England’s warrior queen
Boudica’s moment of fame came as the leader of a revolt against the Romans in the years 60-61
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Author: Pat Murphy
Jimmy Carter was an accidental president
His nobility of purpose came across as preachy self-righteousness
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Althea Gibson and Little Mo were tennis giants from the 1950s
But even if you’re talented and famous, life can be a bitch
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19th century Scottish novelists cast a long shadow
Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson’s reputations were created primarily by Hollywood
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Tying up the loose ends on Flora Macdonald’s story
Flora Macdonald, who helped Bonnie Prince Charlie escape after the Battle of Culloden, was nothing if not a practical woman
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