When chance brings Edward Tudor and Tom Canty together, they decide for fun to switch clothes and places. Exchanging their roles as heir to the throne of England and as a pauper's son, they learn how the other half really lives.

Edward is the King of England. He's also dying, which is inconvenient, as he's only sixteen and he'd rather be planning his first kiss than who will inherit his crown. Jane, Edward's cousin, is far more interested in books than romance. Unfortunately, Edward has arranged to marry her off to Gifford secure the line of succession. And Gifford is, well, a horse. That is, he an Eðian (eth-y-un, for the uninitiated) who becomes a chestnut steed every...

Henry VIII left four heirs: his son Edward, daughters Mary and Elizabeth, and his great-niece, Jane Grey. The book covers the time between Henry VIII's death and Elizabeth I's accession.

Presents three historical romances by American author Mark Twain, set in medieval and Renaissance Europe, including "The Prince and the Pauper"; "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"; and "Joan of Arc."