As Napoleon Bonaparte swept from victory to victory in Europe, he began to
think he might add the East to the possessions of the French Republic.
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Robert Clive’s Vision for India
BySir John Malcolm
As Governor of Bengal, Robert Clive hoped to use his powers and his
formidable reputation to make the East India Company mend its ways.
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Blind Date
BySir Bernard Burke
After two punishing years rising to the top of the East India Company’s
armed forces in India, Robert Clive could not spare the time to go courting.
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The Spinning Mule
ByRobert Chambers
It was not just his own family that wanted to know what Samuel Crompton
was doing by night in his quaint Bolton workshop.
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‘Really, I do not see the signal!’
ByRobert Southey
During the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801, Horatio Nelson decided
it was time to turn a blind eye.
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A Declaration of Independence
ByThomas Jefferson
On July 4th, 1776, a group of American colonists gathered in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, to present delegates of the Thirteen Colonies with a historic document.
