Guizot's Popular History of England (From The Earliest Times To The Accession Of Queen Victoria) Vol. 1
Author:
Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot
Editor:
Printer:
Dana Estes and Charles E. Lauriat
Place of Printing:
Boston
Date of Printing:
No Date (but copyright 1876)
Format:
10 x 8.5 inches.
Language:
Incipit:
Reference:
Author and Commentators
Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot (1787-1874). French historian and statesman.
The Book
Red cloth with gold gild decorative imprints. 408 pages. Wood and steel plate illustrations. Four volume set. The first volume covers pre-roman period to King Henry V.
Artists
A. De Neuville is Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville 1835-1885). French painter.
Sir John Gilbert (1817-1897). British Artist.
P. Leyendecker is Paul Joseph Leyendecker (1842-?). French painter.
G. Staal is Gustave Staal (1817-1882). French painter
Emile Bayard is Emile-Antoine Bayard (1837-1891). French painter.
Contents
I. Ancient Populations of Britain. Roman Dominion 55 B.C. to 411 A.D. 13
II. The Rule of the Saxons to the Invasions of the Danes. 449-832. 29
III. The Danes. – Alfred the Great. 836-901. 41
IV. Saxon and Danish Kings. – Conquest of England by the Normans. 901-1066. 63
V. Establishment of the Normans in England. 1066-1087. 106
VI. The Norman Kings. –William Rufus. Henry I. Stephen. 1087-1154. 120.
VII. Henry II. 1154-1189. 149
VIII. Richard Coeur-de-Lion. – John Lackland. Magna Charta. 1189-1216. 185
IX. King and Barons. – Henry III. 1216-1272. 221
X. Malleus Scotorum. – Edward I. 1272-1307. 241
XI. The Hundred Years’ War. – Edward III. 1327-1377. 288
XII. Bolingbroke. – Richard II. 1377-1397. Henry IV. 1398-1413. 340
XIII. Henry V. 1413-1422. 380
Gallery
BindingsTitleCopyrightContentsList of PlatesList of PlatesList of PlatesGuizotLanding of Romans in BritainClaudius, Agrippina, CaractacusLast of the DruidsSince Your Intentions Are GoodRowena & VortigernAlfred the GreatAlfred the GreatBody of HaroldRuins of St. Benedicts AbbeyCanuteSwearing on the bookWilliam the ConquerorBurial of William the ConquerorRobert Threw Himself on His KneesSt. Stephen at CaenDeath of Red KingEnglish & Normans AroseEscape of Empress MaudCathedral at NantesCrusaders MarchCastle of ArquesMurder of Thomas A BecketDunbrody AbbeyBurial Place of Henry II at PontevraultRichard the LionheartRichard beheading the SaracensRichard the Lionheart leaving Holy LandsMurder of Prince ArthurHubert De BurghHenry ratifying the Barons' charterRuins of Kenilworth CastleBurial of King Henry IIIThat is the Title by Which I Hold My LandHolyrood AbbeyBruce warned by Gilbert De ClarkRobert BruceEdward II & his gaolersTown Hall GhentBattle of SluysVan ArteveldeGreat Tower BrugesQueen PhilippaKing John being taken prisoner by the Black PrinceBlack Prince serving King JohnDeath of Edward IIIDeath of Wat TylerTower of LondonHenry IVBody of Richard IIFrench at AgincourtHenry VBurgundians entering ParisMausoleum of John the Fearless