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World’s Story Volume IX: England, The by Eva March Tappan (1854 - 1930)

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World’s Story Volume IX: England, The by Eva March Tappan (1854 - 1930)

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 SoniaCast list for A messenger from Rome:Cymbeline: alanmapstone / Lucius: Jim Locke / Queen: Devorah Allen / Cloten: Tomas Peter / Narrator: <a href="https

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  1. 81

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

  2. 80

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

  3. 79

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

  4. 78

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

  5. 77

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

  6. 76

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

  7. 75

    The Armada (1588), by Thomas Babington Macaulay

  8. 74

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

  9. 73

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

  10. 72

    The ballad of Agincourt (1415), by Michael Drayton

  11. 71

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

  12. 70

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

  13. 69

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

  14. 68

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

  15. 67

    England Part IX: The Tudor kings: Historical note

  16. 66

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

  17. 65

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

  18. 64

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

  19. 63

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

  20. 62

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

  21. 61

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

  22. 60

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

  23. 59

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

  24. 58

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

  25. 57

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

  26. 56

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

  27. 55

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

  28. 54

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

  29. 53

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

  30. 52

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

  31. 51

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

  32. 50

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

  33. 49

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

  34. 48

    England Part VII: The later Plantagenet kings: Historical note

  35. 47

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

  36. 46

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

  37. 45

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

  38. 44

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

  39. 43

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

  40. 42

    The hunting of the Cheviot (1388)

  41. 41

    The Mystery Plays, by Eva March Tappan

  42. 40

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

  43. 39

    England Part VIII: Lancaster and York: Historical note

  44. 38

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

  45. 37

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

  46. 36

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

  47. 35

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

  48. 34

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

  49. 33

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

  50. 32

    King Alfred on Athelney (878), by Thomas Hughes

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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 SoniaCast list for A messenger from Rome:Cymbeline: alanmapstone / Lucius: Jim Locke / Queen: Devorah Allen / Cloten: Tomas Peter / Narrator: <a href="https

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