Young Prince Edward and Tom Canty, a pauper boy who looks just like the royal youth, both learn something about "pleasures and palaces" when they accidentally switch places in sixteenth-century England.
Presents the unabridged text of Shakespeare's drama "Richard II" about a king whose bad choices lead him to an unfortunate end; and includes explanations of difficult words and passages, a plot synopsis, scene summaries, notes on the main characters, and other resources.
When Joe gets a chance to prove himself as coach and discovers that it is not as easy as it seems, Wishbone is reminded of the tale in which a poor boy trades places with the crown prince of England, each one believing that the other has the easier life.
When Joe fills in as a coach for a girls T-ball team, Wishbone is reminded of the Mark Twain tale of a poor English lad and a crown prince who trade places to see how the other side lives.
Presents the biography of Henry VIII, second monarch of the House of Tudor, who was married six times, unified Wales and England, and was known for executing people with beheadings, including two of his wives.
An abridged version of the Mark Twain classic in which young Edward VI of England and a poor boy who resembles him exchange places and each learns something about the other's very different station in life.
