Our Island Story, Part 1

Author(s)

• Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall

Our Island Story was first published in 1905 and became an instant classic. Beginning with the Romans and following the triumphs and foibles of the good, not so good and the downright despicable figures of history; we are treated to a dazzling montage of kings, queens, barons, knights, explorers, movers and shakers that have played a key role in the history of England. Marshall freely mixes folk tale with historical fact and in so doing paints a very vivid picture of the past in a style reminiscent of all that is finest in the children’s story telling tradition.This is the first section of that work and will carry you from the time when Tacitus first sang the praises of Britannica to his Roman readers up to the vicious and bloodthirsty confusion that is the War of the Roses (about 1500 years). (Summary by Jim)

Part 2 of this book may be found at http://librivox.org/our-island-story-part-2-by-he-marshall/.

1. Introduction
2. The Stories of Albion and Brutus
3. The Coming of the Romans
4. The Romans Come Again
5. How Caligula Conquered Britain
6. The Story of a Warrior Queen
7. The Last of the Romans
8. The Story of St. Alban
9. Vortigern and King Constans
10. The Coming of Hengist and Horsa
11. Hengist's Treachery
12. How the Giant's Dance was Brought to Britain
13. The Coming of Arthur
14. The Founding of the Round Table
15. Gregory and the Pretty Children
16. How King Alfred Learned to Read
17. King Alfred in the Cowherd's Cottage
18. More About Alfred the Great
19. Ethelred the Unready
20. How Edmund Ironside Fought for the Crown
21. Canute and the Waves
22. Edward the Confessor
23. Harold
24. The Battle of Stamford Bridge
25. The Battle of Hastings
26. William the Conqueror
27. Death of the King
28. William the Red
29. The Story of the White Ship
30. The Story of King Stephan
31. Gilbert and Rohesia
32. Thomas a Becket
33. Conquest of Ireland
34. Richard Couer de Lion
35. How Blondel Found the King
36. Prince Arthur
37. The Great Charter
38. Hubert de Burgh
39. Simon de Montfort
40. The Story of the Poisoned Dagger
41. The Little War of Chalons
42. The First Prince of Wales
43. The Hammer of the Scots
44. Robert the Bruce and Bohun
45. The Battle of Bannockburn
46. The Battle of Sluys
47. The Battle of Crecy
48. The Siege of Calais
49. The Battle of Poitiers
50. Wat Tyler's Rebellion
51. How King Richard II Lost his Throne
52. The Battle of Shrewsbury
53. How Prince Hal was Sent to Prison
54. The Battle of Agincourt
55. The Maid of Orleans