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• Farewell Flash Harry

  
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       ‘Well, if you don’t mind,’ said Mr Franklin, ‘I feel I ought to get out here.’ The old gentleman, he told himself yet again, was decidedly unsafe. ‘I hope you don’t think I’m running out — ’       ‘I do,’ said the veteran promptly. ‘And I commend you for it. First sign of ...
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• Sculpture of the Day: “Pandora,” by John Gibson, 1856

  
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  I have represented Pandora as described by Hesiod, and with the fatal box in her hand, drooping her head in deep thought; her eyes are turned a little from the box, whilst her hand is ready to raise the lid. The figure is still and motionless, but the mind is in full activity, labouring under the harassing feelings of ...
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• The Peninsular War: Almeida

  
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  If you have invaded Spain and Portugal, as Napoleon did in 1810, you must control the port of Lisbon. Unfortunately for him, Wellington and his army had landed there in 1808 and built the formidable lines of Torres Vedras to defend his supply base. His aim: to expel the French from Spain. In July 1810, Napoleon ...
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• Special – Five famous London funerals…

  
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  With former PM Margaret Thatcher’s funeral held in London today, we take a look at five prominent funerals in the city’s past… • Queen Eleanor of Castile: King Edward I was lavish in his funeral for Queen Eleanor (perhaps in an effort to restore her reputation given suggestions she had been unpopular among the ...
  4 weeks ago

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