Research Catalog

Title

Historical tales; the romance of reality, by Charles Morris ... English.

Author

Morris, Charles, 1833-1922

Publication

Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott company, 1893.

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Details

Description

336 p. front., 9 pl., 2 port.; 19 cm.

Summary

This entertaining work provides a romanticized version of English and Scottish history. Sections pertaining to William Wallace and Robert the Bruce, including the Battle of Bannockburn, begin on page 127.

Alternative Title

Historical tales, English

Subject

• Alfred, King of England, 849-899
• Hereward, active 1071
• Robin Hood (Legendary character)
• Wallace, William, Sir, -1305
• Robert I, King of Scotland, 1274-1329
• Tyler, Wat, -1381
• Stuart, Arabella, Lady, 1575-1615
• Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658
• Great Britain > History

Genre/Form

History

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

How England became Christian -- The wooing of Elfrida -- King Alfred and the Danes -- The end of Saxon England -- Hereward the Wake -- Death of the Red King -- How the white ship sailed -- The captivity of Richard Cœur de Lion -- A contest for a crown -- Robin Hood and the Knight of the Rueful Countenance -- Wallace, the hero of Scotland -- Bruce at Bannockburn -- The siege of Calais -- The Black Prince at Poitiers -- Wat Tyler and the men of Kent -- The White Rose of England -- The field of the cloth of gold -- The story of Arabella Stuart -- Love's knight-errant -- The taking of Pontefract Castle -- The adventures of a royal fugitive -- Cromwell and the Parliament -- The relief of Londonderry -- The hunting of Braemar -- The flight of Prince Charles -- Trafalgar and the death of Nelson -- The massacre of an army.

LCCN

^^^04017440^

OCLC

• 35264857
• SCSB-12811349

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library