty

John Milton (of ‘Paradise Lost’ fame) urged Parliament not to fall into bad old habits of censorship, whatever their fears may be.

Liberty and Prosperity

A Pledge to the People

Edmund Burke pleaded with Parliament to emerge from behind closed doors and reconnect with the British public.