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The clock in Victoria railway station, Bombay.

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Tale of Years

1840

in The Copy Book

There are three posts in The Copy Book assigned to 1840. To see all our posts in chronological order, go to the Tale of Years.

Banner of Liberty

By William Ewart Gladstone

In 1840, Secretary at War Thomas Macaulay treated the Union Jack like a bully’s visiting card, but backbencher William Gladstone believed it deserved better.

Careless Talk

By William Pember Reeves

A French sea-captain let his tongue wag over dinner, and New Zealand’s destiny took a different turn.

David Livingstone

By Clay Lane

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

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