Author: Mary B. CrookPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Events of England, in rhyme, 55 B.C. to A.D. 1869
Author: Mary B. CrookEvents of England in Rhyme; Or A List of the Chief Occurrences in English History from 55 B.C. to A.D. 1884
Author: Mary B. CrookPublisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages :
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Events of England - In Rhyme; Or - A List of Chief Occurrences in English History - From 55 B.C. to A.D. 1884
Author: Mary B. CrookPublisher: READ BOOKS
ISBN: 9781446019139
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Events of England in Rhyme; Or, A List of the Chief Occurrences in English History from 55 B.C. to A.D. 1869
Author: Mary B. CrookPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Events of England in Rhyme, Or, A List of the Chief Occurrences in English History
Author: Mary B. CrookPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Events of England in rhyme; or, A list of the chief occurrences ... from 55 B.C.
Author: M. B. C.Events of England, in rhyme, 55 B.C. to A.D. 1869
Author: Mary B. CrookThe Reference Catalogue of Current Literature
Author: Events of England in Rhyme; Or a List of the Chief Occurrences in English History from 55 B.C. to A.D. 1869 ... New Edition, Revised and Enlarged.
Author: Mary B. CROOKA Rhyming History of Britain
Author: James MuirdenPublisher: Robinson
ISBN: 1780337442
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
The Rhyming History of Britain Has never - heretofore - been written 'I am not a historian. In fact, I wrote this poem in order to teach myself some history. I thought that sorting facts into verse form would concentrate my mind wonderfully. Which it did.' Brought up with the iambic pentameters of Hilaire Belloc's Cautionary Verses ringing in his ears, James Muirden's rhyming history is a long poem in an equally simple and jolly form. Charmingly irreverent, magically humorous, delightfully illustrated by David Eccles - recently acclaimed for his line drawings for Now We Are Sixty - this is the perfect gift for historians and non-historians alike. This cheerful poem has been written To tell the History of Britain; For People puzzled by the Past - If this means YOU, here's help at last! From Celts to Churchill, it relates (With all the most Important Dates) Our country's convoluted course... Why Richard hollered for a horse; Why Eleanor was such a catch; Why no one liked the Spanish Match; The pros and cons of Laissez Faire; Smart Georgian ladies' underwear; Why Charles the Second went to plays; Why Queen Jane reigned for just nine days; The causes of the Irish trouble; The bursting of the South Sea Bubble; That giant glasshouse in Hyde Park; The First World War's igniting spark...