World's Story Volume X: England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales
Eva March Tappan
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Length 17 h 10 min
Chapters 116
First published 1914
This is the tenth volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature, poetry and pictures and offers a comprehensive presentation of the world's history, art and culture, from the early times till the beginning of the 20th century. Part X covers the second part of the history of England, from the Stuart Kings till the early 1900s. Also included are excerpts from the history of Ireland, Scotland and Wales, as well as Irish and Welsh legends and Scottish ballads. - Summary by Sonia
Cast list for The murder of King Duncan:
First Witch: Sandra Schmit / Second Witch: Devorah Allen / Third Witch: Monika M.C. / Macbeth: alanmapstone / Banquo: Tomas Peter / Ross: Nemo / Angus: Todd HW / Duncan: Jim Locke / Malcolm: SaraHale / Lady Macbeth: Eva Davis / Messenger: Adrian Stephens / Chief Justice: April6090 / Narrator: Sonia
Chapters
1
Elizabeth signing the death warrant of Mary, Queen of Scots, by Julius Schrader, German painter 1815-1900, painting frontispiece Read by Sonia 2:37
2
England Part I: The Stuart Kings: Historical note Read by Sonia 2:22
3
King James I and his goldsmith (between 1603 and 1624), by Sir Walter Scott Read by Jim Locke 27:33
4
The gunpowder plot (1605), by David Hume Read by Jim Locke 7:50
5
A charge with prince Rupert (1643), by Thomas Wentworth Higginson Read by Julie Burks 28:04
6
Sir Nicholas at Marston Moor (1644), by Winthrop Mackworth Praed Read by Nemo 6:00
7
The battle of Naseby by Obadiah Bind-their-kings-in-chains-and-their-nobles-with-links-of-iron, sergeant in Ireton's regiment (1645), by Thomas Babington Macaulay Read by Kristine Bekere 6:08
8
Charles I insulted by soldiers, by Paul Delaroche, French painter 1797-1856, painting p. 46 Read by Erin Grassie 2:44
9
England Part II: The rule of Oliver Cromwell: Historical note Read by Erin Grassie 2:31
10
The trial and execution of king Charles I (1649), by Jacob Abbott Read by Jim Locke 22:26
11
Cromwell in Whitehall, by Julius Schrader, Germany, 1815-1900, painting p. 60 Read by Erin Grassie 0:50
12
A royalist description of Cromwell's men, by Samuel Butler Read by Nemo 2:24
13
How Cromwell dissolved parliament (1653), by François Pierre Guillaume Guizot Read by Colleen McMahon 9:42
14
Praise-God Barebone's parliament (1653), by Edward, Earl of Clarendon Read by Colleen McMahon 9:02
15
Cromwell visiting Milton, by David Neal, American artist 1837, painting p. 74 Read by Erin Grassie 1:56
16
England Part III: From the Restoration to the House of Hanover: Historical note Read by Erin Grassie 2:32
17
In the days of the plague (1665), by Daniel Defoe Read by Sonia 12:29
18
The fall of ''King Monmouth'' (1685), by Charles Dickens Read by Colleen McMahon 11:02
19
The song of the western men (1688), by Robert Stephen Hawker Read by Alan Mapstone 2:36
20
James II receiving the news of the landing of the Prince of Orange, by Edward Mathew Ward, English artist 1816-1879, painting p. 92 Read by Erin Grassie 1:47
21
A campaign under Marlborough, by William Makepeace Thackeray Read by Julie Burks 19:07
22
The government in quest of a poet, by William Makepeace Thackeray Read by Jim Locke 24:56
23
Sunday with Sir Roger, by Joseph Addison Read by Colleen McMahon 5:41
24
England Part IV: England under the first three Georges: Historical note Read by Erin Grassie 1:53
25
The vicar of Bray, by Author unknown Read by Jennifer Fournier 4:23
26
The ''Bubbles'' of the reign of King George I (1720), by Charles Mackay Read by Jennifer Fournier 9:45
27
When George II became king, by William Makepeace Thackeray Read by Tomas Peter 2:50
28
The funeral of George II (1760), by Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford Read by Bloater51 4:53
29
Dr. Johnson in the anteroom of Lord Chesterfield, by E. M. Ward, English artist 1816-1879, painting p. 136 Read by Erin Grassie 2:41
30
William Pitt and the Stamp Act (1766), by George Bancroft Read by Kristine Bekere 9:03
31
The quarrel of Squire Bull and his son (1775 to 1783), by James Kirke Paulding Read by Kristine Bekere 7:33
