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81 of 81 (100%) sections assigned

81 of 81 (100%) sections completed

This project has a dedicated proof-listener who will listen to all sections: Kitty

SectionTitleReaderNotesListen UrlStatus
1 Chaucer at the court of Edward III, by Ford Madox Brown, English painter 1821-1893, painting frontispiece  Kitty PL OK
2 England Part I: Stories of the ancient Britons: Historical note  Kitty PL OK
3 The building of Stonehenge, by G. F. Scott Elliot  Availle PL OK
4 King Leir and his daughters, a tradition of early Britain, by John Milton  Kitty PL OK
5 The city in the lake, by G. F. Scott Elliot  adr6090 PL OK
6 The sacred grove, by Arnold Böcklin, Swiss painter 1827-1901, painting p. 28  WiltedScribe PL OK
7 Julius Caesar's two visits to Britain (55 and 54 B.C.), by Anthony Trollope  Jmbau13 PL OK
8 A messenger from Rome (43 A.D.), by William Shakespeare  alanmapstone Kitty WiltedScribe neecheelok70 mightyfelix PL OK
9 Boadicea (62 A.D.), by William Cowper  catharmaiden PL OK
10 How the Romans lived in Britain (about the third century A.D.), by G. F. Scott Elliot  Jmbau13 PL OK
11 The converted Britons, by William Holman Hunt, English painter 1827-1910, painting p. 58  alanmapstone PL OK
12 England Part II: The Anglo-Saxon Invasion: Historical note  Kitty PL OK
13 Stories of King Arthur and his Court (sixth century)  mightyfelix PL OK
14 The stolen boys (about 590), by Sir Clements R. Markham  marcelacollado PL OK
15 How King Edwin of Northumbria became a Christian (627), by Mrs. Elizabeth Rundle Charles  marcelacollado PL OK
16 The baptism of Edwin, by Ford Madox Brown, English painter 1821-1893, painting p. 94  neecheelok70 PL OK
17 England Part III: The coming of the Sea-Rovers: Historical note  catharmaiden PL OK
18 The fall of the monastery at Croyland (870), by Eva March Tappan  neecheelok70 PL OK
19 King Edmund and the wolf (870), by the Abbot Aelfric, translated by Eva March Tappan  neecheelok70 PL OK
20 What the boy Alfred saw in London, by Eva March Tappan  adr6090 PL OK
21 King Alfred on Athelney (878), by Thomas Hughes  adrianstephens PL OK
22 ''One rule for Angle and for Dane'' (about 1016), by Ottilie A. Liljencrantz  adrianstephens PL OK
23 The last Danish invasion (1066), by Edward Bulwer-Lytton  adrianstephens PL OK
24 England Part IV: The Norman conquest: Historical note  SaraHale PL OK
25 The battle of Hastings (1066), by Robert Wace  neecheelok70 PL OK
26 How the Doomsday Book was made (about 1086), by Edwin Lester Arnold  adr6090 PL OK
27 What the English thought of William the Conqueror (1066-1087), from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle  SaraHale PL OK
28 The rescue of the Princess of Cornwall, by Charles Kingsley  neecheelok70 PL OK
29 England Part V: From William the Red to John Lackland: Historical note  alanmapstone PL OK
30 The reign of the Red King (1087-1100), by Charles Dickens  ToddHW PL OK
31 The white ship (1120), by Dante Gabriel Rossetti  neecheelok70 PL OK
32 The escape of Maude from the Castle at Oxford (about 1140), by A. D. Crake  adrianstephens PL OK
33 The castle-builders of the reign of Stephen (1135-1154), from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle  adrianstephens PL OK
34 The struggle between the king and the archbishop (1162-1170), by John Lord  adrianstephens PL OK
35 The story of John Lackland (1199-1216), by Eva March Tappan  adrianstephens PL OK
36 England Part VI: Stories of the age of Richard the Lion-Hearted: Historical note  WiltedScribe PL OK
37 The tournament of Ashby-de-la-Zouche (about 1194), by Sir Walter Scott  neecheelok70 PL OK
38 The archery contest (about 1194), by Sir Walter Scott  adr6090 PL OK
39 A trial by single combat (about 1194), by Sir Walter Scott  Jmbau13 PL OK
