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The Best Laid Plans
By Victor Duruy
Louis XIV picked up the reins of power in France vowing to to drive the national economy in the common interest, not his own.
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Underqualified
From Flight International
Amy Johnson of Hull had clocked only ninety hours of flying experience before taking off alone for Australia.
15
Lady Harriet’s Errand
By General John Burgoyne
On the evening of October 7th, 1777, as fighting on Bemis Heights subsided, Harriet Acland came to General Burgoyne with a startling request.
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Earthquake in Concepcion
By Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin was on hand in 1836 to witness the catastrophic effects of a series of earthquakes in Chile.
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The Prisoner from Provence
By Tighe Hopkins
When Saint-Mars arrived to take over as warden of the Bastille in 1698, staff at Paris’s most famous prison had eyes only for his prisoner.
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The Great Northern War
By Clay Lane
Peter the Great wanted Russia to join the nations of Western Europe, but the nations of Western Europe refused to make room for him.
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