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Mentioned as a childhood book that presented the Roman conquest of Britain as generally a good thing, introducing hot baths, wine, and straight roads

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Dominic mentions reading 'the Lady Bird book about Henry V' as a child, referencing it when discussing the famous tennis balls episode

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Tom mentions the Lady Bird books series that schoolchildren read in the 1970s and 80s, specifically referencing one about Captain Cook that he found boring as a child.

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Referenced as a source for the story of Alfred the Great and the Viking invasion, with mention of 'a fabulous illustration in the Lady Bird book'

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Dominic mentions that Warwick the Kingmaker was the 'subject of a Ladybird book' and says 'I loved that book' and 'That to me was the acme of the Ladybird books. Because it was just pure, nothing but fighting.'

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Dominic mentions this as one of his favorite childhood possessions from 1970s Britain, describing it as a two-part set that formed the narrative structure of his knowledge of history.

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Dominic mentions reading these as a child, describing them as his 'very first historical enthusiasm' about King Arthur