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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1405

The Law of the Innocents

St Adamnán worked tirelessly to secure protection, rights and dignity for the women of Ireland.

1406

Queen Charlotte’s Christmas Tree

Cromwell’s killjoys almost silenced the English Christmas, but thanks to a royal family tradition the message is still being proclaimed.

1407

The ‘Glorious Revolution’ of 1688

King James II was forced off the throne in favour of his daughter Mary, and a new English constitution was born.

1408

St Nicholas and the Luckless Sailor

After surviving a terrible storm, a crew-member on St Nicholas’s ship met with a tragic accident.

1409

The Return of Plum Pudding

The Puritans said it was unfit for God-fearing men, but George I thought it fit for a King.

1410

John Playford

In England’s brief but dismal experiment as a Republic, Playford saved traditional English dance music from destruction.