He ends up on the same road as Westminster, the palace in which the royal family lives. One day when Tom goes out to beg, he absentmindedly wanders far away from home. These stories inspire Tom, who dearly wishes to meet a prince one day, to start imitating the speech and mannerisms of royalty. Tom spends a lot of time listening to Father Andrew’s stories about princes, castles, and kings. Tom’s mother, however, tries to sneak him food at night even though John beats her for it. Still, Tom must beg in order to help his family make ends meet, and if he comes home without money, Grammer and John beat him. Father Andrew also teaches Tom how to read and write, including a bit of Latin. John and Grammer are alcoholics who try to turn Tom and his sisters into thieves, but their efforts are thwarted by Father Andrew, a local priest who tries to teach the children about morality. Here, he shares a single dirty room with his mother, his father John Canty, his grandmother( Grammer Canty, and his sisters Nan and Bet. Years later, Tom lives in in slum called Offal Court. Everyone celebrates Edward’s birth, but nobody celebrates Tom’s. Edward Tudor, however, the son of King Henry VIII, is very much wanted by his family and the rest of England. Tom Canty is born to a poor family that isn’t excited about the new addition. On an autumn day in London, two boys are born to very different lives.
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