H. E. Marshall: Our Island Story (complete)
Read by Anna Bentinck and Daniel Philpott
Naxos’s recordings of H. E. Marshall’s Our Island Story is a jewel in the crown. Written at the height of Edwardian confidence in the British Empire, it tells the history of Britain from its...
H. E. Marshall: Our Island Story (complete)
Read by Anna Bentinck and Daniel Philpott
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Naxos’s recordings of H. E. Marshall’s Our Island Story is a jewel in the crown. Written at the height of Edwardian confidence in the British Empire, it tells the history of Britain from its...
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H. E. Marshall’s classic children’s chronicle of Britain Our Island Story includes all the best-loved (and most infamous!) stories from history: King Alfred and the cakes; King John and the Magna Carta; Lord Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar; Queen Elizabeth and the Spanish Armada; and many others. This box set contains the complete and unabridged text, released previously in separate volumes. It is read with aplomb by Anna Bentinck and Daniel Philpott.
Contents and tracklist
Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall:
Our Island Story, Chapters I - XXXIV: From the Romans to Richard the Lionheart
Work length5:05:49
From the Romans to Richard the Lionheart: Chapter I: The Stories of Albion and Brutus
Track length6:55
From the Romans to Richard the Lionheart: Chapter IV: How Caligula Conquered Britain
Track length8:01
From the Romans to Richard the Lionheart: Chapter V: The Story of a Warrior Queen (Boadicea)
Track length8:22
From the Romans to Richard the Lionheart: Chapter IX: The Story of the Coming of Hengist and Horsa
Track length9:18
From the Romans to Richard the Lionheart: Chapter XI: How the Giant's Dance was Brought to Britain
Track length11:37
From the Romans to Richard the Lionheart: Chapter XIII: The Founding of the Round Table
Track length7:26
From the Romans to Richard the Lionheart: Chapter XIV: The Story of Gregory and the Pretty Children
Track length12:07
From the Romans to Richard the Lionheart: Chapter XV: How King Alfred Learned to Read
Track length6:20
From the Romans to Richard the Lionheart: Chapter XVI: King Alfred in the Cowherd's Cottage
Track length9:48
From the Romans to Richard the Lionheart: Chapter XIX: How Edmund Ironside Fought for the Crown
Track length7:46
From the Romans to Richard the Lionheart: Chapter XXIII: The Battle of Stamford Bridge
Track length11:24
From the Romans to Richard the Lionheart: Chapter XXV: William the Conqueror – Hereward the Wake
Track length11:54
From the Romans to Richard the Lionheart: Chapter XXVI: William the Conqueror – Death of the King
Track length7:51
From the Romans to Richard the Lionheart: Chapter XXVII: The Story of William the Red
Track length6:37
From the Romans to Richard the Lionheart: Chapter XXVIII: Henry I – The Story of the ‘White Ship’
Track length16:23
From the Romans to Richard the Lionheart: Chapter XXX: Henry Plantagenet – Gilbert and Rohesia
Track length7:05
From the Romans to Richard the Lionheart: Chapter XXXI: Henry Plantagenet – The Conquest of Ireland
Track length11:56
From the Romans to Richard the Lionheart: Chapter XXXII: Henry Plantagenet – Thomas à Becket
Track length5:31
From the Romans to Richard the Lionheart: Chapter XXXIII: The Story of Richard Coeur de Lion
Track length12:11
Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall:
Our Island Story, Chapters XXXV - LXXIII: From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I
Work length5:30:48
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter XXXV: John Lackland – The Story of Prince Arthur
Track length4:43
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter XXXVI: John Lackland – The Story of the Great Charter
Track length14:01
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter XXXVII: Henry III of Winchester – Hubert de Burgh
Track length7:57
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter XXXVIII: Henry III of Winchester – Simon de Montfort
Track length9:01
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter XXXIX: Henry III – The Story of the Poisoned Dagger
Track length6:15
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter XL: Edward I – The Little War of Chalons
Track length5:40
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter XLII: Edward I – The Hammer of the Scots
Track length8:28
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter XLIII: The Story of King Robert the Bruce and Bohun
Track length10:00
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter XLIV: Story of the Battle of Bannockburn
Track length5:41
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter XLV: Edward III of Windsor – The Battle of Sluys
Track length6:19
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter XLVI: Edward III of Windsor – The Battle of Crécy
Track length14:15
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter XLVII: Edward III of Windsor – The Siege of Calais
Track length13:07
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter XLVIII: Edward III of Windsor – The Battle of Poitiers
Track length7:15
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter XLIX: Richard II of Bordeaux – Wat Tyler's Rebellion
Track length12:59
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter L: How King Richard Lost His Throne
Track length4:27
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter LI: Henry IV of Bolingbroke – Battle of Shrewsbury
Track length6:48
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter LII: The Story of How Prince Hal was Sent to Prison
Track length4:47
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter LIII: Henry V of Monmouth – The Battle of Agincourt
Track length8:04
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter LIV: Henry VI of Windsor – The Maid of Orleans
Track length10:59
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter LV: Henry VI of Windsor – Red Rose and White
Track length10:48
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter LVI: Edward IV – Queen Margaret and the Robbers
Track length5:14
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter LVII: Edward IV – The Story of the Kingmaker
Track length8:11
