| The King of England and his Three Sons | |
|---|---|
 The Castle of Melvales (by John D. Batten) | |
| Folk tale | |
| Name | The King of England and his Three Sons |
| Also known as | An Old King and His Three Sons of England |
| Aarne–Thompson grouping | ATU 551 |
| Mythology | Romani |
| Country | England |
The King of England and his Three Sons is a Romani fairy tale collected by Joseph Jacobs in More English Fairy Tales. He listed as his source Francis Hindes Groome's In Gypsy Tents, where the informant was John Roberts, a Welsh Roma.[1] Groome published the tale as An Old King and his three Sons in England.[2]
A version of this tale appears in The Red King and the Witch: Gypsy Folk and Fairy Tales by Ruth Manning-Sanders, under the title An Old King and His Three Sons of England.
- ^ Joseph Jacobs, More English Fairy Tales, "The King of England and his Three Sons"
- ^ Groome, Francis Hindes. Gypsy Folk-Tales. London: Hurst & Blackett. 1899. pp. 220-232.