Public School History of England and Canada

by William John Robertson

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Engraved expressly for the Public School History of England & Canada by the Copp. Clark Co. -Limited-

PUBLIC SCHOOL HISTORY

OF

ENGLAND AND CANADA.

BY

W. J. ROBERTSON, B.A, LLB.

 

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Authorized by the Education Department of Ontario.

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TORONTO:
THE COPP, CLARK COMPANY, Limited.

 

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Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two, by The Copp, Clark Company (Limited), in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture.

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EXPLANATORY.

This little book is intended to lead up to the High School History, just as the High School History leads up to Green’s Short History of the English People. The language has been made as simple as possible, especially in the earlier portion of the work, so that no needless obstacle may be placed in the path of the young child’s progress.

The author is largely indebted to Miss Buckley, and Gardiner, Green, Freeman, and Justin McCarthy for facts and suggestions. Nevertheless, he has very freely departed from any or all of these authors, where, in his opinion, circumstances demanded a different line of treatment.

The Canadian portion of this work is the same as that in the High School History; the only change being the omission of the indented notes.

St. Catharines,
August 30th, 1892.

Chapters (not listed in original)

• Public School History of England
  • 1. Britain before England
  • 2. The English Conquest
  • 3. Struggle Between the English and the Danes
  • 4. The Norman Conquest
  • 5. The Early Normans
  • 6. The Crown, the Church, and the Barons
  • 7. De Montfort’s Parliament
  • 8. Struggle With Wales and Scotland
  • 9. The Hundred Years’ War—The Peasants’ Revolt
  • 10. The House of Lancaster
  • 11. The House of York
  • 12. House of Tudor—The Reformation
  • 13. Religious Struggles
  • 14. The Wise Rule of Elizabeth
  • 15. Crown and Parliament
  • 16. The Civil War
  • 17. The Commonwealth
  • 18. The Restoration
  • 19. The Revolution
  • 20. Return to Parliamentary Government
  • 21. The Last of the Stuarts
  • 22. The Whig Nobles Rule England
  • 23. Personal Influence of the King
  • 24. The Struggle Against Napoleon Bonaparte
  • 25. A Period of Reform
  • 26. History of Our Own Times
• Public School History of Canada
  • 1. Early Settlement of Canada
  • 2. Canada Under French Rule
  • 3. Laying the Foundations of the Canadian Constitution
  • 4. The War of 1812
  • 5. The Struggle for Responsible Government and the Rebellion of 1837–38
  • 6. The Growth of Responsible Government
  • 7. Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
  • 8. Canada Since Confederation