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On Holy Ground
A traveller went into a Shropshire pub looking for information about a patch of grass with peculiar properties.
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Discovery and Invention
The First Steam Whistle
After an accident at a level crossing, the bosses of the Leicester and Swannington Railway acknowledged that drivers needed more than lung power.
by Clement Edwin Stretton 1850-1915
Indian History
Seeds of Empire
The British Empire may be said to have started when Elizabethan importers got into a fight with the Dutch over the price of pepper.
by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall 1867-1941
Sing Us a Song of Zion
The Sultan of Aceh in northern Sumatra welcomed his guests from Christian England with an unexpected gesture of friendship.
Private Risk, Public Benefit
For George Stephenson, the motto of the Stockton and Darlington Railway was a code to live by.
by Michael Longridge 1785-1858
International Relations
A Passion for Meddling
Richard Cobden questioned both the wisdom and the motives of politicians who intervene on foreign soil.
by Richard Cobden 1804-1865
Anecdotes
Left Holding the Baby
A gentleman travelling home from London by train reached his destination carrying more than he set out with.
by Richard Pike 1884
