The History of England

The History of England

Jane Austen

18 min
3,492 words
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A burlesque history of England by a sixteen-year-old Jane Austen, covering the reigns from Henry IV to Charles I. Written “by a partial, prejudiced, and ignorant historian,” it gleefully distorts facts in defence of Mary Queen of Scots.

LanguageEnglish
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