Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1033

Birds of Paradise

Anglo-Saxon poet Cynewulf paints a word-picture of heaven and the seraph-band that swoops and soars before the throne.

1034

Germany’s Secret Weapon

As a last, desperate throw of the dice in the Great War, the Germans detonated an unusual kind of weapon in St Petersburg.

1035

Much Ado About Nothing

Don Pedro’s brother John tries to ensure that the course of true love does not run smooth.

1036

Mountain of Light

St Bede says that Christ’s Transfiguration should remind us that we live in two worlds at the same time.

1037

Lambert Simnel

Henry VII must decide how to deal with a boy calling himself ‘King Edward VI’.

1038

Wild Goose Chase

Sir Walter Scott warned that schoolchildren must not expect to be entertained all the time.