Cuthbert’s Box
Shortly before Easter, an ivory box went missing from the gifts presented at the shrine of St Cuthbert.
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Clay Lane has been created to carry on NL Clay’s campaign for Starightforward English.
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The Legend of Pollard’s Lands
An enterprising knight rids the Bishop of Durham of a troublesome boar, but the price comes as a shock to his lordship.
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Imma’s Bonds
Imma claimed to be a harmless peasant, but there was something about him that Ecgfrith, King of Northumbria, found downright uncanny.
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Will Adams
An Elizabethan mariner reaches Japan under terrible hardships, only to find himself under sentence of death at the hands of his fellow Europeans.
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Clay Lane in Quotations
A selection of quotations painting a picture of what Clay Lane is about.
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About NL Clay
A quick look at NL Clay, a Yorkshire schoolmaster whose work and vision inspired this website.
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Our Patron, St George
St George, and why he makes a good Patron for England and for Clay Lane.
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Find out how we handle your data on Clay Lane.
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A Slice of History
Read this little historical tidbit, and see if you can guess what common English expression it gave rise to.
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