Subjects

Modern History

in The Copy Book

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The School of Difficulty

It is not educational institutions and methods that advance science or the arts, but people.

272

On Equal Terms

An aristocratic statesman was choked with emotion as he reflected on Britain’s creative social mobility.

273

As Good as his Word

Benjamin Disraeli did not make a promising start to his Parliamentary career - but he did start with a promise.

274

How Britain Brought Football to Chile

British expats in Valparaíso kicked off the Chilean passion for soccer.

275

Demetrius the Diver

A survivor of the infamous massacre of Chios in 1821 goes to Marseilles, but discovers he has not entirely left the Turks behind.

276

The Outbreak of the Great War

Germany felt she had a right to an empire like Britain’s, and she was willing to get it at the expense of her neighbours.