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    Shakespeare Tales: Twelfth Night
    Shakespeare Tales: Twelfth Night
    Shakespeare Tales: Twelfth Night
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    Shakespeare Tales: Twelfth Night

    By Terry Deary

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    From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps
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    Ideal for readers aged 7+

    Jane and John have uncovered a wicked plot to steal the throne from Queen Elizabeth I of England while she watches a play. Can they stop it in time? Meanwhile, on stage, Olivia loves the boy Caesario, who is in fact not a boy but a girl, Viola. Viola loves Orsino but Orsino loves Olivia. What a tangle, what a jumble…

    Terry Deary's Shakespeare Tales explore the fascinating world of William Shakespeare through the eyes of children who could have lived at the time. Join master storyteller Terry Deary for a trip back in time to Queen Elizabeth's court, where everyone is up to something and they could be up to no good! This edition features notes for the reader to help extend learning and exploration of the historical period.
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    'Bubbling with wit, language play and robust dialogue....just the right mix of ingredients to trigger young readers' interest in all things historical' - Books For Keeps
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
    Release dateJun 16, 2016
    ISBN9781472917843
    Shakespeare Tales: Twelfth Night
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    Terry Deary

    Terry Deary is the author of over 200 fiction and non-fiction books, which have been published in 32 languages. His historical fiction for older children Tudor Terror has been praised as "a marvellous blend of fact and fiction" (School Librarian). His non-fiction has been consistently in the best-seller lists since 1994. His Horrible Histories celebrated their 15th anniversary in 2008, having sold over 10 million copies worldwide and been adapted as television series, theatre tours and museum exhibitions. Terry Deary was voted "Outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th Century" by Books for Keeps magazine.

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      Shakespeare Tales - Terry Deary

      Prologue

      Richmond Palace, 6th January 1601

      The girl’s tale

      An iron man guarded the door to the palace. He scared me. John the wine-server laughed at me. ‘It’s only a suit of armour, Maid Jane. There’s nothing inside. He can’t hurt you.’

      The armour hand held a heavy iron ball on a wooden stick. ‘It’s called a mace,’ John told me. ‘Knights used them to smash the heads of their enemies.’ I shivered and ran past the hollow, metal man. John ran after me, giggling. ‘The Queen’s father used to wear that armour. He was called Henry the Eighth and they say his ghost still haunts it.’

      I raced down the cobwebbed corridors – no one cleaned those parts of the palace that only the servants could see. I was late already. She’d be cross. There was a crowd arriving. I pushed through the stiff dresses of the grand ladies and the swords of the gentlemen that hung by their belts. They were all heading into the great hall to see the play. They were chattering and laughing, so pleased to be invited to the palace.

      There was a sudden hush. The lords and ladies froze in the cold air and began to lower their heads. My Lord the Earl of Essex was entering with his bodyguards. He was the Queen’s favourite and no one dared to look him in his proud eye. He swept through to the door.

      An old steward with a grey beard stepped across the doorway. ‘Sorry, My Lord, but nobody may enter the same room as Queen Elizabeth wearing their sword.’

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