Historical tales
Subtitle: the romance of reality : English
By: by Charles Morris.
Publisher: J.B. Lippincott Co.
Published: 1893
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
Subjects: Alfred, King of England, 849-899; Hereward, fl. 1071; Wallace, William, Sir, d. 1305; Robert I, King of Scotland, 1274-1329; Tyler, Wat, d. 1381; Stuart, Arabella, Lady, 1575-1615; Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658; Robin Hood (Legendary character); Great Britain -- History
Other titles: Historical tales, English
Description: 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.
Table of contents: title: How England became Christian; title: The wooing of Elfrida; title: King Alfred and the Danes; title: The end of Saxon England; title: Hereward the Wake; title: Death of the Red King; title: How the white ship sailed; title: The captivity of Richard Cur de Lion; title: A contest for a crown; title: Robin Hood and the Knight of the Rueful Countenance; title: Wallace, the hero of Scotland; title: Bruce at Bannockburn; title: The siege of Calais; title: The Black Prince at Poitiers; title: Wat Tyler and the men of Kent; title: The White Rose of England; title: The field of the cloth of gold; title: The story of Arabella Stuart; title: Love's knight-errant; title: The taking of Pontefract Castle; title: The adventures of a royal fugitive; title: Cromwell and the Parliament; title: The relief of Londonderry; title: The hunting of Braemar; title: The flight of Prince Charles; title: Trafalgar and the death of Nelson; title: The massacre of an army.