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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1171

How St Euphemia Saved Christmas

The martyr St Euphemia played a vital role in preventing the message of Christmas from being watered down.

1172

Six Honest Serving-Men

A professional journalist and author recognises that he has met his match

1173

No Thoroughfare

At twenty-five and owner of his own business, Walter Wilding thought his world was secure, but it was about to be rocked to its foundations.

1174

The Battle of Agincourt

One of the best-known of all battles in English history, but not because of the conflict of which it was a part.

1175

The London and Birmingham Railway

The textile moguls of Manchester and Liverpool engaged the Stephensons to complete their link to the capital.

1176

The Outbreak of the Great War

Germany felt she had a right to an empire like Britain’s, and she was willing to get it at the expense of her neighbours.