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Great tales from English history. Joan of Arc, the princes in the Tower, Bloody Mary, Oliver Cromwell, Sir Isaac Newton, and more / Robert Lacey.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2005.Edition: 1st U.S. edDescription: xvi, 271 p. : ill., map ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 031610924X
  • 9780316109246
Other title:
  • Joan of Arc, the princes in the Tower, Bloody Mary, Oliver Cromwell, Sir Isaac Newton, and more
  • Great tales from English history 2 [Spine title]
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 941 22
LOC classification:
  • DA32.8 .L33 2005
Contents:
History in Our Heads -- Geoffrey Chaucer and the Mother Tongue -- The Deposing of King Richard II -- 'Turn Again, Dick Whittington!' -- Henry IV and His Extra-virgin Oil -- We Happy Few-the Battle of Azincourt -- Joan of Arc, the maid of Orleans -- A 'Prompter for Little Ones' -- House of Lancaster: the Two Reigns of Henry VI -- The House of Theodore -- House of York: Edward IV, Merchant King -- William Caxton -- Whodunit? The Princes in the Tower -- The Cat and the Rat -- The Battle of Bosworth Field -- Double Trouble -- Fish 'n' Ships -- Fork In, Fork Out -- King Henry VIII's 'Great Matter' -- 'Let There Be Light'-William Tyndale and the English Bible -- Thomas More and His Wonderful 'No-Place' -- Divorced, Beheaded, Died. The Pilgrimage of Grace -- ... Divorced, Beheaded, Survived -- Boy King -- Edward VI, 'The Godly Imp' -- Lady Jane Grey-the Nine-day Queen -- Bloody Mary and the Fires of Smithfield -- Robert Recorde and His Intelligence Sharpener -- Elizabeth-Queen of Hearts -- That's Entertainment -- Sir Walter Ralegh and the Lost Colony -- Mary Queen of Scots -- Sir Francis Drake and the Spanish Armarda -- Sir John's Jakes -- By Time Surprised -- 5/11: England's First Terrorist -- King James's 'Authentical' Bible -- 'Spoilt Child' and the Pilgrim Fathers -- The Ark of the John Tradescants -- God's Lieutenant in Earth -- 'All My Birds Have Flown' -- Roundheads v. Cavaliers -- Behold the Head of a Traitor! -- 'Take Away This Bauble!' -- Rabbi Manasseh and the Return of the Jews -- Charles II and the Royal Oak -- The Village That Chose to Die -- London Burning -- Titus Oates and the Popish Plot -- Monmouth's Rebellion and the Bloody Assizes -- The Glorious Invasion -- Isaac Newton and the Principles of the Universe -- Bibliography and Source Notes -- Acknowledgements -- Index.
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Books (30-Day Checkout) Books (30-Day Checkout) Nash Library General Stacks DA32.8.L33 2005 1 Available 33710001100887

"First published in Great Britain by Little, Brown and Company, 2004"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-256) and index.

History in Our Heads -- Geoffrey Chaucer and the Mother Tongue -- The Deposing of King Richard II -- 'Turn Again, Dick Whittington!' -- Henry IV and His Extra-virgin Oil -- We Happy Few-the Battle of Azincourt -- Joan of Arc, the maid of Orleans -- A 'Prompter for Little Ones' -- House of Lancaster: the Two Reigns of Henry VI -- The House of Theodore -- House of York: Edward IV, Merchant King -- William Caxton -- Whodunit? The Princes in the Tower -- The Cat and the Rat -- The Battle of Bosworth Field -- Double Trouble -- Fish 'n' Ships -- Fork In, Fork Out -- King Henry VIII's 'Great Matter' -- 'Let There Be Light'-William Tyndale and the English Bible -- Thomas More and His Wonderful 'No-Place' -- Divorced, Beheaded, Died. The Pilgrimage of Grace -- ... Divorced, Beheaded, Survived -- Boy King -- Edward VI, 'The Godly Imp' -- Lady Jane Grey-the Nine-day Queen -- Bloody Mary and the Fires of Smithfield -- Robert Recorde and His Intelligence Sharpener -- Elizabeth-Queen of Hearts -- That's Entertainment -- Sir Walter Ralegh and the Lost Colony -- Mary Queen of Scots -- Sir Francis Drake and the Spanish Armarda -- Sir John's Jakes -- By Time Surprised -- 5/11: England's First Terrorist -- King James's 'Authentical' Bible -- 'Spoilt Child' and the Pilgrim Fathers -- The Ark of the John Tradescants -- God's Lieutenant in Earth -- 'All My Birds Have Flown' -- Roundheads v. Cavaliers -- Behold the Head of a Traitor! -- 'Take Away This Bauble!' -- Rabbi Manasseh and the Return of the Jews -- Charles II and the Royal Oak -- The Village That Chose to Die -- London Burning -- Titus Oates and the Popish Plot -- Monmouth's Rebellion and the Bloody Assizes -- The Glorious Invasion -- Isaac Newton and the Principles of the Universe -- Bibliography and Source Notes -- Acknowledgements -- Index.