A Child's History of England
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Ancient England and the Romans
25:59 -
Ancient England Under the Early Saxons
13:20 -
England Under the Good Saxon, Alfred
14:31 -
England Under Athelstan and the Six Boy-Kings
31:49 -
England Under Canute the Dane
5:19 -
England Under Harold Harefoot, Hardicanute, and Edward the Confessor
20:22 -
England Under Harold the Second, and Conquered by the Normans
11:35 -
England Under William the First, the Norman Conqueror
16:34 -
England Under William the Second, Called Rufus
15:43 -
England Under Henry the First, Called Fine-Scholar
21:37 -
England Under Matilda and Stephen
9:01 -
England Under Henry the Second
45:08 -
England Under Richard the First, Called the Lion-Heart
21:13 -
England Under King John, Called Lackland
29:44 -
England Under Henry the Third, Called, Of Winchester
39:38 -
England Under Edward the First, Called Longshanks
40:40 -
England Under Edward the Second
23:19 -
England Under Edward the Third
31:45 -
England Under Richard the Second
27:11 -
England Under Henry the Fourth, Called Bolingbroke
14:55 -
England Under Henry the Fifth
25:12 -
England Under Henry the Sixth
47:46 -
England Under Edward the Fourth
20:00 -
England Under Edward the Fifth
11:48 -
England Under Richard the Third
11:58 -
England Under Henry the Seventh
26:28 -
England Under Henry the Eighth, Called Bluff King Hal and Burly King Harry
26:30 -
England Under Henry the Eighth
23:28 -
England Under Edward the Sixth
18:10 -
England Under Mary
30:41 -
England Under Elizabeth
55:43 -
England Under James the First
43:47 -
England Under Charles the First
55:07 -
England Under Oliver Cromwell
40:35 -
England Under Charles the Second, Called the Merry Monarch
52:05 -
England Under James the Second
25:14 -
Epilogue
6:31
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Beginning with the islands on a world map, Charles Dickens explains England's past through scenes of trade, settlement and conflict. Ancient Britons and the Romans introduce a history arranged largely around successive rulers. Details of metalworking, boats, horses and chariots give the early chapters a concrete setting, while the narrator addresses young readers directly and offers firm opinions about the people he describes.
Later chapters bring the same storytelling voice to struggles over government. In the account of Jack Cade's rising, complaints from Kent lead to an armed march into London, followed by plunder and resistance at London Bridge. Written for children, this history combines an outline of political events with sharp character judgments and lively explanations. Readers today can use it to explore Dickens's way of making the national past intelligible to a young audience, including the assumptions and moral emphases of his own period.
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- Charles Dickens
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- European History
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