32
A maid of honor at the court of George III (1786), by Madame d'Arblay Read by Jim Locke 10:32
33
The royal visit to Oxford (1786), by Madame d'Arblay Read by Jim Locke 16:13
34
England Part V: The Napoleonic wars: Historical note Read by Erin Grassie 2:06
35
The battle of the Baltic (101), by Thomas Campbell Read by Tomas Peter 3:57
36
Trafalgar (1805), by William C. Bennett Read by Tomas Peter 5:11
37
The burial of Sir John Moore (1809), by Charles Wolfe Read by Alan Mapstone 2:56
38
Wellington's march from Quatre-Bras to Waterloo, by Ernest Crofts, English painter 1847, painting p. 174 Read by Erin Grassie 1:58
39
Just before Waterloo (1815), by William Makepeace Thackeray Read by Mark Chulsky 18:35
40
Waterloo (1815), by Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen Read by April6090 5:30
41
''Scotland forever !'', by Lady Butler (Elizabeth Thompson), English artist 1844, painting p. 186 Read by Devorah Allen 1:32
42
England Part VI: The last hundred years in England: Historical note Read by Erin Grassie 2:47
43
When Victoria became Queen (1837), by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield Read by Ruth P. 6:53
44
The charge of the light brigade (1854), by Alfred, Lord Tennyson Read by Alan Mapstone 2:22
45
Balaclava, by Lady Butler (Elizabeth Thompson), English artist 1844, painting p. 194 Read by Erin Grassie 1:46
46
Santa Filomena (1854-1856), by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Read by Jim Locke 3:58
47
Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), by L. F. Jennings Read by Bloater51 14:40
48
Gladstone's fight for home rule (1893), from the Atlantic Monthly Read by KevinS 9:22
49
The latest English revolution (1911), from the Outlook Read by Tomas Peter 3:57
50
The coronation of George V (1911), by Sydney Brooks Read by Bloater51 19:58
51
Scotland Part I: Ballads and legends of Early Scotland: Historical note Read by Sonia 2:04
52
Legends of St. Columba (563 ?), by Adamnan, ninth abbot of the Ionian Monastery Read by Kristine Bekere 11:59
53
The murder of King Duncan (1040), by William Shakespeare Read by ToddHW and 12 others 37:27
54
The invasion of the Norsemen (1263), by Charles Mackay Read by ToddHW 12:08
55
Sir Patrick Spens, an old ballad Read by Devorah Allen 4:44
56
Scotland Part II: Two Scottish heroes: Historical note Read by Devorah Allen 2:05
57
The capture of William Wallace (1305), by Jane Porter Read by Availle 11:17
58
The coronation of Robert Bruce (1306), by Grace Aguilar Read by Availle 25:21
59
Bruce at Bannockburn (1314), by P. Hume Brown Read by JT 9:44
60
Scots wha hae, by Robert Burns Read by Alan Mapstone 2:07
61
Scotland Part III: To the death of Mary: Historical note Read by SaraHale 2:07
62
The bier-right (latter part of the fourteenth century), by Sir Walter Scott Read by JT 12:30
63
How the Scots lived while James I was king (1422-1437), by P. Hume Brown Read by Piotr Nater 10:38
64
On the Field of Flodden (1513), by Sir Walter Scott Read by Jim Locke 6:28
65
Edinburgh after Flodden Field (1513), by William E. Aytoun Read by Hopeforce1 7:07
66
''The goodman of Ballangiech'' (between 1513 and 1542), by Sir Walter Scott Read by Piotr Nater 9:10
67
John Knox preaching before the lords of the congregation, by Sir David Wilkie, English artist 1785-1841, painting p. 334 Read by Tomas Peter 1:56
68
The flight of Mary, Queen of Scots, to England (1568), by Sir Walter Scott Read by Availle 27:35
69
Sacking a church in the time of John Knox, by John Prescott Knight, English artist 1803-1881, painting p. 336 Read by April6090 2:03
70
The fate of Mary, Queen of Scots (1587), by Sir Walter Scott Read by Jennifer Fournier 15:41
71
Scotland Part IV: A century of unrest: Historical note Read by SaraHale 2:59
72
Why Jenny Geddes threw her stool at the dean, by ''Grace Greenwood'' (Sara J. Lippincott) Read by April6090 12:05
73
Gathering song of Donald the Black, by Sir Walter Scott Read by Sonia 3:14
74
The execution of Montrose (1650), by William E. Aytoun Read by Nemo 2:43
75
The burial march of Dundee (1689), by William E. Aytoun Read by Tomas Peter 4:49
76
The massacre of Glencoe (1692), by P. Hume Brown Read by Tomas Peter 4:50
77
