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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1135

Ring out the Old, Ring in the New

For Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Christmas was a time to let the dead past bury its dead.

1136

The Voyage of the ‘Golden Hinde’

Elizabethan adventurer Sir Francis Drake combined sailing round the world with really annoying the King of Spain.

1137

Christmas Bells

The sounds of an English country Christmas helped Tennyson in his deep mourning for an old friend.

1138

Wenceslaus: A Life for a Life

By Divine providence, the shocking murder of Good King Wenceslas led to a flowering of Christian faith in Europe.

1139

How Britain Brought Football to Chile

British expats in Valparaíso kicked off the Chilean passion for soccer.

1140

Gytha and Vladimir

Scandinavian tradition says that the daughter of King Harold was consort to one the great rulers of Kievan Rus’.