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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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The Firstborn Liberty

John Milton (of ‘Paradise Lost’ fame) urged Parliament not to fall into bad old habits of censorship, whatever their fears may be.

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Inquire Within

Philosopher and social activist John Stuart Mill discusses the most liberating kind of education.

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Charles I and his Parliament

Charles took his rights and duties as a King with religious seriousness, but Parliament’s sense of both right and duty was just as strong.

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Interregnum

When Parliament overthrew the capricious tyranny of Charles I, it discovered an uncomfortable truth about power.

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A Pledge to the People

Edmund Burke pleaded with Parliament to emerge from behind closed doors and reconnect with the British public.

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The United States of the Ionian Islands

The British liberated the Ionian islands from Napoleon, then gave them fifty happy years and the game of cricket.