Page 43 - BBC History - September 2017
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Celestial events
With a total solar eclipse set to cross
American skies, Guy de la Bédoyère
describes seven celestial events that
may have changed the course of
history, from the comet that carried
William the Conqueror to victory in
1066 to the eclipse that helped
Lawrence of Arabia defeat the Ottomans
It was written in the stars
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