A Child's History of England

A Child's History of England


A Child's History of England was published as a serial in Dicken's magazine, Household Words between 1851-1853. He summarizes in separate chapters the reigns of England's monarchy, from Henry III to Richard III. Contrary to the novel's title, it's more suitable to adults than children, in our humble opinion.


Table of Contents

Chapter I - Ancient England and the Romans

Chapter II - Ancient England Under the Early Saxons

Chapter III - England Under the Good Saxon, Alfred

Chapter IV - England Under Athelstan and the Six Boy-Kings

Chapter V - England Under Canute the Dane

Chapter VI - England Under Harold Harefoot, Hardicanute, and Edward the Confessor

Chapter VII - England Under Harold the Second, and Conquered by the Normans

Chapter VIII - England Under William the First, the Norman Conqueror

Chapter IX - England Under William the Second, Called Rufus

Chapter X - England Under Henry the First, Called Fine-Scholar

Chapter XI - England Under Matilda and Stephen

Chapter XII - England Under Henry the Second - Part the First -

Chapter XIII - England Under Richard the First, Called the Lion-Heart

Chapter XIV - England Under King John, Called Lackland

Chapter XV - England Under Henry the Third, Called, of Winchester

Chapter XVI - England Under Edward the First, Called Longshanks

Chapter XVII - England Under Edward the Second

Chapter XVIII - England Under Edward the Third

Chapter XIX - England Under Richard the Second

Chapter XX - England Under Henry the Fourth, Called Bolingbroke

Chapter XXI - England Under Henry the Fifth

Chapter XXII - England Under Henry the Sixth

Chapter XXIII - England Under Edward the Fourth

Chapter XXIV - England Under Edward the Fifth

Chapter XXV - England Under Richard the Third

Chapter XXVI - England Under Henry the Seventh

Chapter XXVII - England Under Henry the Eighth, Called Bluff King Hal and Burly King Harry

Chapter XXVIII - England Under Henry the Eighth

Chapter XXIX - England Under Edward the Sixth

Chapter XXX - England Under Mary

Chapter XXXI - England Under Elizabeth

Chapter XXXII - England Under James the First

Chapter XXXIII - England Under Charles the First

Chapter XXXIV - England Under Oliver Cromwell

Chapter XXXV - England Under Charles the Second, Called the Merry Monarch

Chapter XXXVI - England Under James the Second

Chapter XXXVII

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