TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE Some minor changes to the text are noted at the end of the book. THE CHILD’S PICTORIAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND. [Illustration: DEATH OF LLEWELLYN.] [Illustration: DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH.] THE CHILD’S PICTORIAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND; FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE PRESENT TIME. BY MISS CORNER, AUTHOR OF THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND, GREECE, ROME, FRANCE, SPAIN, AND PORTUGAL. From the Thirteenth London Edition. PHILADELPHIA: HENRY F. ANNER’S, 48 NORTH FOURTH STREET 1853. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1853, by H. F. ANNERS. In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, in and for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. PHILADELPHIA: STEREOTYPED BY GEORGE CHARLES, No. 9 Sansom Street. PREFACE TO THE AMERICAN EDITION. A juvenile history of England has long been needed in our primary schools. Those already prepared, and in use, are written in a style entirely beyond the capacities of young children, and too comprehensive in detail. “History for children ought to be told in their own simple language, or it fails to interest them; while all that is unfitted for childish ears, or unsuited to a childish understanding, should be carefully omitted; at the same time, it is essential to avoid making false or imperfect impressions by an injudicious brevity.” _Philadelphia_, 1853. The Publisher invites the attention of those engaged in tuition, to the following reviews, selected from a large number, recommendatory of Miss Corner, as an historian for the school-room: “Miss Corner is an excellent historian for the school-room; she narrates with fluency and clearness, and in a concise and lively manner.”--_London Spectator._ “It is written with clearness and simplicity, the principal events are accurately and briefly described, and the whole is well adapted to the comprehension of young persons.”--_London Atlas._ “Miss Corner is concise in matter, yet perspicuous in style, delicate in narration, yet accurate in record, comprehensive in reference, yet simple in arrangement.”--_Devonport Independent._ “Miss Corner writes intelligently and fluently, with much ease and winning grace.”--_London Magazine of Arts and Sciences._ “The beauty of composition throughout the writings of Miss Corner is singular and fascinating.”--_London Sun._ “This meritorious work is written in a very easy and agreeable style, perfectly adapted to the capacities of the young persons for whom it is intended.”--_London Times._