The French Directory: 1795-1799
I have written about the Directory before in the history section whilst talking about how Napoleon achieved the great feat of stabilising France after years of internal strife. In this article I...
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Emily Bronte
Background
Emily Bronte was born on the 30th of July 1818 to Maria Branwell and Patrick Bronte who was a Vicar. She was the younger sister of Charlotte Bronte w...
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The Church Militant (lines 257-271) by George Herbert
Religion stands on tip-toe in our land,
Readie to passe to the American strand.
When height of malice, and prodigious lusts,
Impudent...
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Historical figures who were inspired by the King James Bible
In my last article on in this category, “Translating the Bible into English”, I discussed the enormous lengths people went to translate the holy book of Christianity into English, wi...
