A History of England from the Landing of Julius Caesar to the Present Day
by H. O. Arnold-Forster
Alternate Schedule for Years 7 and 8
Online at archive.org, Google Books; also available from used booksellers or in reprint)
The Arnold-Forster book is scheduled into weeks to line up with the weeks scheduled for Churchill's History of the English Speaking Peoples, since AO's history chronology is matched to Churchill's book in Years 7-10.
Year 7/8
Week 1
Arnold-Forster ch 1 The Romans in Britain, ch 2. The coming of the Saxons, first half
Week 2
Arnold-Forster ch 2. The coming of the Saxons, second half, ch 3. The Saxon Conquest
Week 3
Arnold-Forster ch 4. How the Saxons became English and the English became Christians, ch 5. The Northmen
Week 4
Arnold-Forster ch 6. The Reign of King Alfred
Week 5
Arnold-Forster ch 7. The English Kings from Edward "the Elder" to Edward "the Martyr"
Week 6
Arnold-Forster ch 8. The Danish Conquest, ch 9. The Danish Kings and Edward the Confessor
Week 7
Arnold-Forster ch 10. The Norman Conquerors, ch 11. The Story of the English
Week 8
Arnold-Forster ch 12. The Historians and Writers of England before the Norman Conquest
Week 9
Arnold-Forster ch 13. William I--The Norman Conquest, ch 14. Feudalism, first half
Week 10
Arnold-Forster ch 14. Feudalism, second half, ch 15. William II, "The Red King"
Week 11
Arnold-Forster ch 16. Henry I, ch 17. Stephen, first half
Week 12
Arnold-Forster ch 17. Stephen, second half, ch 18. Henry II
Week 13
Arnold-Forster ch 19. Richard Coeur-de-Lion
Week 14
Arnold-Forster ch 20. John--the History of the Charters, ch 21. What the Great Charter Did for Englishmen
Week 15
Arnold-Forster ch 22. Henry III--The Parliament of England, ch 23. Edward I and "The Breaking of Wales," first half
Week 16
Arnold-Forster ch 23. Edward I and "The Breaking of Wales," second half, ch 24. Scotland
Week 17
Arnold-Forster ch 25. Edward II--"The Making of Scotland"
Week 18
Arnold-Forster ch 26. Edward III--"The Ruin of France"
Week 19
Arnold-Forster ch 27. Richard II
Week 20
Arnold-Forster ch 28. Henry IV, ch 29. Henry V
Week 21
Arnold-Forster ch 30. Henry VI--"The Freeing of France," ch 31. York and Lancaster
Week 22
Arnold-Forster ch 32. Edward IV
Week 23
Arnold-Forster ch 33. The Invention of Printing
Week 24
Arnold-Forster ch 34. Edward V and Richard III: (1) The Last of the Plantagenets, (2) The First of the Tudors, (3) The Union of the Roses
Week 25
Arnold-Forster ch 35. Henry VII, first half
Week 26
Arnold-Forster ch 35 Henry VII, second half, ch 36. Henry VIII and England at War
Week 27
Arnold-Forster ch 37. The Great Cardinal and the King's Divorce
Week 28
Arnold-Forster ch 38. The Protestant Reformation, ch 39. Henry as Head of the Church
Week 29
Arnold-Forster ch 40. Edward VI
Week 30
Arnold-Forster ch 41. What the Reformation Meant, ch 42. Mary, ch 43. Elizabeth--The Protestant Queen
Week 31
Arnold-Forster ch 44 Mary Queen of Scots, ch 45. Protestants and Roman Catholics
Week 32
Arnold-Forster ch 46. The Great Armada, ch 47. Last Years of the Great Queen, ch 48. A New World and a New Age; ch 49. Literature and Art in the Tudor Period
Week 33
Arnold-Forster ch 50. Parliament--Dress--Dwellings--Schools--The Calendar, ch 51. James Stuart, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, first third
Week 34
Arnold-Forster ch 51. James Stuart, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, second third
Week 35
Arnold-Forster ch 51. James Stuart, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, last third, ch 52. Charles I--How the King angered the Parliament, first half
Week 36
Arnold-Forster ch 52. Charles I--How the King angered the Parliament, second half
Year 8/9
Week 1
Arnold-Forster ch 53. The King defies Parliament, first half
Week 2
Arnold-Forster ch 53. The King defies Parliament, second half, ch 54. How Parliament punished the King, first third
Week 3
Arnold-Forster finish ch 54. How Parliament punished the King, second third
Week 4
Arnold-Forster finish ch 54. How Parliament punished the King, last third
Week 5
Arnold-Forster ch 55. The Commonwealth of England, first half
Week 6
Arnold-Forster ch 55. The Commonwealth of England, second half
Week 7
Arnold-Forster ch 56. Charles II, first half
Week 8
Arnold-Forster ch 56. Charles II, second half
Week 9
Arnold-Forster ch 57. James II and the End of Absolute Monarchy in England, first third
Week 10
Arnold-Forster ch 57. James II and the End of Absolute Monarchy in England, second third
Week 11
Arnold-Forster ch 57. James II and the End of Absolute Monarchy in England, last third
Week 12
Arnold-Forster ch 58. William III and Mary--The Revolution and Limited Monarchy
Later chapters have a more colonialist flavor and are not scheduled for Years 9 and 10.