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In 1888 the celebration of the Silver Jubilee of King George I was a magnificent gala, attended by royalty and dignitaries from Britain and across Europe. Was it merely coincidence that the event coincided with the establishment of the British School in Athens? Kate and Andrew stayed on after the Jubilee, establishing the School as a centre of excellence for the historical and archaeological study of ancient Greece. The following year an unexp...

In the summer of 1888 King George I of Greece is preparing to celebrate his Silver Jubilee in Athens. Simultaneously, a team of archaeologists from Cambridge University departs for Greece in a ship laden with equipment to boost the recently founded British School, cheerfully unaware of the dangers ahead. Kate is a young classical scholar who pulled some strings to secure her place on the expedition. As she can read and translate ancient Greek ...