Boys and Girls of History [Paperback]

The studies in this 1926 book illustrate the lives of children within various different times and social contexts.The studies in this 1926 book illustrate the lives of children within various different times and social contexts. Reconstructions of daily life are used as a means of avoiding the generalised tone employed in many historical accounts to develop the young reader's knowledge through a sense of empathy with the figures described.The studies in this 1926 book illustrate the lives of children within various different times and social contexts. Reconstructions of daily life are used as a means of avoiding the generalised tone employed in many historical accounts to develop the young reader's knowledge through a sense of empathy with the figures described.Originally published in 1926, the studies in this book illustrate the lives of English children in different historical periods and social contexts. Reconstructions of daily life are used as a means of avoiding the generalised tone employed in many historical accounts, the aim being to develop the young reader's knowledge through a sense of empathy with the figures being described. These figures are a mixture of fictional and real, but all have the basic function of conveying the atmosphere of their age. Highly readable, and containing a large number of beautiful illustrations, the text was co-authored by the renowned medieval historian Eileen Power, together with her sister Rhoda Power. It will be of value to anyone with an interest in early twentieth-century history books for young readers.1. Lucius has a holiday; 2. Olaf the Dane; 3. The making of a Domesday Book; 4. The training of a Squire; 5. The children's crusade; 6. The novice of Sempringham; 7. The glover's apprentice; 8. A schoolboy of St. Paul's; 9. A boy king's working day; 10. The childhood of Lady Jane Grey; 11. John of the Golden Hind; 12. Salathiel Pavy, the boy actor; 13. A little Stuart housewife; 14. At the court of the great Mogul; 15. Cal&