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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1081

Bede and the Paschal Controversy

The earliest Christians longed to celebrate the resurrection together at Passover, but that was not as easy as it sounds.

1082

Education of the Heart

For Jane Austen, the best education a father can give to his child is to befriend her.

1083

Sense and Sensitivity

Jane Austen wrote as a Christian, but all the better for doing so unobtrusively.

1084

The Blessing of Disguise

A mysterious knight and an equally mysterious outlaw agree to preserve one another’s incognito.

1085

The Battle of Nechtansmere

King Ecgfrith of Northumbria dismissed repeated warnings about his imperial ambitions.

1086

St Bega

An Irish princess fled to Cumbria to escape the Vikings, clutching her precious silver bracelet.