Lucy Cazalet

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The Great Stand at the River Ugra by Lucy Cazalet

Ivan III, Grand Prince of Moscow, finally stood up to the Great Horde and their opportunistic Western allies.

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Lord Great Novgorod by Lucy Cazalet

The city of Great Novgorod in Russia was a mediaeval pioneer of a decidedly rumbustious kind of parliamentary democracy.

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Dmitri of the Don by Lucy Cazalet

Grand Duke Dmitri of Moscow loosened the grip of the Tartar Horde on the people of Russia, but treachery robbed him of triumph.

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The Trials of Alexander Nevsky by Lucy Cazalet

Lucy Cazalet gives an overview of the remarkable Russian ruler, who showed the courage of a prince and the humility of a saint.

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Opposites : Suggest words that seem opposite in meaning to the words in this list.
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The Marks of a Tyrant : Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle explains what it is that defines a tyranny.
Scrambled : Rewrite these sentences so that they do not use the word ‘and’.
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