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Title: Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15)
The Romance of Reality

Author: Charles Morris

Release Date: June 5, 2006 [EBook #18511]

Language: English

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Historical Tales

The Romance of Reality

By

CHARLES MORRIS

_Author of "Half-Hours with the Best American Authors," "Tales from the
Dramatists," etc._

IN FIFTEEN VOLUMES

Volume IV

English

J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY
PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON

Copyright, 1893, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY.
Copyright, 1904, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY.
Copyright, 1908, by J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY.

[Illustration: WARWICK CASTLE.]

_CONTENTS_
PAGE

HOW ENGLAND BECAME CHRISTIAN 9

KING ALFRED AND THE DANES 19

THE WOOING OF ELFRIDA 35

THE END OF SAXON ENGLAND 49

HEREWARD THE WAKE 62

THE DEATH OF THE RED KING 77

HOW THE WHITE SHIP SAILED 86

A CONTEST FOR A CROWN 93

THE CAPTIVITY OF RICHARD COEUR DE LION 107

ROBIN HOOD AND THE KNIGHT OF THE RUEFUL COUNTENANCE 121

WALLACE, THE HERO OF SCOTLAND 136

BRUCE AT BANNOCKBURN 149

THE SIEGE OF CALAIS 162

THE BLACK PRINCE AT POITIERS 174

WAT TYLER AND THE MEN OF KENT 185

THE WHITE RO