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World's Story Volume X: England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales

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

Year of Publication: 1914Genres: War & Military , Travel & Geography , History , Poetry

Running Time: 17 hours 09 minutes 42 seconds

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