The Fire and the RoseHistorical accounts of eight critical moments in English history "when time stood still", from the martyrdom of Becket in 1170 A. D., to Napoleon's final defeat at Waterloo, on June 18, 1815. |
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The Holy Blissful Martyr | 15 |
The Grey Goose Feather | 41 |
The Hurling Time | 57 |
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