tailieunhanh - Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II

Young people learn the history of England by reading small books which connect some memorable event that they can understand, and remember, with the name of each king--such as Tyrrell's arrow-shot with William Rufus, or the wreck of the White Ship with Henry I. But when they begin to grow a little beyond these stories, it becomes difficult to find a history that will give details and enlarge their knowledge, without being too lengthy. They can hardly be expected to remember or take an interest in personages or events left, as it were, in the block. It was the sense of this want that prompted. | Cameos from English History from Rollo to Edward II with accents 1 Cameos from English History from Rollo to Edward II with accents The Project Gutenberg EBook of Cameos from English History from Rollo to Edward II by Charlotte Mary Yonge Copyright laws are changing all over the world. Be sure to check the copyright laws for your country before downloading or redistributing this or any other Project Gutenberg eBook. This header should be the first thing seen when viewing this Project Gutenberg file. Please do not remove it. Do not change or edit the header without written permission. Please read the legal small print and other information about the eBook and Project Gutenberg at the bottom of this file. Included is important information about your specific rights and restrictions in how the file may be used. You can also find out about how to make a donation to Project Gutenberg and how to get involved. Welcome To The World of Free Plain Vanilla Electronic Texts eBooks Readable By Both Humans and By Computers Since 1971 These eBooks Were Prepared By Thousands of Volunteers Title Cameos from English History from Rollo to Edward II Author Charlotte Mary Yonge Release Date December 2005 EBook 9474 Yes we are more than one year ahead of schedule This file was first posted on October 4 2003 Edition 10 Language English Character set encoding ISO-8859-1 START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CAMEOS FROM ENGLISH HISTORY Produced by Joshua Hutchinson Jayam Subramanian and PG Distributed Proofreaders CAMEOS FROM ENGLISH HISTORY FROM ROLLO TO EDWARD II. 1873 Cameos from English History from Rollo to Edward II with accents 2 PREFACE. The Cameos here put together are intended as a book for young people just beyond the elementary histories of England and able to enter in some degree into the real spirit of events and to be struck with characters and scenes presented in some relief. The endeavor has not been to chronicle facts but to put together a series of pictures of persons and