Our Island Story, Part 1

by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall · Free audiobook · 55 chapters

LibriVox recording of Our Island Story, by H. E. Marshall. Read by Kara Shallenberg. This is the first half of the book. Part 2 may be found here: http://librivox.org/our-island-story-part-2-by-he-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) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. Download M4B Part 1 (135MB) Download M4B Part 2 (89MB)

Chapters

• 1. 000 - Introduction3:40
• 2. 001 - The Stories of Albion and Brutus7:17
• 3. 002 - The Coming of the Romans8:38
• 4. 003 - The Romans Come Again5:06
• 5. 004 - How Cligula Conquered Britain8:01
• 6. 005 - The Story of a Warrior Queen8:40
• 7. 006 - The Last of the Romans8:16
• 8. 007 - The Story of St. Alban10:08
• 9. 008 - Vortigern and King Constans9:03
• 10. 009 - The Coming of Hengist and Horsa9:22
• 11. 010 - Hengist's Treachery7:36
• 12. 011 - How the Giant's Dance was Brought to Britain10:32
• 13. 012 - The Coming of Arthur6:28
• 14. 013 - The Founding of the Round Table7:42
• 15. 014 - Gregory and the Pretty Children11:36
• 16. 015 - How King Alfred Learned to Read6:26
• 17. 016 - King Alfred in the Cowherd's Cottage9:39
• 18. 017 - More About Alfred the Great7:51
• 19. 018 - Ethelred the Unready8:06
• 20. 019 - How Edmund Ironside Fought for the Crown8:16
• 21. 020 - Canute and the Waves5:41
• 22. 021 - Edward the Confessor11:08
• 23. 022 - Harold13:18
• 24. 023 - The Battle of Stamford Bridge12:08
• 25. 024 - The Battle of Hastings12:28
• 26. 025 - William the Conqueror11:35
• 27. 026 - Death of the King7:47
• 28. 027 - William the Red6:52
• 29. 028 - The Story of the White Ship15:18
• 30. 029 - The Story of King Stephan8:24
• 31. 030 - Gilbert and Rohesia7:32
• 32. 031 - Thomas a Becket12:24
• 33. 032 - Conquest of Ireland5:51
• 34. 033 - Richard Couer de Lion12:05
• 35. 034 - How Blondel Found the King10:09
• 36. 035 - Prince Arthur5:21
• 37. 036 - The Great Charter14:45
• 38. 037 - Hubert de Burgh8:52
• 39. 038 - Simon de Montfort9:49
• 40. 039 - The Story of the Poisoned Dagger6:53
• 41. 040 - The Little War of Chalons5:58
• 42. 041 - The First Prince of Wales7:36
• 43. 042 - The Hammer of the Scots7:52
• 44. 043 - Robert the Bruce and Bohun9:09
• 45. 044 - The Battle of Bannockburn5:37
• 46. 045 - The Battle of Sluys6:10
• 47. 046 - The Battle of Crecy12:28
• 48. 047 - The Siege of Calais11:53
• 49. 048 - The Battle of Poitiers7:28
• 50. 049 - Wat Tyler's Rebellion13:23
• 51. 050 - How King Richard II Lost his Throne5:18
• 52. 051 - The Battle of Shrewsbury7:10
• 53. 052 - How Prince Hal was Sent to Prison5:00
• 54. 053 - The Battle of Agincourt8:28
• 55. 054 - The Maid of Orleans11:24