Charles Dickens

A Child's History of England Annotated Charles Dickens

A Child's History of England, which first appeared serially in Household Words between January 25, 1851 and December 10, 1853, is a history of England written for school-aged children. The works originally consisted of three volumes that covered the history of England from between 50 BC to 1689, beginning with ancient history and ending with a summarization of the events of the accession of Queen Victoria. The three volumes of the original edition [Volume I.-England from the Ancient Times, to the Death of King John (1852), Volume II.-England from the Reign of Henry the Third, to the Reign of Richard the Third (1853), and Volume III.-England from the Reign of Henry the Seventh to the Revolution of 1688 (1854)] have been combined into one volume for this edition.