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If All the Swords in England: A Story of Thomas Becket (Living History Library)

2 reviews
Barbara Willard

Bethlehem Books, 2000

A timeless story of courage and conscience
Barbara Willard's If All the Swords in England, first published in 1961, makes a happy comeback in this quality paperback edition by Bethlehem Books. The drama unfolds during the turbulent years of the argument between King Henry II Plantagenet and Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, concerning juridical authority in church matters. After the tragic deaths of their parents, brothers Simon ...

son of charlemange (clarion books)
barbara willard

doubleday, 1959

1959 doubleday books. 188 pgs. historical fiction. illustrated by emil weiss.

Augustine Came to Kent
Barbara Willard

Doubleday & Co., 1963

A story for young people that takes place in 597 A.D., and involves the coming of Christianity to England.

Augustine Came to Kent

2 reviews
Barbara Willard

Doubleday, 1963

A great introduction for children to this time period
This book centres around Wolf, a boy whose father was a Briton, brought to Rome as a slave in the 6th century, and set free by Pope Gregory. Pope Gregory had a concern for the propagation of the Gospel among the "heathen" Saxons in Britain, so he sent a group of monks, led by Augustine, to Britain. Wolf and his father go with them. They land there in 597, and the story follows Wolf as he ...

Son of Charlemagne (Living History Library (Warsaw, N.D.).)

6 reviews
Barbara Willard

Bethlehem Books, 1998

An insider view of Charles the Great
We enjoyed this story of Charlemagne told by viewing the life of one of his sons, Carl. While not intensely detailed in regards to his historical battles, though they are referenced (and one particularly brutal event is covered intensely), it gives more of an insider view with the focus on his family life. That was very interesting! This incredible world leader was a devoted family man who ...