By England's Aid

by Kent and Richards

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Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Education, Adventure, Historical

396 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1890

Reviews

[Vaughn Ohlman]

By England's Aid was one of the very first Henty's we read and is part of a mini-series about the freeing of Holland from the rule of Spain. After reading it we were addicted to Henty's, and have never looked back.

It includes the typical Henty theme's: a brave boy (boys, in this case), a war, a great cause, and learning a language and culture of another nation. A great read for homeschoolers, or even government schoolers if they aren't afraid of a little morality and a lot of pages in a book.

[Pat]

Standard G. A. Henty book, except there are two boys doing exceptional things. As usual, I learned some history while following the adventures.

[Heather]

Better than the last one. Still way too much detailed description of battles, though.

[Rebecca]

Two brothers from Sir Francis Vere’s land in England follow him to honor and glory in the Netherlands, with many adventures along the way. When they leave the Netherlands to fight the Spanish Armada from England, one of the boys is knocked overboard. He ends up going to Spain, being captured by Algerian pirates, and eventually marrying and becoming a merchant in Spain. The other brother uses his keen observation and intelligence to become a great officer, and the brothers eventually meet in Spain at the end of the Netherlands’ war for independence, and go home together to their parents. They are strong and valiant, and almost always honorable, except in the case of hiring ruffians to carry off a friend’s young lady. The reader is educated on the many sides of the war, meeting all the important characters of the time, witnessing the battles, and understanding the reasoning and logic employed during the wartime. This is another terrific history book with entertaining adventure thrown in!

[Angelyn]

The Spanish Catholics are finally defeated in Protestant Netherlands with Englands help. (Elizabeth wasn't quite the same person we saw in the movie "Elizabeth")Interesting.