A Child's History of England 3 Volume Set
Published on 19. March 2015
Book
790 pages
978-1-108-07680-7 (ISBN)
Description
This 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 1 covers the period up to 1216. Volume 2 continues from Henry III to Richard III. Volume 3 traces events from Henry VII's accession to James II's fall.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
3 Plates, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 48 mm
Weight
980 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-07680-7 (9781108076807)
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Charles Dickens
A Child's History of England
Book
03/2015
Cambridge University Press
€40.80
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Content
Volume 1: 1. Ancient England and the Romans; 2. Ancient England under the early Saxons; 3. England under the good Saxon, Alfred, and Edward the Elder; 4. England under Athelstan and the six boy-kings; 5. England under Canute the Dane; 6. England under Harold Harefoot, Hardicanute, and Edward the Confessor; 7. England under Harold the Second, and conquered by the Normans; 8. England under William the First, the Norman conqueror; 9. England under William the Second, called Rufus; 10. England under Henry the First, called Fine-Scholar; 11. England under Matilda and Stephen; 12. England under Henry the Second; 13. England under Richard the First, called the Lion-Heart; 14. England under John, called Lackland. Volume 2: 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. Volume 3: 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.