A Child's History of England
A Child's History of England
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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 3 covers the period from Henry VII through to the fall of James II, with a short chapter on events between 1688 and the accession of Queen Victoria.
Product details
March 2015Paperback
9781108076791
334 pages
216 × 140 × 19 mm
0.43kg
1 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents
- 26. England under Henry the Seventh
- 27. England under Henry the Eighth, called Bluff King Hal and Burly King Harry (1)
- 28. England under Henry the Eighth, called Bluff King Hal and Burly King Harry (2)
- 29. England under Edward the Sixth
- 30. England under Mary
- 31. England under Elizabeth
- 32. England under James the First
- 33. England under Charles the First
- 34. England under Cromwell
- 35. England under Charles the Second, called the Merry Monarch
- 36. England under James the Second
- 37. Conclusion.
