Modern History

Posts in The Copybook tagged ‘Modern History’

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The Battle of Glen Shiel Clay Lane

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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David Livingstone Clay Lane

The Scottish missionary and medic believed that slavery could better be eradicated by trade than by force.

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Leslie Howard Clay Lane

Howard gave his life to saving the ‘great gifts and strange inconsistencies’ of Britain’s unique democracy.

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Britain’s Destiny Leslie Howard

In a Christmas broadcast in 1940, actor Leslie Howard explained why British sovereignty was worth fighting for.

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Florence Nightingale Clay Lane

Florence used her logical mind and society connections to save thousands of lives in the Crimean War.

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The Battle of the Somme Clay Lane

A British victory at tragic cost, in which both sides had to learn a new way of fighting.

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