World’s Story Volume IX: England

by Eva March Tappan

War & Military Religion Middle Ages/Middle History

81 chapters16h 44mEnglish1914

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This is the ninth volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature, poetry and pictures and offers a comprehensive presentation of the world's history, art and culture, from the early times till the beginning of the 20th century. Part IX deals with the first part of the history of England, from the early times till the reign of the Tudor kings and queens. Chapters include stories about King Arthur, William the Conqueror, Robin Hood, Queen Elizabeth and many others. - Summary by Sonia Cast list for A messenger from Rome: Cymbeline: alanmapstone / Lucius: Jim Locke / Queen: Devorah Allen / Cloten: Tomas Peter / Narrator: Sonia Cast list for Prince Arthur and the keeper Hubert: Hubert: Jim Locke / First Executioner: Devorah Allen / Arthur: Tomas Peter / Narrator: Sonia Cast list for Two scenes in the life of Henry V: Falstaff: alanmapstone / Prince Hal/King Henry V: Tomas Peter / Host: Monika M.C.r / Warwick: Jim Locke / Chief Justice: Adrian Stephens / Lancaster: Todd HW / Gloucester: SaraHale / Clarence: Sandra Schmit / Narrator: Sonia Cast list for The fall of Cardinal Wolsey: Wolsey: Jim Locke / Cromwell: alanmapstone / Narrator: Sonia

Chapters (81)

1Chaucer at the court of Edward III, by Ford Madox Brown, English painter 1821-1893, painting frontispiece

181

2England Part I: Stories of the ancient Britons: Historical note

115

3The building of Stonehenge, by G. F. Scott Elliot

691

4King Leir and his daughters, a tradition of early Britain, by John Milton

440

5The city in the lake, by G. F. Scott Elliot

1727

6The sacred grove, by Arnold Böcklin, Swiss painter 1827-1901, painting p. 28

133

7Julius Caesar's two visits to Britain (55 and 54 B.C.), by Anthony Trollope

1541

8A messenger from Rome (43 A.D.), by William Shakespeare

350

9Boadicea (62 A.D.), by William Cowper

165

10How the Romans lived in Britain (about the third century A.D.), by G. F. Scott Elliot

1609

11The converted Britons, by William Holman Hunt, English painter 1827-1910, painting p. 58

135

12England Part II: The Anglo-Saxon Invasion: Historical note

149

13Stories of King Arthur and his Court (sixth century)

1599

14The stolen boys (about 590), by Sir Clements R. Markham

1166

15How King Edwin of Northumbria became a Christian (627), by Mrs. Elizabeth Rundle Charles

909

16The baptism of Edwin, by Ford Madox Brown, English painter 1821-1893, painting p. 94

174

17England Part III: The coming of the Sea-Rovers: Historical note

155

18The fall of the monastery at Croyland (870), by Eva March Tappan

1113

19King Edmund and the wolf (870), by the Abbot Aelfric, translated by Eva March Tappan

477

20What the boy Alfred saw in London, by Eva March Tappan

540

21King Alfred on Athelney (878), by Thomas Hughes

1250

22''One rule for Angle and for Dane'' (about 1016), by Ottilie A. Liljencrantz

866

23The last Danish invasion (1066), by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

1364

24England Part IV: The Norman conquest: Historical note

167

25The battle of Hastings (1066), by Robert Wace

1403

26How the Doomsday Book was made (about 1086), by Edwin Lester Arnold

588

27What the English thought of William the Conqueror (1066-1087), from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

399

28The rescue of the Princess of Cornwall, by Charles Kingsley

1064

29England Part V: From William the Red to John Lackland: Historical note

197

30The reign of the Red King (1087-1100), by Charles Dickens

963

31The white ship (1120), by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

1068

32The escape of Maude from the Castle at Oxford (about 1140), by A. D. Crake

995

33The castle-builders of the reign of Stephen (1135-1154), from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

263

34The struggle between the king and the archbishop (1162-1170), by John Lord

1157

35The story of John Lackland (1199-1216), by Eva March Tappan

631

36England Part VI: Stories of the age of Richard the Lion-Hearted: Historical note

128

37The tournament of Ashby-de-la-Zouche (about 1194), by Sir Walter Scott

1592

38The archery contest (about 1194), by Sir Walter Scott

833

39A trial by single combat (about 1194), by Sir Walter Scott

1581

40Robin Hood and Little John (latter part of twelfth century)

582

41Prince Arthur and the keeper Hubert (about 1200), by William Shakespeare

546

42Friar Bacon's brazen head (thirteenth century), by Abby Sage Richardson

1185

43England Part VII: The later Plantagenet kings: Historical note

182

44The battle of Evesham (1265), by G. P. R. James

2744

45In the days of Edward III (1272-1307), by Eva March Tappan

677

46The first expedition of Edward III against the Scots (1328), by Sir John Froissart

1547

47Wiclif on trial, by Ford Madox Brown, English painter 1821-1893, painting p. 350

127

48The revolt of the peasants (1381), by Augustin Thierry

1298

49The hunting of the Cheviot (1388)

860

50The Mystery Plays, by Eva March Tappan

602

51Country life in the days of the Plantagenets, by Eva March Tappan

1499

52England Part VIII: Lancaster and York: Historical note

131

53The coronation of Henry IV (1399), by Sir John Froissart

536

54Two scenes in the life of Henry V, by William Shakespeare

1119

55The ballad of Agincourt (1415), by Michael Drayton

358

56Morning of the Battle of Agincourt, by Sir John Gilbert, English painter 1817-1897, painting p. 410

143

57Queen Margaret and the robber (1463), by Agnes Strickland

955

58When the king returned from Holland (1470), by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

870

59The children of Edward IV, by Paul Delaroche, French painter 1797-1856, painting p. 430

124

60England Part IX: The Tudor kings: Historical note

173

61The impostor who claimed the crown of Henry VII (1488-1499), by Charles Dickens

855

62The funeral of Elizabeth of York, wife of Henry VII (1503), by Agnes Strickland

501

63The field of the Cloth of Gold (1520), by Gustave Masson

680

64Cardinal Wolsey going in procession, by Sir John Gilbert, English painter 1817-1897, painting p. 450

158

65The fall of Cardinal Wolsey (1529), by William Shakespeare

537

66The trial of Sir Thomas More (1535), by Anne Manning Rathbone

803

67The appeal of Anne Askew (1546), by ''Louisa Mühlbach'' (Klara M. Mundt)

1002

68England Part X: From Edward VI to the death of Mary: Historical note

141

69The execution of the ''Twelve-Days' Queen'' (1554), by William Harrison Ainsworth

1072

70The coming of Philip II (1554), by William H. Prescott

990

71England's reconciliation with Rome (1554), by James Anthony Froude

440

72Cranmer at the Traitors' Gate, by Frederick Goodall, English artist 1822-1904, painting p. 500

119

73England Part XI: In the days of Queen Elizabeth: Historical note

169

74The great queen as a little child (1533-1539), by Agnes Strickland

1441

75Sir Walter Raleigh and his cloak (1575), by Sir Walter Scott

1581

76The boyhood of Raleigh, by Sir John Everett Millais, English painter 1829-1896, painting p. 518

113

77When Elizabeth came to Kenilworth (1575), by Sir Walter Scott

1047

78The Armada (1588), by Thomas Babington Macaulay

442

79The fight with the invincible Armada (1588), by David Hume

1431

80The last moments of Queen Elizabeth, by Paul Delaroche, French artist 1797-1856, painting p. 562

109

81The Revenge: a ballad of the fleet, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

530

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