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From the LSE Women’s Library Collection, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
Educational reformer Emily Davies argued that Victorian women had more to offer society than a purely ornamental erudition.
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After winning the English crown at the Battle of Hastings, William of Normandy ensured everyone understood what kind of man their new King was.
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Sir Humphry Davy explains in simple terms what it is that leads to scientific progress.
By Philip Reinagle (1748-1833), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
William Burdon gives us a character sketch of his friend the ‘Count’, who did not let his small stature cramp his style or narrow his mind.
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A veteran of the Battle of Salamanca in 1812 was boasting of his lieutenant’s bravery when his wife sprung some unwelcome news upon him.
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In the days of Henry II, relations with our cross-Channel neighbours were fractious, but we were fast friends with the people of Norway.