Royal children of English history from Alfred the Great to Edward Seventh, told for boys and girls ...

Front matter

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Introduction

The stories told in this book are, as far as possible, arranged in chronological order, and told in connection with bits of history, which will create an interest in knowing more of the remarkable growth of the English nation, not only in the British Islands, but in the four quarters of the earth. The children of Canada, of Australia, of the United States, and all who are descended from English stock wherever they may live, will always have an abiding interest in the royal families who have, through a directing Providence, been the means of perpetuating the best and noblest of English customs, which are now the heritage of the twentieth century.

It is intended that these stories should interest boys and

girls even before they can read them for themselves. They

are told in simple language and short sentences. They will

be read and re-read by their older brothers and sisters, who

will then be ready for the larger and more complete story of

England and her people.

The Editor.

Queen Victoria 257

England in the Nineteenth Century.