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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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The Surrender of Vercingetorix

As Rome’s grip on Gaul tightened, one man still dared to defy them.

122

Seeds of Empire

The British Empire may be said to have started when Elizabethan importers got into a fight with the Dutch over the price of pepper.

123

Sing Us a Song of Zion

The Sultan of Aceh in northern Sumatra welcomed his guests from Christian England with an unexpected gesture of friendship.

124

Isabella Calls Time

The Despensers ensured that King Edward II never left their sight, but it was what Queen Isabella was doing that should have worried them.

125

The Battle of Bannockburn

Edward II hoped to outshine his famous father by bringing Scotland under the English crown, but Robert the Bruce was ready for him.

126

Fatal Distraction

Edward II was given the crown of England on condition that he had nothing more to do with Piers Gaveston, and he did not keep his word.