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MARSHALL, H.E.: Our Island Story (Complete) (Unabridged)
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.
Tracklist
Disc 1
Marshall, Henrietta Elizabeth - Author
Bentinck, Anna (Reader) Philpott, Daniel (Reader)
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Chapter I: The Stories of Albion and Brutus
06:55
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2
Chapter II: The Coming of the Romans
08:36
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3
Chapter III: The Romans Come Again
04:29
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4
Chapter IV: How Caligula Conquered Britain
08:01
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5
Chapter V: The Story of a Warrior Queen (Boadicea)
08:22
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6
Chapter VI: The Last of the Romans
07:50
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7
Chapter VII: The Story of St. Alban
09:37
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8
Chapter VIII: Vortigern and King Constans
08:42
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9
Chapter IX: The Story of the Coming of Hengist and Horsa
09:18
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Disc 2
1
Chapter X: Hengist's Treachery
07:48
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2
Chapter XI: How the Giant's Dance was Brought to Britain
11:36
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3
Chapter XII: The Coming of Arthur
06:21
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4
Chapter XIII: The Founding of the Round Table
07:26
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5
Chapter XIV: The Story of Gregory and the Pretty Children
12:06
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6
Chapter XV: How King Alfred Learned to Read
06:20
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7
Chapter XVI: King Alfred in the Cowherd's Cottage
09:48
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8
Chapter XVII: More About Alfred the Great
07:53
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9
Chapter XVIII: Ethelred the Unready
07:42
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Disc 3
1
Chapter XIX: How Edmund Ironside Fought for the Crown
07:46
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2
Chapter XX: Canute and the Waves
05:03
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3
Chapter XXI: Edward the Confessor
10:43
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4
Chapter XXII: Harold
12:32
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5
Chapter XXIII: The Battle of Stamford Bridge
11:24
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6
Chapter XXIV: The Battle of Hastings
11:12
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7
Chapter XXV: William the Conqueror – Hereward the Wake
11:54
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8
Chapter XXVI: William the Conqueror – Death of the King
07:50
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Disc 4
1
Chapter XXVII: The Story of William the Red
06:37
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2
Chapter XXVIII: Henry I – The Story of the ‘White Ship’
04:22
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3
Chapter XXIX: The Story of King Stephen
08:26
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4
Chapter XXX: Henry Plantagenet – Gilbert and Rohesia
07:04
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5
Chapter XXXI: Henry Plantagenet – The Conquest of Ireland
11:56
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6
Chapter XXXII: Henry Plantagenet – Thomas à Becket
05:30
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7
Chapter XXXIII: The Story of Richard Coeur de Lion
12:11
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8
Chapter XXXIV: The Story of How Blondel Found the King
10:14
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Disc 5
Bentinck, Anna (Reader) Philpott, Daniel (Reader)
1
Chapter XXXV: John Lackland – The Story of Prince Arthur
04:43
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2
Chapter XXXVI: John Lackland – The Story of the Great Charter
14:01
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3
Chapter XXXVII: Henry III of Winchester – Hubert de Burgh
07:57
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4
Chapter XXXVIII: Henry III of Winchester – Simon de Montfort
09:01
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5
Chapter XXXIX: Henry III – The Story of the Poisoned Dagger
06:15
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6
Chapter XL: Edward I – The Little War of Chalons
05:40
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7
Chapter XLI: Edward I – The Lawgiver
07:37
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8
Chapter XLII: Edward I – The Hammer of the Scots
08:28
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Disc 6
1
Chapter XLIII: The Story of King Robert the Bruce and Bohun
09:59
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2
Chapter XLIV: Story of the Battle of Bannockburn
05:41
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3
Chapter XLV: Edward III of Windsor – The Battle of Sluys
06:19
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4
Chapter XLVI: Edward III of Windsor – The Battle of Crécy
14:15
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5
Chapter XLVII: Edward III of Windsor – The Siege of Calais
13:07
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6
Chapter XLVIII: Edward III of Windsor – The Battle of Poitiers
07:14
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7
Chapter XLIX: Richard II of Bordeaux – Wat Tyler's Rebellion
12:59
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Disc 7
1
