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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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The Tragedy of Coriolanus

Roman statesman Gnaeus Marcius Coriolanus was thrust out the City for his hardline politics, but he did not stay away for long.

146

The Harrying of the North

Charles Dickens laments William the Conqueror’s brutal rampage through rebellious Durham and Yorkshire.

147

On His Blindness

At first, John Milton struggled to come to terms with the loss of his eyesight.

148

The Parable of the Talents

Three servants are engaged to invest their master’s money in the markets.

149

One Vast Heap of Booty

Embarrassed by the behaviour of his Norman bishops and abbots, King William I asked monk Guitmond to come over and set an example.

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Hereward the Wake

Charles Dickens tells the story of Hereward the Wake, the last Englishman to stand up to William the Conqueror.