Prepare to be transported! "The World’s Story Volume IX: England" by Eva March TAPPAN is more than just an audiobook; it's your gateway to an epic and immersive journey through centuries of English history. Forget dry textbooks – this captivating volume brings the past vividly to life through a rich compilation of timeless stories, evocative poetry, and vivid descriptions. Discover the legends, pivotal battles, and profound cultural shifts that forged a nation, from the ancient Britons and the mystical tales of King Arthur to the dramatic Norman Conquest and the dawn of the Tudor era. Transform your understanding of England's deep roots and rich heritage, gaining unparalleled insights into its War & Military, Religion, and Middle Ages/Middle History.
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Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Chaucer at the court of Edward III, by Ford Madox Brown, English painter 1821-1893, painting frontispiece
00:03:00 - 02 - England Part I: Stories of the ancient Britons: Historical note
00:04:55 - 03 - The building of Stonehenge, by G. F. Scott Elliot
00:16:26 - 04 - King Leir and his daughters, a tradition of early Britain, by John Milton
00:23:46 - 05 - The city in the lake, by G. F. Scott Elliot
00:52:32 - 06 - The sacred grove, by Arnold Böcklin, Swiss painter 1827-1901, painting p. 28
00:54:46 - 07 - Julius Caesar's two visits to Britain (55 and 54 B.C.), by Anthony Trollope
01:20:26 - 08 - A messenger from Rome (43 A.D.), by William Shakespeare
01:26:17 - 09 - Boadicea (62 A.D.), by William Cowper
01:29:02 - 10 - How the Romans lived in Britain (about the third century A.D.), by G. F. Scott Elliot
01:55:51 - 11 - The converted Britons, by William Holman Hunt, English painter 1827-1910, painting p. 58
01:58:05 - 12 - England Part II: The Anglo-Saxon Invasion: Historical note
02:00:34 - 13 - Stories of King Arthur and his Court (sixth century)
02:27:13 - 14 - The stolen boys (about 590), by Sir Clements R. Markham
02:46:39 - 15 - How King Edwin of Northumbria became a Christian (627), by Mrs. Elizabeth Rundle Charles
03:01:48 - 16 - The baptism of Edwin, by Ford Madox Brown, English painter 1821-1893, painting p. 94
03:04:42 - 17 - England Part III: The coming of the Sea-Rovers: Historical note
03:07:17 - 18 - The fall of the monastery at Croyland (870), by Eva March Tappan
03:25:49 - 19 - King Edmund and the wolf (870), by the Abbot Aelfric, translated by Eva March Tappan
03:33:46 - 20 - What the boy Alfred saw in London, by Eva March Tappan
03:42:46 - 21 - King Alfred on Athelney (878), by Thomas Hughes
04:03:36 - 22 - ''One rule for Angle and for Dane'' (about 1016), by Ottilie A. Liljencrantz
04:18:02 - 23 - The last Danish invasion (1066), by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
04:40:46 - 24 - England Part IV: The Norman conquest: Historical note
04:43:33 - 25 - The battle of Hastings (1066), by Robert Wace
05:06:56 - 26 - How the Doomsday Book was made (about 1086), by Edwin Lester Arnold
05:16:44 - 27 - What the English thought of William the Conqueror (1066-1087), from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
05:23:23 - 28 - The rescue of the Princess of Cornwall, by Charles Kingsley
05:41:07 - 29 - England Part V: From William the Red to John Lackland: Historical note
05:44:24 - 30 - The reign of the Red King (1087-1100), by Charles Dickens
06:00:28 - 31 - The white ship (1120), by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
06:18:15 - 32 - The escape of Maude from the Castle at Oxford (about 1140), by A. D. Crake
06:34:50 - 33 - The castle-builders of the reign of Stephen (1135-1154), from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
06:39:13 - 34 - The struggle between the king and the archbishop (1162-1170), by John Lord
06:58:30 - 35 - The story of John Lackland (1199-1216), by Eva March Tappan
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