40 Robin Hood and Little John (latter part of twelfth century)  Jmbau13 PL OK
41 Prince Arthur and the keeper Hubert (about 1200), by William Shakespeare  Kitty WiltedScribe neecheelok70 mightyfelix PL OK
42 Friar Bacon's brazen head (thirteenth century), by Abby Sage Richardson  neecheelok70 PL OK
43 England Part VII: The later Plantagenet kings: Historical note  Jmbau13 PL OK
44 The battle of Evesham (1265), by G. P. R. James  Jmbau13 PL OK
45 In the days of Edward III (1272-1307), by Eva March Tappan  Jmbau13 PL OK
46 The first expedition of Edward III against the Scots (1328), by Sir John Froissart  Jmbau13 PL OK
47 Wiclif on trial, by Ford Madox Brown, English painter 1821-1893, painting p. 350  catharmaiden PL OK
48 The revolt of the peasants (1381), by Augustin Thierry  neecheelok70 PL OK
49 The hunting of the Cheviot (1388)  PatrS PL OK
50 The Mystery Plays, by Eva March Tappan  alanmapstone PL OK
51 Country life in the days of the Plantagenets, by Eva March Tappan  RuthP PL OK
52 England Part VIII: Lancaster and York: Historical note  neecheelok70 PL OK
53 The coronation of Henry IV (1399), by Sir John Froissart  KevinS PL OK
54 Two scenes in the life of Henry V, by William Shakespeare  ToddHW alanmapstone moniaqua catharmaiden Kitty WiltedScribe neecheelok70 SaraHale adrianstephens PL OK
55 The ballad of Agincourt (1415), by Michael Drayton  alanmapstone PL OK
56 Morning of the Battle of Agincourt, by Sir John Gilbert, English painter 1817-1897, painting p. 410  alanmapstone PL OK
57 Queen Margaret and the robber (1463), by Agnes Strickland  adr6090 PL OK
58 When the king returned from Holland (1470), by Edward Bulwer-Lytton  DanielHurt PL OK
59 The children of Edward IV, by Paul Delaroche, French painter 1797-1856, painting p. 430  moniaqua PL OK
60 England Part IX: The Tudor kings: Historical note  Kikisaulite PL OK
61 The impostor who claimed the crown of Henry VII (1488-1499), by Charles Dickens  adr6090 PL OK
62 The funeral of Elizabeth of York, wife of Henry VII (1503), by Agnes Strickland  Kikisaulite PL OK
63 The field of the Cloth of Gold (1520), by Gustave Masson  adr6090 PL OK
64 Cardinal Wolsey going in procession, by Sir John Gilbert, English painter 1817-1897, painting p. 450  alanmapstone PL OK
65 The fall of Cardinal Wolsey (1529), by William Shakespeare  alanmapstone Kitty neecheelok70 PL OK
66 The trial of Sir Thomas More (1535), by Anne Manning Rathbone  ColleenMc PL OK
67 The appeal of Anne Askew (1546), by ''Louisa Mühlbach'' (Klara M. Mundt)  ColleenMc PL OK
68 England Part X: From Edward VI to the death of Mary: Historical note  Kikisaulite PL OK
69 The execution of the ''Twelve-Days' Queen'' (1554), by William Harrison Ainsworth  adr6090 PL OK
70 The coming of Philip II (1554), by William H. Prescott  Kikisaulite PL OK
71 England's reconciliation with Rome (1554), by James Anthony Froude  Kikisaulite PL OK
72 Cranmer at the Traitors' Gate, by Frederick Goodall, English artist 1822-1904, painting p. 500  alanmapstone PL OK
73 England Part XI: In the days of Queen Elizabeth: Historical note  alanmapstone PL OK
74 The great queen as a little child (1533-1539), by Agnes Strickland  ColleenMc PL OK
75 Sir Walter Raleigh and his cloak (1575), by Sir Walter Scott  neecheelok70 PL OK
76 The boyhood of Raleigh, by Sir John Everett Millais, English painter 1829-1896, painting p. 518  sarahrejoice PL OK
77 When Elizabeth came to Kenilworth (1575), by Sir Walter Scott  ColleenMc PL OK
78 The Armada (1588), by Thomas Babington Macaulay  alanmapstone PL OK
79 The fight with the invincible Armada (1588), by David Hume  neecheelok70 PL OK
80 The last moments of Queen Elizabeth, by Paul Delaroche, French artist 1797-1856, painting p. 562  Kitty PL OK
81 The Revenge: a ballad of the fleet, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson  Kitty PL OK