JemmaBlythe
130 books
*Non-fiction
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Thomas Babington Macaulay - History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 2, Chapter 10)
This chapter begins with the flight of James II and then moves on to the downfall of Judge Jeffreys and the arrival of Dutch troops in London. James flees again and we see the establishment of the Jacobean court in...
3 hours 59 minutes
*Non-fiction
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Thomas Babington Macaulay - History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 2, Chapter 06)
This chapter starts from about 1685. James is on the throne and, as ever, there are disputes between crown and Parliament. We see the Habeus Corpus Act introduced, the persecution of the Huguenots and troubles in...
5 hours 30 minutes
Children's Fiction
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Francis P. Church - Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus
«Is There A Santa Claus?» was the headline that appeared over an editorial in the September 21, 1897 edition of the New York Sun . The editorial, which included the response of «Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa...
32 minutes
