World’s Story Volume IX: England

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - Religion, War & Military, Middle Ages/Middle History

Authors: Eva March Tappan In Year : 1914

Book Language: English

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Chaucer at the court of Edward III, by Ford Madox Brown, English painter 1821-1893, painting frontispiece
England Part I: Stories of the ancient Britons: Historical note
The building of Stonehenge, by G. F. Scott Elliot
King Leir and his daughters, a tradition of early Britain, by John Milton
The city in the lake, by G. F. Scott Elliot
The sacred grove, by Arnold Böcklin, Swiss painter 1827-1901, painting p. 28
Julius Caesar's two visits to Britain (55 and 54 B.C.), by Anthony Trollope
A messenger from Rome (43 A.D.), by William Shakespeare
Boadicea (62 A.D.), by William Cowper
How the Romans lived in Britain (about the third century A.D.), by G. F. Scott Elliot
The converted Britons, by William Holman Hunt, English painter 1827-1910, painting p. 58
England Part II: The Anglo-Saxon Invasion: Historical note
Stories of King Arthur and his Court (sixth century)
The stolen boys (about 590), by Sir Clements R. Markham
How King Edwin of Northumbria became a Christian (627), by Mrs. Elizabeth Rundle Charles
The baptism of Edwin, by Ford Madox Brown, English painter 1821-1893, painting p. 94
England Part III: The coming of the Sea-Rovers: Historical note
The fall of the monastery at Croyland (870), by Eva March Tappan
King Edmund and the wolf (870), by the Abbot Aelfric, translated by Eva March Tappan
What the boy Alfred saw in London, by Eva March Tappan
King Alfred on Athelney (878), by Thomas Hughes
''One rule for Angle and for Dane'' (about 1016), by Ottilie A. Liljencrantz
The last Danish invasion (1066), by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
England Part IV: The Norman conquest: Historical note
The battle of Hastings (1066), by Robert Wace
How the Doomsday Book was made (about 1086), by Edwin Lester Arnold
What the English thought of William the Conqueror (1066-1087), from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
The rescue of the Princess of Cornwall, by Charles Kingsley
England Part V: From William the Red to John Lackland: Historical note
The reign of the Red King (1087-1100), by Charles Dickens
The white ship (1120), by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
The escape of Maude from the Castle at Oxford (about 1140), by A. D. Crake
The castle-builders of the reign of Stephen (1135-1154), from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
The struggle between the king and the archbishop (1162-1170), by John Lord
The story of John Lackland (1199-1216), by Eva March Tappan
England Part VI: Stories of the age of Richard the Lion-Hearted: Historical note
The tournament of Ashby-de-la-Zouche (about 1194), by Sir Walter Scott
The archery contest (about 1194), by Sir Walter Scott
A trial by single combat (about 1194), by Sir Walter Scott
Robin Hood and Little John (latter part of twelfth century)
Prince Arthur and the keeper Hubert (about 1200), by William Shakespeare
Friar Bacon's brazen head (thirteenth century), by Abby Sage Richardson
England Part VII: The later Plantagenet kings: Historical note
The battle of Evesham (1265), by G. P. R. James
In the days of Edward III (1272-1307), by Eva March Tappan
The first expedition of Edward III against the Scots (1328), by Sir John Froissart
Wiclif on trial, by Ford Madox Brown, English painter 1821-1893, painting p. 350
The revolt of the peasants (1381), by Augustin Thierry
The hunting of the Cheviot (1388)
The Mystery Plays, by Eva March Tappan
Country life in the days of the Plantagenets, by Eva March Tappan
England Part VIII: Lancaster and York: Historical note
The coronation of Henry IV (1399), by Sir John Froissart
Two scenes in the life of Henry V, by William Shakespeare
The ballad of Agincourt (1415), by Michael Drayton
Morning of the Battle of Agincourt, by Sir John Gilbert, English painter 1817-1897, painting p. 410
Queen Margaret and the robber (1463), by Agnes Strickland
When the king returned from Holland (1470), by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
The children of Edward IV, by Paul Delaroche, French painter 1797-1856, painting p. 430
England Part IX: The Tudor kings: Historical note
The impostor who claimed the crown of Henry VII (1488-1499), by Charles Dickens
The funeral of Elizabeth of York, wife of Henry VII (1503), by Agnes Strickland
The field of the Cloth of Gold (1520), by Gustave Masson
Cardinal Wolsey going in procession, by Sir John Gilbert, English painter 1817-1897, painting p. 450
The fall of Cardinal Wolsey (1529), by William Shakespeare
The trial of Sir Thomas More (1535), by Anne Manning Rathbone
The appeal of Anne Askew (1546), by ''Louisa Mühlbach'' (Klara M. Mundt)
England Part X: From Edward VI to the death of Mary: Historical note
The execution of the ''Twelve-Days' Queen'' (1554), by William Harrison Ainsworth
The coming of Philip II (1554), by William H. Prescott
England's reconciliation with Rome (1554), by James Anthony Froude
Cranmer at the Traitors' Gate, by Frederick Goodall, English artist 1822-1904, painting p. 500
England Part XI: In the days of Queen Elizabeth: Historical note
The great queen as a little child (1533-1539), by Agnes Strickland
Sir Walter Raleigh and his cloak (1575), by Sir Walter Scott
The boyhood of Raleigh, by Sir John Everett Millais, English painter 1829-1896, painting p. 518
When Elizabeth came to Kenilworth (1575), by Sir Walter Scott
The Armada (1588), by Thomas Babington Macaulay
The fight with the invincible Armada (1588), by David Hume
The last moments of Queen Elizabeth, by Paul Delaroche, French artist 1797-1856, painting p. 562
The Revenge: a ballad of the fleet, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

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