Audiobook: World’s Story Volume IX: England
World’s Story Volume IX: England
1 - Chaucer at the court of Edward III, by Ford Madox Brown, English painter 1821-1893, painting frontispiece
- Download Chaucer at the court of Edward III, by Ford Madox Brown, English painter 1821-1893, painting frontispiece audio
- Download England Part I: Stories of the ancient Britons: Historical note audio
- Download The building of Stonehenge, by G. F. Scott Elliot audio
- Download King Leir and his daughters, a tradition of early Britain, by John Milton audio
- Download The city in the lake, by G. F. Scott Elliot audio
- Download The sacred grove, by Arnold Böcklin, Swiss painter 1827-1901, painting p. 28 audio
- Download Julius Caesar's two visits to Britain (55 and 54 B.C.), by Anthony Trollope audio
- Download A messenger from Rome (43 A.D.), by William Shakespeare audio
- Download Boadicea (62 A.D.), by William Cowper audio
- Download How the Romans lived in Britain (about the third century A.D.), by G. F. Scott Elliot audio
- Download The converted Britons, by William Holman Hunt, English painter 1827-1910, painting p. 58 audio
- Download England Part II: The Anglo-Saxon Invasion: Historical note audio
- Download Stories of King Arthur and his Court (sixth century) audio
- Download The stolen boys (about 590), by Sir Clements R. Markham audio
- Download How King Edwin of Northumbria became a Christian (627), by Mrs. Elizabeth Rundle Charles audio
- Download The baptism of Edwin, by Ford Madox Brown, English painter 1821-1893, painting p. 94 audio
- Download England Part III: The coming of the Sea-Rovers: Historical note audio
- Download The fall of the monastery at Croyland (870), by Eva March Tappan audio
- Download King Edmund and the wolf (870), by the Abbot Aelfric, translated by Eva March Tappan audio
- Download What the boy Alfred saw in London, by Eva March Tappan audio
- Download King Alfred on Athelney (878), by Thomas Hughes audio
- Download ''One rule for Angle and for Dane'' (about 1016), by Ottilie A. Liljencrantz audio
- Download The last Danish invasion (1066), by Edward Bulwer-Lytton audio
- Download England Part IV: The Norman conquest: Historical note audio
- Download The battle of Hastings (1066), by Robert Wace audio
- Download How the Doomsday Book was made (about 1086), by Edwin Lester Arnold audio
- Download What the English thought of William the Conqueror (1066-1087), from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle audio
- Download The rescue of the Princess of Cornwall, by Charles Kingsley audio
- Download England Part V: From William the Red to John Lackland: Historical note audio
- Download The reign of the Red King (1087-1100), by Charles Dickens audio
- Download The white ship (1120), by Dante Gabriel Rossetti audio
- Download The escape of Maude from the Castle at Oxford (about 1140), by A. D. Crake audio
- Download The castle-builders of the reign of Stephen (1135-1154), from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle audio
- Download The struggle between the king and the archbishop (1162-1170), by John Lord audio
- Download The story of John Lackland (1199-1216), by Eva March Tappan audio
- Download England Part VI: Stories of the age of Richard the Lion-Hearted: Historical note audio
- Download The tournament of Ashby-de-la-Zouche (about 1194), by Sir Walter Scott audio
- Download The archery contest (about 1194), by Sir Walter Scott audio
- Download A trial by single combat (about 1194), by Sir Walter Scott audio
- Download Robin Hood and Little John (latter part of twelfth century) audio
- Download Prince Arthur and the keeper Hubert (about 1200), by William Shakespeare audio
- Download Friar Bacon's brazen head (thirteenth century), by Abby Sage Richardson audio
- Download England Part VII: The later Plantagenet kings: Historical note audio
- Download The battle of Evesham (1265), by G. P. R. James audio
- Download In the days of Edward III (1272-1307), by Eva March Tappan audio
- Download The first expedition of Edward III against the Scots (1328), by Sir John Froissart audio
- Download Wiclif on trial, by Ford Madox Brown, English painter 1821-1893, painting p. 350 audio
- Download The revolt of the peasants (1381), by Augustin Thierry audio
- Download The hunting of the Cheviot (1388) audio
- Download The Mystery Plays, by Eva March Tappan audio
- Download Country life in the days of the Plantagenets, by Eva March Tappan audio
- Download England Part VIII: Lancaster and York: Historical note audio
- Download The coronation of Henry IV (1399), by Sir John Froissart audio
- Download Two scenes in the life of Henry V, by William Shakespeare audio
- Download The ballad of Agincourt (1415), by Michael Drayton audio
- Download Morning of the Battle of Agincourt, by Sir John Gilbert, English painter 1817-1897, painting p. 410 audio
- Download Queen Margaret and the robber (1463), by Agnes Strickland audio
- Download When the king returned from Holland (1470), by Edward Bulwer-Lytton audio
- Download The children of Edward IV, by Paul Delaroche, French painter 1797-1856, painting p. 430 audio
- Download England Part IX: The Tudor kings: Historical note audio
- Download The impostor who claimed the crown of Henry VII (1488-1499), by Charles Dickens audio
- Download The funeral of Elizabeth of York, wife of Henry VII (1503), by Agnes Strickland audio
- Download The field of the Cloth of Gold (1520), by Gustave Masson audio
- Download Cardinal Wolsey going in procession, by Sir John Gilbert, English painter 1817-1897, painting p. 450 audio
- Download The fall of Cardinal Wolsey (1529), by William Shakespeare audio
- Download The trial of Sir Thomas More (1535), by Anne Manning Rathbone audio
- Download The appeal of Anne Askew (1546), by ''Louisa Mühlbach'' (Klara M. Mundt) audio
- Download England Part X: From Edward VI to the death of Mary: Historical note audio
- Download The execution of the ''Twelve-Days' Queen'' (1554), by William Harrison Ainsworth audio
- Download The coming of Philip II (1554), by William H. Prescott audio
- Download England's reconciliation with Rome (1554), by James Anthony Froude audio
- Download Cranmer at the Traitors' Gate, by Frederick Goodall, English artist 1822-1904, painting p. 500 audio
- Download England Part XI: In the days of Queen Elizabeth: Historical note audio
- Download The great queen as a little child (1533-1539), by Agnes Strickland audio
- Download Sir Walter Raleigh and his cloak (1575), by Sir Walter Scott audio
- Download The boyhood of Raleigh, by Sir John Everett Millais, English painter 1829-1896, painting p. 518 audio
- Download When Elizabeth came to Kenilworth (1575), by Sir Walter Scott audio
- Download The Armada (1588), by Thomas Babington Macaulay audio
- Download The fight with the invincible Armada (1588), by David Hume audio
- Download The last moments of Queen Elizabeth, by Paul Delaroche, French artist 1797-1856, painting p. 562 audio
- Download The Revenge: a ballad of the fleet, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson audio
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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
Cast list for Prince Arthur and the keeper Hubert:
Hubert: Jim Locke / First Executioner: Devorah Allen / Arthur: Tomas Peter / Narrator: Sonia
Cast list for Two scenes in the life of Henry V:
Falstaff: alanmapstone / Prince Hal/King Henry V: Tomas Peter / Host: Monika M.C.r / Warwick: Jim Locke / Chief Justice: Adrian Stephens / Lancaster: Todd HW / Gloucester: SaraHale / Clarence: Sandra Schmit / Narrator: Sonia
Cast list for The fall of Cardinal Wolsey:
Wolsey: Jim Locke / Cromwell: alanmapstone / Narrator: Sonia
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