A Child's History of England
A Child's History of England
$37.00
USDThis three-volume history of England from before the Roman conquest through to the Glorious Revolution of 1688 was originally serialised in Charles Dickens' magazine Household Words between 1851 and 1853. The text was published in book form in the same period, although each volume was post-dated to the following year. Dickens dedicated the work to his own children, intending it to be a stepping stone to more substantial histories. The volumes were popular with readers for decades, and were used in British schools well into the twentieth century. Dickens employs his signature style to bring events and personalities to life, making use of vivid similes, unabashedly partisan language and direct speech, as well as the occasional moral lesson. Volume 2 covers the period from the reign of Henry III through to the death in 1485 of the 'usurper and murderer' Richard III.
Product details
March 2015Paperback
9781108076784
228 pages
216 × 140 × 13 mm
0.3kg
1 b/w illus.
Available
Table of Contents
- 15. England under Henry the Third
- 16. England under Edward the First, called Longshanks
- 17. England under Edward the Second
- 18. England under Edward the Third
- 19. England under Richard the Second
- 20. England under Henry the Fourth, called Bolingbroke
- 21. England under Henry the Fifth
- 22. England under Henry the Sixth
- 23. England under Edward the Fourth
- 24. England under Edward the Fifth
- 25. England under Richard the Third.