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter LVIII: Edward V – The King Who was Never Crowned
Track length9:52
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter LIX: Richard III – Two Little Princes in the Tower
Track length5:38
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter LX: Henry VII – Story of the Make-Believe Prince
Track length7:49
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter LXI: Henry VII – Another Make-Believe Prince
Track length10:37
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter LXII: Henry VIII – The Field of the Cloth of Gold
Track length12:44
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter LXIII: How the King became the Defender of the Faith
Track length11:19
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter LXIV: Henry VIII – The Story of the King's Six Wives
Track length8:06
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter LXV: Edward VI – The Story of a Boy King
Track length9:56
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter LXVI: The Story of Lady Jane Grey
Track length7:57
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter LXVII: How the Princess Elizabeth Became a Prisoner
Track length8:34
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter LXVIII: Mary I – How a Candle Was Lit in England
Track length4:51
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter LXIX: How the Imprisoned Princess Became a Queen
Track length6:20
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter LXX: Elizabeth – The Story of a Most Unhappy Queen
Track length8:16
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter LXXI: How England was Saved From the Spaniards
Track length8:12
From the Magna Carta to Queen Elizabeth I: Chapter LXXII: Elizabeth I – The Story of Sir Walter Raleigh
Track length7:20
Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall:
Our Island Story, Chapters LXXIV - CX: From James I and Guy Fawkes to Queen Victoria
Work length4:40:33
From James I and Guy Fawkes to Queen Victoria: Chapter LXXIV: The Story of Guy Fawkes
Track length9:17
From James I and Guy Fawkes to Queen Victoria: Chapter LXXV: The Story of the Mayflower
Track length8:30
From James I and Guy Fawkes to Queen Victoria: Chapter LXXVI: How a Woman Struck a Blow for Freedom
Track length7:29
From James I and Guy Fawkes to Queen Victoria: Chapter LXXVII: How the King and the Parliament Quarrelled
Track length8:52
From James I and Guy Fawkes to Queen Victoria: Chapter LXXVIII: The Story of How the King was Brought to His Death
Track length6:09
From James I and Guy Fawkes to Queen Victoria: Chapter LXXIX: The Commonwealth – The Adventures of a Prince
Track length9:03
From James I and Guy Fawkes to Queen Victoria: Chapter LXXX: The Commonwealth – The Lord Protector
Track length6:53
From James I and Guy Fawkes to Queen Victoria: Chapter LXXXI: How Death Walked in the Streets of London
Track length9:16
From James I and Guy Fawkes to Queen Victoria: Chapter LXXXII: Charles II – The Story of How London was Burned
Track length7:49
From James I and Guy Fawkes to Queen Victoria: Chapter LXXXIV: The Story of King Monmouth
Track length3:16
From James I and Guy Fawkes to Queen Victoria: Chapter LXXXV: The Story of the Seven Bishops
Track length7:34
From James I and Guy Fawkes to Queen Victoria: Chapter LXXXVI: William the Deliverer
Track length5:40
From James I and Guy Fawkes to Queen Victoria: Chapter LXXXVII: William III and Mary II – Brave Londonderry
Track length4:52
From James I and Guy Fawkes to Queen Victoria: Chapter LXXXVIII: The Story of a Sad Day in a Highland Glen
Track length7:41
From James I and Guy Fawkes to Queen Victoria: Chapter LXXXIX: Anne – How the Union Jack was Made
Track length7:03
From James I and Guy Fawkes to Queen Victoria: Chapter XC: The Story of the Earl of Mar's Hunting Party
Track length7:49
From James I and Guy Fawkes to Queen Victoria: Chapter XCI: George II – The Story of Bonnie Prince Charlie
Track length8:31
From James I and Guy Fawkes to Queen Victoria: Chapter XCII: George II – The Story of Flora MacDonald
Track length8:20
From James I and Guy Fawkes to Queen Victoria: Chapter XCIII: The Story of the Black Hole of Calcutta
Track length4:12
From James I and Guy Fawkes to Queen Victoria: Chapter XCIV: George II – The Story of How Canada Was Won
Track length9:23
From James I and Guy Fawkes to Queen Victoria: Chapter XCV: George III – The Story of How America Was Lost
Track length10:03
From James I and Guy Fawkes to Queen Victoria: Chapter XCVI: George III – A Story of a Spinning Wheel
Track length8:31
From James I and Guy Fawkes to Queen Victoria: Chapter XCVII: England Expects That Every Man Will Do His Duty
Track length9:51
From James I and Guy Fawkes to Queen Victoria: Chapter XCVIII: George III – The Battle of Waterloo
Track length6:13
From James I and Guy Fawkes to Queen Victoria: Chapter XCIX: George IV – The First Gentleman in Europe
Track length4:40
From James I and Guy Fawkes to Queen Victoria: Chapter C: William IV – Two Peaceful Victories
Track length8:21
From James I and Guy Fawkes to Queen Victoria: Chapter CI: Victoria – The Girl Queen
Track length4:36
From James I and Guy Fawkes to Queen Victoria: Chapter CII: Victoria – When Bread Was Dear
Track length6:05
From James I and Guy Fawkes to Queen Victoria: Chapter CV: Victoria – The Land of Snow
Track length6:52
From James I and Guy Fawkes to Queen Victoria: Chapter CVI: Victoria – The Siege of Delhi
Track length9:24
From James I and Guy Fawkes to Queen Victoria: Chapter CVII: Victoria – The Pipes at Lucknow
Track length8:49
From James I and Guy Fawkes to Queen Victoria: Chapter CVIII: Victoria – Under the Southern Cross
Track length7:39
From James I and Guy Fawkes to Queen Victoria: Chapter CIX: Victoria – From Cannibal to Christian
Track length6:46
Awards and reviews
The Independent on Sunday
Naxos’s recordings of H. E. Marshall’s Our Island Story is a jewel in the crown. Written at the height of Edwardian confidence in the British Empire, it tells the history of Britain from its beginnings to the death of Queen Victoria. This is exactly what children need to counter the disconnected history now taught in schools. Read by the dulcet Anna Bentinck and the noble-sounding David Philpott, with stirring music from Naxos’s library of recordings, each of the three volumes give a child five hours of fun.
