A Child's History of England Volume 3 [Paperback]

This popular three-volume work, originally serialised in Household Words between 1851 and 1853, reflects the great novelist's political outlook.This three-volume work was originally serialised in Dickens' magazine Household Words between 1851 and 1853 and published in book form in the same period, although each volume was post-dated to the following year. The work was popular with readers, and was used in British schools well into the twentieth century.This three-volume work was originally serialised in Dickens' magazine Household Words between 1851 and 1853 and published in book form in the same period, although each volume was post-dated to the following year. The work was popular with readers, and was used in British schools well into the twentieth century.This three-volume history of England from before the Roman conquest through to the Glorious Revolution of 1688 was originally serialised in Charles Dickens' magazine Household Words between 1851 and 1853. The text was published in book form in the same period, although each volume was post-dated to the following year. Dickens dedicated the work to his own children, intending it to be a stepping stone to more substantial histories. The volumes were popular with readers for decades, and were used in British schools well into the twentieth century. Dickens employs his signature style to bring events and personalities to life, making use of vivid similes, unabashedly partisan language and direct speech, as well as the occasional moral lesson. Volume 3 covers the period from Henry VII through to the fall of James II, with a short chapter on events between 1688 and the accession of Queen Victoria.26. England under Henry the Seventh; 27. England under Henry the Eighth, called Bluff King Hal and Burly King Harry (1); 28. England under Henry the Eighth, called Bluff King Hal and Burly King Harry (2); 29. England under Edward the Sixth; 30. England under Mary; 31. England under Elizabeth; 32. England under James the Firsls*