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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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925

The Christmas Egg

Anglo-Saxon abbot Elfric tentatively likened the new-born Jesus to an egg.

926

William Hall VC

Canadian sailor William Hall was summoned over to India to help face down the Indian Mutiny.

927

The Siege of Lucknow

During the Indian Mutiny, over a thousand men, women and children were trapped in the Commissioner’s residence at Lucknow.

928

The Nine Years’ War

King Louis XIV of France raised rebellion in Ireland to put his own man on the English throne.

929

Taken for a Ride

Richard Hannay sees for himself how political activists trick decent people into supporting their quest for power.

930

The Darien Scheme

The Parliament of Scotland tried to liberate itself from London’s strangling single market.