The clock in Victoria railway station, Bombay.

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Tale of Years

1643

in The Copy Book

There are three posts in The Copy Book assigned to 1643. To see all our posts in chronological order, go to the Tale of Years.

The Best Laid Plans

Louis XIV picked up the reins of power in France vowing to to drive the national economy in the common interest, not his own.

Truth By Statute?

John Milton reminded Parliament that the Truth wasn’t what they and their fact-checkers in Stationers’ Hall made it.

The Firstborn Liberty

John Milton (of ‘Paradise Lost’ fame) urged Parliament not to fall into bad old habits of censorship, whatever their fears may be.