World’s Story Volume X: England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

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Authors: Eva March Tappan In Year : 1914

Book Language: English

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Elizabeth signing the death warrant of Mary, Queen of Scots, by Julius Schrader, German painter 1815-1900, painting frontispiece
England Part I: The Stuart Kings: Historical note
King James I and his goldsmith (between 1603 and 1624), by Sir Walter Scott
The gunpowder plot (1605), by David Hume
A charge with prince Rupert (1643), by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Sir Nicholas at Marston Moor (1644), by Winthrop Mackworth Praed
The battle of Naseby by Obadiah Bind-their-kings-in-chains-and-their-nobles-with-links-of-iron, sergeant in Ireton's regiment (1645), by Thomas Babington Macaulay
Charles I insulted by soldiers, by Paul Delaroche, French painter 1797-1856, painting p. 46
England Part II: The rule of Oliver Cromwell: Historical note
The trial and execution of king Charles I (1649), by Jacob Abbott
Cromwell in Whitehall, by Julius Schrader, Germany, 1815-1900, painting p. 60
A royalist description of Cromwell's men, by Samuel Butler
How Cromwell dissolved parliament (1653), by François Pierre Guillaume Guizot
Praise-God Barebone's parliament (1653), by Edward, Earl of Clarendon
Cromwell visiting Milton, by David Neal, American artist 1837, painting p. 74
England Part III: From the Restoration to the House of Hanover: Historical note
In the days of the plague (1665), by Daniel Defoe
The fall of ''King Monmouth'' (1685), by Charles Dickens
The song of the western men (1688), by Robert Stephen Hawker
James II receiving the news of the landing of the Prince of Orange, by Edward Mathew Ward, English artist 1816-1879, painting p. 92
A campaign under Marlborough, by William Makepeace Thackeray
The government in quest of a poet, by William Makepeace Thackeray
Sunday with Sir Roger, by Joseph Addison
England Part IV: England under the first three Georges: Historical note
The vicar of Bray, by Author unknown
The ''Bubbles'' of the reign of King George I (1720), by Charles Mackay
When George II became king, by William Makepeace Thackeray
The funeral of George II (1760), by Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford
Dr. Johnson in the anteroom of Lord Chesterfield, by E. M. Ward, English artist 1816-1879, painting p. 136
William Pitt and the Stamp Act (1766), by George Bancroft
The quarrel of Squire Bull and his son (1775 to 1783), by James Kirke Paulding
A maid of honor at the court of George III (1786), by Madame d'Arblay
The royal visit to Oxford (1786), by Madame d'Arblay
England Part V: The Napoleonic wars: Historical note
The battle of the Baltic (101), by Thomas Campbell
Trafalgar (1805), by William C. Bennett
The burial of Sir John Moore (1809), by Charles Wolfe
Wellington's march from Quatre-Bras to Waterloo, by Ernest Crofts, English painter 1847, painting p. 174
Just before Waterloo (1815), by William Makepeace Thackeray
Waterloo (1815), by Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen
''Scotland forever !'', by Lady Butler (Elizabeth Thompson), English artist 1844, painting p. 186
England Part VI: The last hundred years in England: Historical note
When Victoria became Queen (1837), by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
The charge of the light brigade (1854), by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Balaclava, by Lady Butler (Elizabeth Thompson), English artist 1844, painting p. 194
Santa Filomena (1854-1856), by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), by L. F. Jennings
Gladstone's fight for home rule (1893), from the Atlantic Monthly
The latest English revolution (1911), from the Outlook
The coronation of George V (1911), by Sydney Brooks
Scotland Part I: Ballads and legends of Early Scotland: Historical note
Legends of St. Columba (563 ?), by Adamnan, ninth abbot of the Ionian Monastery
The murder of King Duncan (1040), by William Shakespeare
The invasion of the Norsemen (1263), by Charles Mackay
Sir Patrick Spens, an old ballad
Scotland Part II: Two Scottish heroes: Historical note
The capture of William Wallace (1305), by Jane Porter
