king of england

Explores the history of the Norman Conquest, including the strategy, events, and more.

Although widowed in her early teens, Margaret Beaufort, the child-bride of Edmund Tudor, uses her determination of character and wily plotting to infiltrate the house of York under the guise of loyal friend and servant, undermine the support for Richard III, and ultimately ensure that her only son, Henry Tudor, triumphs as King of England.

Tale of prince and pauper, identical in appearance, who change places as a prank.

When young Edward VI of England and a poor boy who resembles him exchange places, each learns something about the other's very different station in life.

Jonah, Katherine, Chip, and Alex suddenly find themselves in 1483 at the Tower of London, where they discover that Chip and Alex are Prince Edward V and Richard of Shrewsbury, imprisoned by their uncle, King Richard III, but trying to repair history without knowing what is supposed to happen proves challenging. Author's note includes historical facts about the princes and king.

Jonah, Katherine, Chip, and Alex find themselves in 1483 at the Tower of London, and discover that Chip and Alex are Prince Edward V and Richard of Shrewsbury, imprisoned by Richard III; but trying to repair history without knowing what is supposed to happen proves challenging.

New Folger library edition of Shakespeare's play.

Biographies of the six queens who were the wives of Henry the VIII of England drawn from early biographies, memoirs, and diplomatic reports.

Presents part one of William Shakespeare's classic play "Henry IV," and contains detailed explanations of words and passages, plot and scene summaries, character analysis, a chronology of Shakespeare's life and times, and more.

Young Prince Edward and Tom Canty, a pauper boy who looks just like the royal youth, both learn something about "pleasures and palaces" when they accidentally switch places in sixteenth-century England. Includes an introduction by Christopher Paul Curtis, and a reading group guide.