Stories illustrating noble deeds in matters both great and small, such as the noble gesture of Sir Philip Sidney, and the determination of Benjamin Disraeli.
When columnist ‘Alpha of the Plough’ was asked to select his most memorable moment of the
Great War, he told the story of HMS Formidable.
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My Heart’s Right There
ByA. G. Gardiner
The British Tommy’s fondness for ‘Tipperary’ exasperated some of his
countrymen, but ‘Alpha of the Plough’ thought it showed proper English spirit.
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To-Whit, Tu-Whoo!
ByA. G. Gardiner
The mournful owl in her Sussex garden so troubled A. G. Gardiner’s friend that she rarely visited her house in the country.
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Through Russian Eyes
By(William) John BirkbeckAndAleksei Stepanovitch Khomyakov
After a visit to England in 1847, Aleksey Khomyakov published his
impressions of our country and our people in a Moscow magazine.
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My Standard of a Statesman
ByEdmund Burke
Edmund Burke expressed his frustration at the arrogance of
politicians who have no regard for our Constitutional heritage.
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On Love of Country
ByRichard Price
Richard Price argued that the true patriot does not scold other
countries for being worse than his own; he inspires his own country to be better than it is.
