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CHAPTER XXXVII

Charles Dickens I HAVE now arrived at the close of my little history. The events which succeeded the famous Revolution of one thousand six hundred and eighty-eight, would neither be easily related nor easily understood in such a book as this.William and Mary reigned together, five years. After the death of his good wife, William […]

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CHAPTER XXV – ENGLAND UNDER RICHARD THE THIRD

Charles Dickens KING RICHARD THE THIRD was up betimes in the morning, and went to Westminster Hall. In the Hall was a marble seat, upon which he sat himself down between two great noblemen, and told the people that he began the new reign in that place, because the first duty of a sovereign was […]

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CHAPTER XXIV – ENGLAND UNDER EDWARD THE FIFTH

Charles Dickens THE late King`s eldest son, the Prince of Wales, called EDWARD after him, was only thirteen years of age at his father`s death. He was at Ludlow Castle with his uncle, the Earl of Rivers. The prince`s brother, the Duke of York, only eleven years of age, was in London with his mother. […]

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CHAPTER XI – ENGLAND UNDER MATILDA AND STEPHEN

Charles Dickens THE King was no sooner dead than all the plans and schemes he had laboured at so long, and lied so much for, crumbled away like a hollow heap of sand. STEPHEN, whom he had never mistrusted or suspected, started up to claim the throne.Stephen was the son of ADELA, the Conqueror`s daughter, […]

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CHAPTER VII – ENGLAND UNDER HAROLD THE SECOND, AND CONQUERED BY THE NORMANS

Charles Dickens HAROLD was crowned King of England on the very day of the maudlin Confessor`s funeral. He had good need to be quick about it. When the news reached Norman William, hunting in his park at Rouen, he dropped his bow, returned to his palace, called his nobles to council, and presently sent ambassadors […]

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CHAPTER V – ENGLAND UNDER CANUTE THE DANE

Charles Dickens CANUTE reigned eighteen years. He was a merciless King at first. After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as […]

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CHAPTER I – ANCIENT ENGLAND AND THE ROMANS

Charles Dickens IF you look at a Map of the World, you will see, in the left-hand upper corner of the Eastern Hemisphere, two Islands lying in the sea. They are England and Scotland, and Ireland. England and Scotland form the greater part of these Islands. Ireland is the next in size. The little neighbouring […]

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Protected: CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY. Chapter 18. Down the Chocolate River

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Protected: CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY. Chapter 17. Augustus Gloop Goes up the Pipe

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Protected: CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY. Chapter 16. The Oompa-Loompas

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