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The clock in Victoria railway station, Bombay.

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1585

in The Copy Book

There are two posts in The Copy Book assigned to 1585. To see all our posts in chronological order, go to the Tale of Years.

‘A City Greater than London’

By Ralph Fitch

In 1585, English merchant Ralph Fitch found himself at the heart of Mughal India, as a guest at the court of Emperor Akbar the Great.

Poet and Poacher

By Nicholas Rowe

Literary rumour in the time of Queen Anne said that William Shakespeare owed his extraordinary career to a scurrilous ballad.

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