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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1099

The Battle of Brunanburh

Athelstan confirmed himself as King of the English, and also reawakened a feeling that all Britain should be a united people.

1100

St Chad and the Invisible Choir

Chad, the seventh-century Bishop of Mercia, seemed to be making a lot of music for one man.

1101

Mysore’s Golden Age

The Princely State of Mysore (today in Karnataka) was hailed as an example of good governance to all the world.

1102

The Night-time Disciple

Nicodemus did not allow intellectual doubts to get in the way of what he knew in his heart.

1103

The Tempest

A duke with a passion for the art of enchantment is stranded by his enemies on a deserted island.

1104

Francesco Geminiani

The most brilliant violinist of his generation, whose finely-crafted compositions showed off bravura and spoke tenderness.