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★ The Arrest of the Five Members King Charles I ended two years of uneasy peace with his Parliament by bursting into the Commons with a heavily-armed tactical unit.
For Today • January 30 • The Execution of Charles I
★ Winston Churchill’s Final Journey The heroic and charismatic statesman’s last journey was replete with echoes of his extraordinary life.
For Today • January 30 • The funeral of Winston Churchill
A Full Day’s Play It was one of those rare occasions when a game of cricket had not been interrupted by the weather, but would the Church be so forgiving?
Posted Yesterday • The Copy Book
Sunday in London Every Sunday, the Englishman is raised to heaven by the choir, and then taken to her bosom by Mother Earth.
Posted Yesterday • The Copy Book
Ye Children, Hearken Unto Me David, fresh from another close encounter with Saul’s men, shares his advice for living a charmed life.
Posted January 28 • The Copy Book
Look Upon This Picture Hamlet cannot understand what his mother could possibly see in his uncle Claudius.
Posted January 27 • The Copy Book
Metaphors Rewrite these sentences, substituting each metaphor with another of similar meaning.
Posted January 27
Vocabulary Compose sentences to illustrate the meaning of these words.
Posted January 27 • Think and Speak
Outbreak John Galsworthy shared his unease at the rise of two competing forms of national speech.
Posted January 26 • The Copy Book
Verbs and Nouns Separate these words into two groups, nouns, and nouns that are also verbs. Which one’s the odd-one-out?
Posted January 26 • Think and Speak
The Peacock Throne The dazzling throne of the Mughal Emperors has vanished from history, but not before Abdul Hamid Lahori had seen it.
Posted January 25 • The Copy Book
Description Think of three different kinds of clock or bag, and write sentences to distinguish them.
Posted January 24 • Think and Speak
Hat Think of three different kinds of clock or bag, and write sentences to distinguish them.
Posted January 24 • Think and Speak
Rich Harmony John Galsworthy urges the English to love their language as they love their country.
Posted January 23 • The Copy Book
Expression Compare these five ways of saying the same thing, and say what each one adds.
Posted January 22 • Think and Speak
Anything to Declare? When the residents of Miramont Place in Pimlico declare independence, they mean to be taken seriously.
Posted January 22
