A Child's History of England first appeared in serial form, running from January 25, 1851 to December 10, 1853 and was first published in three volume book form in 1852, 1853, and 1854. Dickens dedicated the book to "My own dear children, whom I hope it may help, bye and bye, to read with interest larger and better books on the same subject". The history covered the period between 50 BC and 1689, ending with a chapter summarising events from then until the ascension of Queen Victoria. (Wikipedia)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Ancient England and the Romans
25:59 - Chapter 2
Ancient England Under the Early Saxons
13:20 - Chapter 3
England Under the Good Saxon, Alfred
14:31 - Chapter 4
England Under Athelstan and the Six Boy-Kings
31:49 - Chapter 5
England Under Canute the Dane
05:19 - Chapter 6
England Under Harold Harefoot, Hardicanute, and Edward the Confessor
20:22 - Chapter 7
England Under Harold the Second, and Conquered by the Normans
11:35 - Chapter 8
England Under William the First, the Norman Conqueror
16:34 - Chapter 9
England Under William the Second, Called Rufus
15:43 - Chapter 10
England Under Henry the First, Called Fine-Scholar
21:37 - Chapter 11
England Under Matilda and Stephen
09:01 - Chapter 12
England Under Henry the Second
45:08 - Chapter 13
England Under Richard the First, Called the Lion-Heart
21:13 - Chapter 14
England Under King John, Called Lackland
29:44 - Chapter 15
England Under Henry the Third, Called, Of Winchester
39:38 - Chapter 16
England Under Edward the First, Called Longshanks
40:40 - Chapter 17
England Under Edward the Second
23:19 - Chapter 18
England Under Edward the Third
31:45 - Chapter 19
England Under Richard the Second
27:11 - Chapter 20
England Under Henry the Fourth, Called Bolingbroke
14:55 - Chapter 21
England Under Henry the Fifth
25:12 - Chapter 22
England Under Henry the Sixth
47:46 - Chapter 23
England Under Edward the Fourth
20:00 - Chapter 24
England Under Edward the Fifth
11:48 - Chapter 25
England Under Richard the Third
11:58 - Chapter 26
England Under Henry the Seventh
26:28 - Chapter 27
England Under Henry the Eighth, Called Bluff King Hal and Burly King Harry
26:30 - Chapter 28
England Under Henry the Eighth
23:28 - Chapter 29
England Under Edward the Sixth
18:10 - Chapter 30
England Under Mary
30:41 - Chapter 31
England Under Elizabeth
55:43 - Chapter 32
England Under James the First
43:47 - Chapter 33
England Under Charles the First
55:07 - Chapter 34
England Under Oliver Cromwell
40:35 - Chapter 35
England Under Charles the Second, Called the Merry Monarch
52:05 - Chapter 36
England Under James the Second
25:14 - Chapter 37
Epilogue
06:31