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The Rewards of Treachery Marcus Tullius Cicero

Cicero warns those who seek power through civic unrest that they will never be the beneficiaries of it.

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By Edward Altham (1629–1694), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

The Prophecy of Peter of Pomfret George McKinnon Wrong

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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From the Bayeux Tapestry, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

The Oath of Harold Godwinson Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall

William the Conqueror’s chaplain used to tell this story to those who doubted his master’s claim to the English crown.

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By Jean Froissart (1337-1410), Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

The Peasants’ Revolt H. W. Dulcken

In 1381, young King Richard II was faced with a popular uprising against tax rises.

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Jack Cade’s Revolt Charles Dickens

Jack Cade brought a protest to London with right on his side, but then threw it all away.

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The Black Rood of Scotland The Rites of Durham

When the Reformers sold off the treasures of Durham Cathedral, they sold a priceless piece of Scottish history into oblivion.

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From the Tyne and Wear Archives. Public domain.

As I Came Through Sandgate John Telford

... I heard John Wesley sing. A visitor on the quayside on Sunday May 30th, 1742, would have stumbled into a crowd agape and a determined clergyman singing psalms.

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