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Discovery and Invention

John Harrison’s Marine Chronometer

When Harrison won the Longitude Prize, fair and square, Parliament wouldn’t pay up.

Length: 58 words

Discovery and Invention

Mrs Clements

Mrs Clements of Durham is not a household name, but the product she invented is.

Length: 59 words

British Myths and Legends

The Lambton Worm

John Lambton goes fishing on a Sunday, and lets loose all kinds of trouble.

Length: 115 words

Music and Musicians

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

A gifted composer of classical music in the romantic tradition, admired by Stanford, Elgar, and Sullivan.

Length: 54 words

Kings and Queens of England

John to Henry IV

A quick overview of the Kings of England from John in 1199 to Henry IV in 1399.

Length: 59 words

Kings and Queens of England

William I to John

A quick overview of the Kings of England from William I in 1066 to John in 1199.

Length: 57 words