Our Island Story

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).

By : Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall (1867 - 1941)

000 - Introduction 001 - The Stories of Albion and Brutus 002 - The Coming of the Romans 003 - The Romans Come Again 004 - How Caligula Conquered Britain 005 - The Story of a Warrior Queen 006 - The Last of the Romans 007 - The Story of St. Alban 008 - Vortigern and King Constans 009 - The Coming of Hengist and Horsa 010 - Hengist's Treachery 011 - How the Giant's Dance was Brought to Britain 012 - The Coming of Arthur 013 - The Founding of the Round Table 014 - Gregory and the Pretty Children 015 - How King Alfred Learned to Read 016 - King Alfred in the Cowherd's Cottage 017 - More About Alfred the Great 018 - Ethelred the Unready 019 - How Edmund Ironside Fought for the Crown 020 - Canute and the Waves 021 - Edward the Confessor 022 - Harold 023 - The Battle of Stamford Bridge 024 - The Battle of Hastings 025 - William the Conqueror 026 - Death of the King 027 - William the Red 028 - The Story of the White Ship 029 - The Story of King Stephan 030 - Gilbert and Rohesia 031 - Thomas a Becket 032 - Conquest of Ireland 033 - Richard Couer de Lion 034 - How Blondel Found the King 035 - Prince Arthur 036 - The Great Charter 037 - Hubert de Burgh 038 - Simon de Montfort 039 - The Story of the Poisoned Dagger 040 - The Little War of Chalons 041 - The First Prince of Wales 042 - The Hammer of the Scots 043 - Robert the Bruce and Bohun 044 - The Battle of Bannockburn 045 - The Battle of Sluys 046 - The Battle of Crecy 047 - The Siege of Calais 048 - The Battle of Poitiers 049 - Wat Tyler's Rebellion 050 - How King Richard II Lost his Throne 051 - The Battle of Shrewsbury 052 - How Prince Hal was Sent to Prison 053 - The Battle of Agincourt 054 - The Maid of Orleans 055 - The Red Rose and the White 056 - Queen Margaret and the Robbers 057 - The King-Maker 058 - Edward V - The King Who was Never Crowned 059 - The Two Little Princes in the Tower 060 - Henry VII - Story of the Make-Believe Prince 061 - Another Make-Believe Prince 062 - Henry VIII and The Field of the Cloth of Gold 063 - How the King Became the Defender of the Faith 064 - Henry VIII - The Story of the King's Six Wives 065 - The Story of a Boy King 066 - The Story of Lady Jane Grey 067 - How the Princess Elizabeth Became a Prisoner 068 - Mary I - How a Candle Was Lit in England 069 - How the Imprisoned Princess Became a Queen 070 - Elizabeth - The Story of a Most Unhappy Queen 071 - How England was Saved from the Spaniards 072 - Elizabeth - The Story of Sir Walter Raleigh 073 - The Queen's Favorite 074 - The Story of Guy Fawkes 075 - The Story of the Mayflower 076 - How a Woman Struck a Blow for Freedom 077 - How the King and the Parliament Quarrelled 078 - The Story of How the King was Brought to His Death 079 - The Adventures of a Prince 080 - The Commonwealth - The Lord Protector 081 - How Death Walked in the Streets of London 082 - The Story of How London was Burned 083 - The Fiery Cross 084 - The Story of King Monmouth 085 - The Story of the Seven Bishops 086 - William the Deliverer 087 - The Story of Brave Londonderry 088 - The Story of a Sad Day in a Highland Glen 089 - How the Union Jack was Made 090 - The Story of the Earl of Mar's Hunting Party 091 - The Story of Bonnie Prince Charlie 092 - The Story of Flora MacDonald 093 - The Story of The Black Hole of Calcutta 094 - The Story of How Canada Was Won 095 - How America Was Lost 096 - A Story of a Spinning Wheel 097 - England Expects that Every Man will do his Duty 098 - George III - The Battle of Waterloo 099 - The First Gentleman in Europe 100 - Two Peaceful Victories 101 - The Girl Queen 102 - Victoria - When Bread was Dear 103 - Victoria - Peace 104 - Victoria - War 105 - The Land of Snow 106 - Victoria - The Siege of Delhi 107 - The Pipes at Lucknow 108 - Victoria - Under the Southern Cross 109 - From Cannibal to Christian 110 - Victoria - Boer and Briton 111 - List of Kings from Edward the Confessor