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There’s Nae Good Luck in Durham Gaol

By John Howard

On his visits to Durham Gaol, prison reformer John Howard found conditions that were all too familiar.

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Picture: After Thomas Miles Richardson (1784-1848), via the British Museum. © The Trustees of the British Museum, shared under licence CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.. Source.

Posted January 15

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A Reckless Indifference to Life

By George McKinnon Wrong

In eighteenth-century England, the death penalty was the solution to almost any crime.

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Picture: By an anonymous artist, via the Wellcome Collection and Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0.. Source.

Posted January 11

3

Picking on Cotton

By William Lecky

The politicians of Georgian England went to surprising lengths to shield domestic businesses from overseas competition.

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Picture: © Auckland Museum, Wikimedia COmmons. CC BY-SA 4.0.. Source.

Posted December 10 2024

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Robbery With Respect

By Charles Greville

A thief was reluctantly obliged to relieve King George II of his valuables.

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Picture: By Thomas Hudson (1701-1779), Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.. Source.

Posted December 1 2024

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One More Pounce

A Welshman was not keen on handing over his employer’s money just because Tom Dorbel had a gun.

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Picture: © Auckland Museum, Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0.. Source.

Posted November 2 2024

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Three Criminal Types

By Karl Philipp Moritz

Karl Philipp Moritz described three kinds of criminal in Georgian England, from the gentlemanly cutpurse to the deadly footpad.

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Picture: By Isaac Robert Cruikshank (1789–1856), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.. Source.

Posted January 10 2022

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★ The Harrowing of Hell Will Langland tells how after the crucifixion, the soul of Christ went down to Hades to fetch Piers the Ploughman and the rest of hopeless humanity.

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★ Will Adams An Elizabethan mariner reaches Japan under terrible hardships, only to find himself under sentence of death at the hands of his fellow Europeans.

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In This Sign Conquer Bishop Eusebius recalls what Constantine told him about the vision that brought him the crown.

Posted February 26 • The Copy Book

Phrases Use phrases such as ‘to the town’ in sentences, with nouns or with verbs.

Posted February 26

The Marks of a Tyrant Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle explains what it is that defines a tyranny.

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Keep It Short Plutarch argues that it when it comes to strong speech, less is always more.

Posted February 24 • The Copy Book

Anagrams Shuffle the letters of each of these words to make new ones. See if you can match the number indicated.

Posted February 23 • Think and Speak

Polyword: Mere Make as many words as you can using the letters of one nine-letter word. Can you beat our score?

Posted February 21 • Think and Speak

Go to the Ant Solomon recommends taking lessons from one of God’s smallest but most hard-working creatures.

Posted February 20 • The Copy Book

Chariots of Steam Erasmus Darwin imagines how steam power will change the world.

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Music Video Modest Mussorgsky: Sorochinsky Fair: Gopak

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Fragments Develop these short phrases into complete sentences.

Posted February 15 • Think and Speak

The Moral Case for Family Farms Richard Cobden called on Parliament to support small, family-owned farms.

Posted February 14 • The Copy Book

Hiawatha Takes a Photograph Lewis Carroll records a suburban photoshoot in the style of Longfellow.

Posted February 13 • The Copy Book

Nouns of Number William Cobbett gives his son James some helpful examples of collective nouns.

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Hiawatha’s Inspiration Henry Longfellow tells us how his tale of a heroic Native American warrior came to him.

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Near Synonyms These words have very similar meaning but they are not the same — can you show the difference?

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Music Video Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha: And They Said Farewell Forever

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Music Video Leroy Anderson: Irish Suite: II. The Minstrel Boy

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The Travellers and the Axe Two men find an axe, and then find some trouble, but they aren’t keen on sharing either of them.

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The Prophecy of Peter of Pomfret Peter foretold that King John would cease to be England’s sovereign, and he was right, though John still wore his crown.

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