A Child's History of England (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)
by Charles Dickens Author
(From Amazon): A Child's History of England is a book by Charles Dickens. It first appeared in serial form in Household Words, running from January 25, 1851 to December 10, 1853 and was first published in three volume book form in 1852, 1853, and 1854. 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 covered the period between 50 BC and 1689, ending with a chapter summarising events from then until the ascension of Queen Victoria. Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812-1870), also known as "Boz", was the foremost English novelist of the Victorian era, as well as a vigorous social campaigner. Considered one of the English language's greatest writers, he was acclaimed for his rich storytelling and memorable characters, and achieved massive worldwide popularity in his lifetime. The popularity of his novels and short stories has meant that not one has ever gone out of print. Dickens wrote serialised novels, the usual format for fiction at the time, and each new part of his stories was eagerly anticipated by the reading public. Among his best-known works are Sketches by Boz (1836), The Pickwick Papers (1837), Oliver Twist (1838), Nicholas Nickleby (1839), Barnaby Rudge (1841), A Christmas Carol (1843), Martin Chuzzlewit (1844), David Copperfield (1850), Bleak House (1853), Little Dorrit (1857), A Tale of Two Cities (1859), Great Expectations (1861) and Our Mutual Friend (1865).
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9781406554489
- Print Status
- In Print
- Chapters
- 37
- Pages
- 420
- Suggested Grades
- 4th - 12th
- Geographical Setting
- England
- Publisher
- Dodo Press
- Copyright
- 2007
Chapters
- 1 Ancient England and the Romans
- 2 Ancient England under the early Saxons
- 3 England under the good Saxon, Alfred
- 4 England under Athelstan and the six boy kings
- 5 England under Canute the Dane
- 6 England under Harold the Haresfoot, Hardicanute, and Edward the Confessor
- 7 England under Harold the Second, and conquered by the Normans
- 8 England under William the First, the Norman conquer
- 9 England under William the Second, called Rufus
- 10 England under Henry the First, called Fine-Scholar
- 11 England under Matilda and Stephen
- 12 England under Henry the Second
- 13 England under Richard the First, called the Lion-Heart
- 14 England under King John, called Lack-Land
- 15 England under Henry the Third, called Henry the Third of Winchester
- 16 England under Edward the First, called Longshanks
- 17 England under Edward the Second
- 18 England under Edward the Third
- 19 England under Richard the Second
- 20 England under Henry the Fourth, called Bolingbroke
- 21 England under Henry the Fifth
- 22 England under Henry the Sixth
- 23 England under Edward the Fourth
- 24 England under Edward the Fifth
- 25 England under Richard the Third
- 26 England under Henry the Seventh
- 27 England under Henry the Eighth, called Bluff King Hal, and Burly King Harry
- 28 England under Henry the Eighth
- 29 England under Edward the Sixth
- 30 England under Mary
- 31 England under Elizabeth
- 32 England under James the First
- 33 England under Charles the First
- 34 England under Oliver Cromwell
- 35 England under Charles the Second, called Merry Monarch
- 36 England under James the Second
- 37 Conclusion
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