The coronation of Robert Bruce (1306), by Grace Aguilar
Bruce at Bannockburn (1314), by P. Hume Brown
Scots wha hae, by Robert Burns
Scotland Part III: To the death of Mary: Historical note
The bier-right (latter part of the fourteenth century), by Sir Walter Scott
How the Scots lived while James I was king (1422-1437), by P. Hume Brown
On the Field of Flodden (1513), by Sir Walter Scott
Edinburgh after Flodden Field (1513), by William E. Aytoun
''The goodman of Ballangiech'' (between 1513 and 1542), by Sir Walter Scott
John Knox preaching before the lords of the congregation, by Sir David Wilkie, English artist 1785-1841, painting p. 334
The flight of Mary, Queen of Scots, to England (1568), by Sir Walter Scott
Sacking a church in the time of John Knox, by John Prescott Knight, English artist 1803-1881, painting p. 336
The fate of Mary, Queen of Scots (1587), by Sir Walter Scott
Scotland Part IV: A century of unrest: Historical note
Why Jenny Geddes threw her stool at the dean, by ''Grace Greenwood'' (Sara J. Lippincott)
Gathering song of Donald the Black, by Sir Walter Scott
The execution of Montrose (1650), by William E. Aytoun
The burial march of Dundee (1689), by William E. Aytoun
The massacre of Glencoe (1692), by P. Hume Brown
A rescue at the battle of Prestonpans (1745), by Sir Walter Scott
The order of release, by Sir John Everett Millais, English painter 1829-1896, painting p. 388
How Flora MacDonald saved Prince Charlie (1745), by Charles Sanford Terry
Ireland Part I: The golden age of Erin: Historical note
Oisin in Tir na n-Og, an Irish folk-story
The chase of Slieve Cullinn, an old Irish legend
The story of St. Patrick (fifth century), by Patrick Weston Joyce
The ''island of saints and scholars'', (seventh and eighth centuries), by Patrick Weston Joyce
O'Rourke's tower and great cross, Clonmacnoise, photograph p. 434
The book of Kells (seventh century), by Charles Johnston and Carita Spencer
How Brian Boru held the ford of Tribute (941), by E. S. Brooks
Ireland Part II: Six centuries of oppression: Historical note
The house of the Geraldines, by Justin H. McCarthy
The Geraldines, by Thomas Davis
The vengeance of Cromwell (1649), by Oliver Cromwell
After the rebellion of 1641 (1653), by Mrs. E. M. Field
The siege of Londonderry (1689), by Thomas Babington Macaulay
The battle of the Boyne (1690), by Thomas Babington Macaulay
The wearin' o' the Green (1798)
Emmet's grave, by Justin F. McCarthy
The harp that once through Tara's halls, by Thomas Moore
Ireland Part III: Ireland and her people: Historical note
The ''Grand Canal Hotel'', by Charles Lever
An Irish school (early part of the nineteenth century), by Gerald Griffin
The winning back of the land (1808-1903), by Charles Johnston and Carita Spencer
An Irish cottage, photograph p. 544
The Irish people (twentieth century), by Katharine Tynan
Wales Part I: Legends of Wales: Historical note
King Arthur, by Bessie Raynor Parkes
The dream of Maxen Wledig, from the Mabinogion
Beth Gelert; or the grave of the greyhound (about 1220), by William Robert Spencer
The wearing of leek, an old song translated from the Welsh, by Henry Davies
Wales Part II: Stories of the Welsh rebellions: Historical note
How the Welsh kept the Christmas of 1115, by Sabine Baring-Gould
''When the eighteen fell'' (1282), by Owen Rhoscomyl
The rebellion of Owen Glyndwr (1402-1415), by Owen Rhoscomyl
The march of the men of Harlech (1468), national Cambrian war-song; translated by John Oxenford
How a Welshman became king of England (1485), by Owen Rhoscomyl
Wales Part III: Scenes of Welsh life: Historical note
The Eisteddfod, by Jeannette Marks

This is the tenth 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 X covers the second part of the history of England, from the Stuart Kings till the early 1900s. Also included are excerpts from the history of Ireland, Scotland and Wales, as well as Irish and Welsh legends and Scottish ballads. - Summary by Sonia
Cast list for The murder of King Duncan:
First Witch: Sandra Schmit / Second Witch: Devorah Allen / Third Witch: Monika M.C. / Macbeth: alanmapstone / Banquo: Tomas Peter / Ross: Nemo / Angus: Todd HW / Duncan: Jim Locke / Malcolm: SaraHale / Lady Macbeth: Eva Davis / Messenger: Adrian Stephens / Chief Justice: April6090 / Narrator: Sonia