Historical Tales, Vol IV: English

by Charles Morris

28 chapters8h 11mEnglish1893

About this book

Volume IV of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This fourth volume covers the history of England from its conversion to Christianity up to the reign of Queen Victoria, describing history for children and young adults in an exciting and novel manner. (Introduction by Kalynda)

Chapters (28)

1How England Became Christian

888

2King Alfred and the Danes

1400

3The Wooing of Elfrida

1138

4The End of Saxon England

1141

5Hereward the Wake

1316

6The Death of the Red King

725

7How the White Ship Sailed

615

8A Contest for the Crown

1158

9The Captivity of Richard Coeur de Lion

1155

10Robin Hood and the Rueful Knight

1203

11Wallace, the Hero of Scotland

1006

12Bruce at Bannockburn

1032

13The Siege of Calais

995

14The Black Prince at Poitiers

905

15Wat Tyler and the Men of Kent

903

16The White Rose of England

1363

17The Field of the Cloth of Gold

1257

18The Story of Arabella Stuart

1035

19Love's Knight-Errant

1701

20The Taking of Pontefract Castle

1037

21The Adventures of a Royal Fugitive

1632

22Cromwell and the Parliament

638

23The Relief of Londonderry

813

24The Hunting of Braemar

728

25The Flight of Prince Charles

1152

26Trafalgar and the Death of Nelson

757

27The Massacre of an Army

675

28The Jubilees of Queen Victoria

1107

Historical Tales, Vol IV: English

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Chapters (28)

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