A rescue at the battle of Prestonpans (1745), by Sir Walter Scott Read by Jim Locke 11:29
78
The order of release, by Sir John Everett Millais, English painter 1829-1896, painting p. 388 Read by Sonia 1:46
79
How Flora MacDonald saved Prince Charlie (1745), by Charles Sanford Terry Read by Jane Bennett 17:21
80
Ireland Part I: The golden age of Erin: Historical note Read by Jane Bennett 3:24
81
Oisin in Tir na n-Og, an Irish folk-story Read by Jane Bennett 25:03
82
The chase of Slieve Cullinn, an old Irish legend Read by JT 14:41
83
The story of St. Patrick (fifth century), by Patrick Weston Joyce Read by Devorah Allen 15:53
84
The ''island of saints and scholars'', (seventh and eighth centuries), by Patrick Weston Joyce Read by Piotr Nater 8:24
85
O'Rourke's tower and great cross, Clonmacnoise, photograph p. 434 Read by Sonia 2:00
86
The book of Kells (seventh century), by Charles Johnston and Carita Spencer Read by Monika M. C. 3:54
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How Brian Boru held the ford of Tribute (941), by E. S. Brooks Read by Adrian Stephens 27:38
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Ireland Part II: Six centuries of oppression: Historical note Read by Tomas Peter 2:28
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The house of the Geraldines, by Justin H. McCarthy Read by April6090 7:24
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The Geraldines, by Thomas Davis Read by KevinS 5:16
91
The vengeance of Cromwell (1649), by Oliver Cromwell Read by Tomas Peter 2:54
92
After the rebellion of 1641 (1653), by Mrs. E. M. Field Read by Jim Locke 25:59
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The siege of Londonderry (1689), by Thomas Babington Macaulay Read by Jim Locke 23:12
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The battle of the Boyne (1690), by Thomas Babington Macaulay Read by Jim Locke 16:10
95
The wearin' o' the Green (1798) Read by Alan Mapstone 3:06
96
Emmet's grave, by Justin F. McCarthy Read by Alan Mapstone 2:24
97
The harp that once through Tara's halls, by Thomas Moore Read by Tomas Peter 1:22
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Ireland Part III: Ireland and her people: Historical note Read by SaraHale 2:42
99
The ''Grand Canal Hotel'', by Charles Lever Read by Jim Locke 23:19
100
An Irish school (early part of the nineteenth century), by Gerald Griffin Read by Jim Locke 16:23
101
The winning back of the land (1808-1903), by Charles Johnston and Carita Spencer Read by Jim Locke 16:28
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An Irish cottage, photograph p. 544 Read by SaraHale 1:59
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The Irish people (twentieth century), by Katharine Tynan Read by KevinS 9:50
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Wales Part I: Legends of Wales: Historical note Read by Sonia 1:20
105
King Arthur, by Bessie Raynor Parkes Read by Alan Mapstone 2:29
106
The dream of Maxen Wledig, from the Mabinogion Read by Jason in Panama 14:28
107
Beth Gelert; or the grave of the greyhound (about 1220), by William Robert Spencer Read by Jim Locke 6:52
108
The wearing of leek, an old song translated from the Welsh, by Henry Davies Read by Alan Mapstone 3:09
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Wales Part II: Stories of the Welsh rebellions: Historical note Read by J. M. Smallheer 1:54
110
How the Welsh kept the Christmas of 1115, by Sabine Baring-Gould Read by Adrian Stephens 13:46
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''When the eighteen fell'' (1282), by Owen Rhoscomyl Read by PatrS 9:41
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The rebellion of Owen Glyndwr (1402-1415), by Owen Rhoscomyl Read by Alan Mapstone 6:34
113
The march of the men of Harlech (1468), national Cambrian war-song; translated by John Oxenford Read by Alan Mapstone 3:37
114
How a Welshman became king of England (1485), by Owen Rhoscomyl Read by Phil Schempf 12:59
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Wales Part III: Scenes of Welsh life: Historical note Read by Sonia 1:57
116
The Eisteddfod, by Jeannette Marks Read by Brianna Chiles 24:03
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