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British History
Books about the history of the British Isles.
This covers non-fiction about the time period, but also fiction that is set during this time period.
This covers non-fiction about the time period, but also fiction that is set during this time period.
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The highest eulogy which can be pronounced on the revolution of 1688 is this, that it was our last revolution. Several generations have now passed away since any wise and patriotic Englishman has meditated resistance to the established government. In all honest and reflecting minds there is a conviction, daily strengthened by experience, that the means of effecting every improvement which the constitution requires may be found within the constitution itself.
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Matthew Hopkins: Witchfinder General (1645 – 1647) by Stewart Stafford
‘Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live’ – Exodus,
Nor allow legalised killing too cheaply,
Twenty shillings of blood money per witch,
A charlatan’s extortion for ‘cleansing.’
Witchcraft, the capital crime of the age,
Lawyer Hopkins, parasitising laws,
Self-appointed Witchfinder General,
A reign of terror brought to God-fearing doors.
Evildoing’s hunter was its embodiment;
A Judas purse wed brutality’s handmaiden,
With Stea
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A reading and discussion group for the historical novels of Rosemary Sutcliff.
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