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The Amazing History of England - Children's Book with Original Illustrations
From the Ancient Times until the Accession of Queen VictoriaBy Charles Dickens
Length32h 6m
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A Child's History of England is a history book written for children. Dickens dedicated the book to "My own dear children, whom I hope it may help, bye and bye, to read with interest larger and better books on the same subject". The history covers the period between 50 BC and 1689, ending with a chapter summarizing events from then until the accession of Queen Victoria.
Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognized him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity.
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GenreChildren's Literature
Length32 hrs 6 mins
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Publish dateFeb 27, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter I. Ancient England and the Romans
42Chapter XXXII. England under James the First
2Chapter II. Ancient England under the Early Saxons
43First Part
3Chapter III. England under the Good Saxon, Alfred
44Second Part
4Chapter IV. England under Athelstan and the Six Boy-kings
45Chapter XXXIII. England under Charles the First
5Chapter V. England under Canute the Dane
46First Part
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6Chapter VI. England Under Harold Harefoot, Hardicanute, And Edward the Confessor
47Second Part
7Chapter VII. England under Harold the Second, and Conquered by the Normans
48Third Part
8Chapter VIII. England under William the First, the Norman Conqueror
49Fourth Part
9Chapter IX. England under William the Second, Called Rufus
50Chapter XXXIV. England under Oliver Cromwell
10Chapter X. England under Henry the First, Called Fine-scholar
51First Part
11Chapter XI. England under Matilda and Stephen
52Second Part
12Chapter XII. England under Henry the Second
53Chapter XXXV. England under Charles the Second, Called the Merry Monarch
13Part the First
54First Part
14Part the Second
55Second Part
15Chapter XIII. England under Richard the First, Called the Lion-heart
56Chapter XXXVI. England under James the Second
16Chapter XIV. England under King John, Called Lackland
57Chapter XXXVII. Conclusion
17Chapter XV. England under Henry the Third, Called, of Winchester
58Preface
18Chapter XVI. England under Edward the First, Called Longshanks
59Chapter I. The Place of Dickens among Educators
19Chapter XVII. England under Edward the Second
60Chapter II. Infant Gardens
20Chapter XVIII. England under Edward the Third
61Chapter III. The Overthrow of Coercion
21Chapter XIX. England under Richard the Second
62Chapter IV. The Doctrine of Child Depravity
22Chapter XX. England under Henry the Fourth, Called Bolingbroke
63Chapter V. Cramming
23Chapter XXI. England under Henry the Fifth
64Chapter VI. Free Childhood
24First Part
65Chapter VII. Individuality
25Second Part
66Chapter VIII. The Culture of the Imagination
26Chapter XXII. England under Henry the Sixth
67Chapter IX. Sympathy with Childhood
27Part the First
68Chapter X. Child Study and Child Nature
28Part the Second: The Story of Joan of Arc
69Chapter XI. Bad Training
29Part the Third
70Chapter XII. Good Training
30Chapter XXIII. England under Edward the Fourth
71Chapter XIII. Community
31Chapter XXIV. England under Edward the Fifth
72Chapter XIV. Nutrition as a Factor in Education
32Chapter XXV. England under Richard the Third
73Chapter XV. Minor Schools
33Chapter XXVI. England under Henry the Seventh
74Chapter XVI. Miscellaneous Educational Principles
34Chapter XXVII. England Under Henry the Eighth, Called Bluff King Hal and Burly King Harry—Part the First
75Chapter XVII. The Training of Poor, Neglected, and Defective Children
35Chapter XXVIII. England under Henry the Eighth—Part the Second
76Chapter I.
36Chapter XXIX. England under Edward the Sixth
77Chapter II.
37Chapter XXX. England under Mary
78Chapter III.
38Chapter XXXI. England under Elizabeth
79Chapter IV.
39First Part
80Chapter V.
40Second Part
81Chapter VI.
41Third Part
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