Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1471

Phrixus and the Golden Fleece

Long before Jason came to claim it, the golden fleece had already saved a boy’s life.

1472

The Anglo-Zanzibar War

It lasted barely forty minutes, but it brought slavery to an end in the little island territory.

1473

Armistice Day

Armistice Day is the anniversary of the end of the First World War on the 11th of November, 1918.

1474

The Calendar ‘English Style’

An English monk warned of a flaw in the world’s most widely-used calendar.

1475

The Character of Cecil Rhodes

The ruthless diamond magnate and Prime Minister of the Cape divided opinion in his own lifetime as he still does today.

1476

Clive of India

Robert Clive helped to establish a lasting bond between India and Britain, laying the foundations of modern India.