Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1315

A Tempting Offer

True moral integrity comes from within.

1316

The Bombardment of Algiers

For two centuries, human traffickers had stolen English men, women and children for the slave-markets of the Arab world.

1317

A Farewell

A last goodbye breathes promise of a merry meeting.

1318

The Rainbow

God’s covenant of love is a fresh joy every time it appears.

1319

St Bede of Wearmouth and Jarrow

The mild-mannered, artistic monk was nevertheless a founding father of the English nation.

1320

The Langbaurgh Charter

Peter de Brus and his tenants agreed to work together after King John ordered a crackdown on unpaid rents.