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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 Sonia
Cast list for A messenger from Rome:
Cymbeline: alanmapstone / Lucius: Jim Locke / Queen: Devorah Allen / Cloten: Tomas Peter / Narrator: Sonia
Chaucer at the court of Edward III, by Ford Madox Brown, English painter 1821-1893, painting frontispieceEngland Part I: Stories of the ancient Britons: Historical noteThe building of Stonehenge, by G. F. Scott ElliotKing Leir and his daughters, a tradition of early Britain, by John MiltonThe city in the lake, by G. F. Scott ElliotThe sacred grove, by Arnold Böcklin, Swiss painter 1827-1901, painting p. 28Julius Caesar's two visits to Britain (55 and 54 B.C.), by Anthony TrollopeA messenger from Rome (43 A.D.), by William ShakespeareBoadicea (62 A.D.), by William CowperHow the Romans lived in Britain (about the third century A.D.), by G. F. Scott ElliotThe converted Britons, by William Holman Hunt, English painter 1827-1910, painting p. 58England Part II: The Anglo-Saxon Invasion: Historical noteStories of King Arthur and his Court (sixth century)The stolen boys (about 590), by Sir Clements R. MarkhamHow King Edwin of Northumbria became a Christian (627), by Mrs. Elizabeth Rundle CharlesThe baptism of Edwin, by Ford Madox Brown, English painter 1821-1893, painting p. 94England Part III: The coming of the Sea-Rovers: Historical noteThe fall of the monastery at Croyland (870), by Eva March TappanKing Edmund and the wolf (870), by the Abbot Aelfric, translated by Eva March TappanWhat the boy Alfred saw in London, by Eva March TappanKing Alfred on Athelney (878), by Thomas Hughes''One rule for Angle and for Dane'' (about 1016), by Ottilie A. LiljencrantzThe last Danish invasion (1066), by Edward Bulwer-LyttonEngland Part IV: The Norman conquest: Historical noteThe battle of Hastings (1066), by Robert WaceHow the Doomsday Book was made (about 1086), by Edwin Lester ArnoldWhat the English thought of William the Conqueror (1066-1087), from the Anglo-Saxon ChronicleThe rescue of the Princess of Cornwall, by Charles KingsleyEngland Part V: From William the Red to John Lackland: Historical noteThe reign of the Red King (1087-1100), by Charles DickensThe white ship (1120), by Dante Gabriel RossettiThe escape of Maude from the Castle at Oxford (about 1140), by A. D. CrakeThe castle-builders of the reign of Stephen (1135-1154), from the Anglo-Saxon ChronicleThe struggle between the king and the archbishop (1162-1170), by John LordThe story of John Lackland (1199-1216), by Eva March TappanEngland Part VI: Stories of the age of Richard the Lion-Hearted: Historical noteThe tournament of Ashby-de-la-Zouche (about 1194), by Sir Walter ScottThe archery contest (about 1194), by Sir Walter ScottA trial by single combat (about 1194), by Sir Walter ScottRobin Hood and Little John (latter part of twelfth century)Prince Arthur and the keeper Hubert (about 1200), by William ShakespeareFriar Bacon's brazen head (thirteenth century), by Abby Sage RichardsonEngland Part VII: The later Plantagenet kings: Historical noteThe battle of Evesham (1265), by G. P. R. JamesIn the days of Edward III (1272-1307), by Eva March TappanThe first expedition of Edward III against the Scots (1328), by Sir John FroissartWiclif on trial, by Ford Madox Brown, English painter 1821-1893, painting p. 350The revolt of the peasants (1381), by Augustin ThierryThe hunting of the Cheviot (1388)The Mystery Plays, by Eva March TappanCountry life in the days of the Plantagenets, by Eva March TappanEngland Part VIII: Lancaster and York: Historical noteThe coronation of Henry IV (1399), by Sir John FroissartTwo scenes in the life of Henry V, by William ShakespeareThe ballad of Agincourt (1415), by Michael DraytonMorning of the Battle of Agincourt, by Sir John Gilbert, English painter 1817-1897, painting p. 410Queen Margaret and the robber (1463), by Agnes StricklandWhen the king returned from Holland (1470), by Edward Bulwer-LyttonThe children of Edward IV, by Paul Delaroche, French painter 1797-1856, painting p. 430England Part IX: The Tudor kings: Historical noteThe impostor who claimed the crown of Henry VII (1488-1499), by Charles DickensThe funeral of Elizabeth of York, wife of Henry VII (1503), by Agnes StricklandThe field of the Cloth of Gold (1520), by Gustave MassonCardinal Wolsey going in procession, by Sir John Gilbert, English painter 1817-1897, painting p. 450The fall of Cardinal Wolsey (1529), by William ShakespeareThe trial of Sir Thomas More (1535), by Anne Manning RathboneThe appeal of Anne Askew (1546), by ''Louisa Mühlbach'' (Klara M. Mundt)England Part X: From Edward VI to the death of Mary: Historical noteThe execution of the ''Twelve-Days' Queen'' (1554), by William Harrison AinsworthThe coming of Philip II (1554), by William H. PrescottEngland's reconciliation with Rome (1554), by James Anthony FroudeCranmer at the Traitors' Gate, by Frederick Goodall, English artist 1822-1904, painting p. 500England Part XI: In the days of Queen Elizabeth: Historical noteThe great queen as a little child (1533-1539), by Agnes StricklandSir Walter Raleigh and his cloak (1575), by Sir Walter ScottThe boyhood of Raleigh, by Sir John Everett Millais, English painter 1829-1896, painting p. 518When Elizabeth came to Kenilworth (1575), by Sir Walter ScottThe Armada (1588), by Thomas Babington MacaulayThe fight with the invincible Armada (1588), by David HumeThe last moments of Queen Elizabeth, by Paul Delaroche, French artist 1797-1856, painting p. 562The Revenge: a ballad of the fleet, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
