I Was There... is a perfect introduction for younger readers into stories from the past, allowing children to imagine that they were really there. I Was There... Richard III's Court tells the thrilling story of a young boy acting as a page to England's last Plantagenet king. Brilliantly reimagined by a favourite My Story author, readers aged 7+ will love this vivid first-hand account of a child's experience of a royal court. The perfect read for children intrigued by the recent media coverage of Richard III's exhumation and reburial in 2014.
This book is part of a book series called I Was There .
There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by Scholastic .
Stuart Hill was born in Leicester, in the East Midlands, where he still lives. He has worked as a car trimmer, a cemetery gardener, a teacher, archaeologist and bookseller. He now writes full-time. The Cry of the Icemark is his first novel for children.
This book contains the following story:
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I am determined to prove a villain' vows the sinister Duke of Gloucester as he prepares to seize the English Crown and become King Richard III. Follow the scheming, seductive Duke as he cheats and slaughters his way to the throne in one of the bloodiest chapters in the monarchys history. He masterminds the murder of his brother, his two nephews, and poisons his wife in order to marry his own niece. When his throne is challenged, his reign of terror is broken and the ghosts of his victims return to torment him.
This book is in the following series:
I Was There
I Was There...is a perfect introduction for younger readers into stories from the past, allowing children to imagine that they were really there. The series is brilliantly reimagined and tied in with the new primary curriculum for readers aged 7+.
