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‘One of That Sort, Are You?’
By James Hall Nasmyth
Henry Maudslay, the great engineer, had seen enough apprentices to last him a lifetime.
26
Byron Swims the Hellespont
By Thomas Medwin
Byron felt compelled to set the record straight after it was alleged that he had swum the Hellespont the easy way.
27
The Trial of the Tolpuddle Six
By George Loveless
When farmhand and lay preacher George Loveless was convicted of conspiracy, both charge and sentence made the country gasp.
28
Twelve Good Men and Tory
By Francis Wharton
In 1844, Daniel O’Connell was hauled before a Dublin court to answer charges of seditious conspiracy, and he didn’t stand a chance.
29
The Character of Charles II
By Gilbert Burnet
Scottish scholar and clergyman Gilbert Burnet sets before us a picture of a King who was something of a Solomon in his virtues and his vices.
30
‘You Are No Parliament!’
By Edmund Ludlow
In April 1653, Oliver Cromwell learnt that Parliament was planning to prevent him from packing the Commons with yes-men.
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