Other editions of book Royal Children of English History

A charming beautifully illustrated book originally written for English school children. Edith Nesbit attempts and succeeds to make the history of the English royal children (Prince and Princesses) appealing to young readers by putting it into language they could understand. This version of the book starts with Alfred the Great and ends with Elizabeth Tudor. It covers the life and times of thirteen different children some of them siblings. Some of the stories are heart wrenching of course. It was often dangerous to be born with power to rule at a young age. Could be a interesting resource for adults as well as children.

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors.This publication is an Illustrated Edition."History is a story, a story of things that happened to real live people in our England years ago; and the things that are happening here and now, and that are put in the newspapers, will be history for little children one of these days. And the people you read about in history were real live people, who were good and bad, and glad and sorry, just as people are now-a-days."E. Nesbit writes about some of the people behind the names, dates and battles of English History in this lovely book for older children.

A beautiful collection of short narratives about the children who would go on to have a major impact on English history. Illustrated to enhance the reading experience, this eBook is formatted for Kindle devices and the Kindle for iOS apps.Contents include:Alfred the GreatPrince ArthurHenry IIIThe First Prince of WalesEdward the Black PrinceHenry the Fifth and the Baby King

From the first chapter: “History is a story, a story of things that happened to real live people in our England years ago; and the things that are happening here and now, and that are put in the newspapers, will be history for little children one of these days. And the people you read about in history were real live people, who were good and bad, and glad and sorry, just as people are now-a-days.”E. Nesbit writes about some of the people behind the names, dates and battles of English History in this lovely book for older children. The original book contains some beautiful illustrations and you can see those by clicking the ‘Gutenberg’ link below.First Page:[Illustration: Royal Children of English History][Illustration: ALFRED THE GREAT LEARNING TO READ.][Illustration]Royal Children of English History,by E. NesbitIllustrated by Frances Brundage and M. Bowley.RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS, LTD. London, Paris, New YorkPublishers to the QUEEN.No. 2091.Black & White Drawings & Letterpress printed in EnglandContentsPage Alfred the Great 5 Prince Arthur 12 Henry the Third 20 The First Prince of Wales 27 Edward the Black Prince 35 Henry the Fifth and the Baby King 42[Illustration][Illustration: ROYAL CHILDREN OF ENGLISH HISTORYAlfred the Great.]WHEN I was very, very little, I hated history more than all my other lessons put together, because I had to learn it out of a horrid little book, called somebody's "Outlines of English History"; and it seemed to be all the names of the kings and the dates of battles, and, believing it to be nothing else, I hated it accordingly...

Alfred the GreatPrince ArthurHenry the ThirdThe First Prince of WalesEdward the Black PrinceHenry the Fifth and the Baby KingWHEN I was very, very little, I hated history more than all my other lessons put together, because I had to learn it out of a horrid little book, called somebody's "Outlines of English History"; and it seemed to be all the names of the kings and the dates of battles, and, believing it to be nothing else, I hated it accordingly.I hope you do not think anything so foolish, because, really, history is a story, a story of things that happened to real live people in our England years ago; and the things that are happening here and now, and that are put in the newspapers, will be history for little children one of these days.The people in those old times were the same kind of people who live now. Mothers loved their children then, and fathers worked for them, just as mothers and fathers do now, and children then were good or bad, as the case might be, just as little children are now. And the people you read about in history were real live people, who were good and bad, and glad and sorry, just as people are now-a-days.

A charming beautifully illustrated book originally written for English school children. Edith Nesbit attempts and succeeds to make the history of the English royal children (Prince and Princesses) appealing to young readers by putting it into language they could understand. This version of the book starts with Alfred the Great and ends with Elizabeth Tudor. It covers the life and times of thirteen different children some of them siblings. Some of the stories are heart wrenching; it was often dangerous to be born as the heir to the throne. Illustrated in color.

WHEN I was very, very little, I hated history more than all my other lessons put together, because I had to learn it out of a horrid little book, called somebody's "Outlines of English History"; and it seemed to be all the names of the kings and the dates of battles, and, believing it to be nothing else, I hated it accordingly. I hope you do not think anything so foolish, because, really, history is a story, a story of things that happened to real live people in our England years ago; and the things that are happening here and now, and that are put in the newspapers, will be history for little children one of these days. The people in those old times were the same kind of people who live now. Mothers loved their children then, and fathers worked for them, just as mothers and fathers do now, and children then were good or bad, as the case might be, just as little children are now. And the people you read about in history were real live people, who were good and bad, and glad and sorry, just as people are now-a-days.