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There are four posts in The Copy Book assigned to 1752. To see all our posts in chronological order, go to the Tale of Years.

1751 1752 1756

Blind Date

By Sir Bernard Burke

After two punishing years rising to the top of the East India Company’s armed forces in India, Robert Clive could not spare the time to go courting.

Muzio Clementi

By Clay Lane

From performance and composition to instrument-making, Clementi left his mark on British and European classical music.

Courage Under Fire

By Thomas Babington Macaulay

Robert Clive turned seven hundred frightened recruits into crack troops by sheer force of personality.

The Calendar ‘English Style’

By Clay Lane

An English monk warned of a flaw in the world’s most widely-used calendar.