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King Philip V of Spain sent a second Spanish Armada against Britain, but it suffered much the same fate as the first.
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The Scottish missionary and medic believed that slavery could better be eradicated by trade than by force.
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Howard gave his life to saving the ‘great gifts and strange inconsistencies’ of Britain’s unique democracy.
In a Christmas broadcast in 1940, actor Leslie Howard explained why British sovereignty was worth fighting for.
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Florence used her logical mind and society connections to save thousands of lives in the Crimean War.
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A British victory at tragic cost, in which both sides had to learn a new way of fighting.