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Friends Though Divided: A Tale of Cromwell and the English Civil War (1642-1651)~ A balanced tale of the English Civil War. Date: 1642-1651 Location: England, Ireland, Bermuda It’s the time of the English Civil War in 1642. Harry Furness is a Cavalier fighting for the King; his friend Herbert Rippinghall sides with the Roundheads in…
A Knight of the White Cross: A Tale of the Siege of Rhodes (1470-1480)~ The Knights of St. John defend the island of Rhodes. Setting: The Mediterranean from 1470-1480. Story: The story begins during the War of the Roses in England, but our hero, Gervaise Tresham soon joins the Knights of St. John in Rhodes….
A March on London: Wat Tyler and the Peasant Rebellion (1381)~ Wat Tyler leads a peasant revolt against incredible repression. Date: 1381 Location: England In 1381, Wat, the Tyler, and the peasants he represented, urged of the King of England that serfdom should be abolished, the right of all to market their goods publicly be…
No portion of English history is more crowded with great events than the 100 Years’ War from 1337-1453 under King Edward III and his son, the “Black Prince.” The Battles of Cressy and Poitiers; the destruction of the Spanish fleet; the plague of the Black Death; and the Jacquerie rising are vividly related in this…
Winning His Spurs: A Tale of the Crusades (1188-1192)~ Richard the Lion-Hearted leads a Crusade to the Holy Land. Setting: AD 1190 – King Richard the Lion-hearted – Europe and the Middle East – 3rd Crusade to the Hold Land. Story: Mr. Henty weaves a story of the life and times of King Richard the…
Under Drake’s Flag: A Tale of the Spanish Main (1580)~ Sir Francis Drake circumnavigates the globe. Setting: AD 1580 – Sailing ships, The Inquisition – Circumnavigation of the Globe. Story: With hearty singing of Psalms, Drake and his crew greeted the Pomo Indians who resided in an area known today as San Francisco. Sir Francis…
True to the Old Flag – (1774-81) The American Revolution, from an Englishman’s point of view! Setting: AD 1775-1783 – American Revolutionary War, U. S. History Story: The Battles of Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, The Declaration of Independence, Washington Crossing the Delaware, Saratoga, and the final surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown – these are…
Through The Fray: The Luddite Riots and the Industrial Revolution (1812)~ The Industrial Revolution sparks the Luddite Rebellion. The story is laid in Yorkshire in 1812, when the introduction of machinery and high price of food induced by the Napoleonic Wars, drove the working-classes to desperation, and caused them to band themselves in that wide-spread…
Captain Bayley’s Heir: A Tale of the California Gold Mines (1850s)~ Find adventure and riches in the California Gold Fields. Setting: Frank Norris, accused of theft and unable to prove his innocence, leaves for excitement and adventure in the California Gold Fields of 1850’s America. He sails the Atlantic, braves a storm while working as…
By Right of Conquest: Cortez Conquers the Aztec Nation (1521)~ Cortez conquers the Aztecs with a mere handful of Spaniards. Setting: AD 1518-1523 – Sailing ships, Conquest of Aztec Empire in Mexico, Central America. Story: The conquest of the Aztec Empire by Hernando Cortez and a mere handful of Spaniards is one of the greatest…
By Pike and Dyke: William the Silent and the Eighty Years’ War~ William the Silent rebels against his Catholic Spanish overlords. From 1579 through 1585, the heroic Dutch Protestants fight for freedom from Catholic Spanish rule. Few know of the persistent efforts of the Prince of Orange, known as William the Silent, or the huge…
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