Ballads and Poems Illustrating English History [Paperback]

Originally published in 1907, this book presents a selection of poems and ballads related to various events in English history.Originally published in 1907, this book presents a selection of poems and ballads related to various events in English history. The selection was created for schoolchildren and is ordered chronologically in accordance with the subject matter of each work. A short editorial introduction and textual notes are also included.Originally published in 1907, this book presents a selection of poems and ballads related to various events in English history. The selection was created for schoolchildren and is ordered chronologically in accordance with the subject matter of each work. A short editorial introduction and textual notes are also included.Originally published in 1907, this book presents a selection of poems and ballads related to various events in English history. The selection was created for schoolchildren and is ordered chronologically in accordance with the subject matter of each work. A short editorial introduction and textual notes are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in English poetry, historical literature and the history of education.AD 61 'Boadicea' W. Cowper; 1020 'King Canute' W. M. Thackeray; 1120 'He never smiled again' Mrs Hemans; 1120 'King John and the Abbot of Canterbury' Trad. ballad; 1265 'Lament for Simon de Montfort' Tr. by G. Ellis; 1265 'Robin Hood and the three squires' Trad. ballad; 'Bold Robin' T. L. Peacock; 1346 'Durham field' Trad. ballad; 1388 'Chevy Chase' Trad. ballad; 1411 'The battle of Harlaw' Trad. ballad; 1415 'The Agincourt song' Contemporary poem; 1415 'King Henry V's conquest of France' Trad. ballad; 1415 'Agincourt' M. Drayton; 1480 'The rose of England' Trad. ballad; 1511 'Sir Andrew Barton' Trad. ballad; 1513 'Flodden Field' Trad. ballad; 1513 'Edinburgh after Flodden' W. E. Aytoun; 1530 'Dick o' the cow' Trad. ballad; 1568 'Earl Bothwell' Trad. ballad; 1569 'The l“