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Julia Dobson; illustrated by Jeroo Roy.
Children of the Tower.
Published London: William Heinemann, 1978.
SBN 434934593.
Binding: paperback, perfect bound.
Printed in the UK by Cox & Wyman.
Size: 124x196x13mm.
Page count: 137pp.
Main language: English.
Overall condition fair to good: this copy looks rather battered, with some general wear on the covers and curling to the corners; however, the binding is sound, the spine is not creased from reading, and the text appears to be free of marking.

This item £2.50
plus P&P £2.00 within the UK
(delivery outside the UK not currently available)

Weight without packaging: 240g.

How to order this book

Stories of some of the children and young people who have been "resident" in the Tower of London through the centuries; no overall medieval emphasis.

Contents: Prologue — How the Tower was built; Eleanor of Provence; John de Segrave; The Black Prince; Richard II & the Peasants’ Revolt; The Little Princes; Margaret Roper & Sir Thomas More; Princess Elizabeth; Frances Blount & the martyrs; Wat Ralegh & Sir Walter; Elizabeth Edwards & the Crown Jewels; Mary Sandell & the Mint; William Kinch & the fire of 1841; Epilogue — the Tower today.

Illustrations: monochrome drawings throughout

Notes: none
Bibliography: no
Index: yes

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See also | Children’s books | Tower of London |
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