Chapter L: How King Richard Lost His Throne
04:27
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2
Chapter LI: Henry IV of Bolingbroke – Battle of Shrewsbury
06:48
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3
Chapter LII: The Story of How Prince Hal was Sent to Prison
04:46
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4
Chapter LIII: Henry V of Monmouth – The Battle of Agincourt
08:04
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5
Chapter LIV: Henry VI of Windsor – The Maid of Orleans
10:58
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6
Chapter LV: Henry VI of Windsor – Red Rose and White
10:48
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7
Chapter LVI: Edward IV – Queen Margaret and the Robbers
05:13
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8
Chapter LVII: Edward IV – The Story of the Kingmaker
08:11
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Disc 8
1
Chapter LVIII: Edward V – The King Who was Never Crowned
09:52
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2
Chapter LIX: Richard III – Two Little Princes in the Tower
05:38
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3
Chapter LX: Henry VII – Story of the Make-Believe Prince
07:48
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4
Chapter LXI: Henry VII – Another Make-Believe Prince
10:36
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5
Chapter LXII: Henry VIII – The Field of the Cloth of Gold
12:44
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6
Chapter LXIII: How the King became the Defender of the Faith
11:19
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7
Chapter LXIV: Henry VIII – The Story of the King's Six Wives
08:06
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Disc 9
1
Chapter LXV: Edward VI – The Story of a Boy King
09:56
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2
Chapter LXVI: The Story of Lady Jane Grey
07:56
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3
Chapter LXVII: How the Princess Elizabeth Became a Prisoner
08:33
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4
Chapter LXVIII: Mary I – How a Candle Was Lit in England
04:51
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5
Chapter LXIX: How the Imprisoned Princess Became a Queen
06:20
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6
Chapter LXX: Elizabeth – The Story of a Most Unhappy Queen
08:16
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7
Chapter LXXI: How England was Saved From the Spaniards
08:11
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8
Chapter LXXII: Elizabeth I – The Story of Sir Walter Raleigh
07:20
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9
Chapter LXXIII: Elizabeth I – The Story of the Queen's Favourite
10:40
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Disc 10
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1
Chapter LXXIV: The Story of Guy Fawkes
09:17
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2
Chapter LXXV: The Story of the Mayflower
08:30
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3
Chapter LXXVI: How a Woman Struck a Blow for Freedom
07:30
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4
Chapter LXXVII: How the King and the Parliament Quarrelled
08:52
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5
Chapter LXXVIII: The Story of How the King was Brought to His Death
06:09
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6
Chapter LXXIX: The Commonwealth – The Adventures of a Prince
09:03
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7
Chapter LXXX: The Commonwealth – The Lord Protector
06:53
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8
Chapter LXXXI: How Death Walked in the Streets of London
09:16
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9
Chapter LXXXII: Charles II – The Story of How London was Burned
07:49
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Disc 11
1
Chapter LXXXIII: The Fiery Cross
06:09
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2
Chapter LXXXIV: The Story of King Monmouth
03:16
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3
Chapter LXXXV: The Story of the Seven Bishops
07:34
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4
Chapter LXXXVI: William the Deliverer
05:40
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5
Chapter LXXXVII: William III and Mary II – Brave Londonderry
04:52
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6
Chapter LXXXVIII: The Story of a Sad Day in a Highland Glen
07:41
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7
Chapter LXXXIX: Anne – How the Union Jack was Made
07:03
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8
Chapter XC: The Story of the Earl of Mar's Hunting Party
07:49
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9
Chapter XCI: George II – The Story of Bonnie Prince Charlie
08:32
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10
Chapter XCII: George II – The Story of Flora MacDonald
08:20
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11
Chapter XCIII: The Story of the Black Hole of Calcutta
04:12
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Disc 12
1
Chapter XCIV: George II – The Story of How Canada Was Won
09:24
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2
Chapter XCV: George III – The Story of How America Was Lost
10:03
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3
Chapter XCVI: George III – A Story of a Spinning Wheel
08:31
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4
Chapter XCVII: England Expects That Every Man Will Do His Duty
09:51
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5
Chapter XCVIII: George III – The Battle of Waterloo
06:13
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6
Chapter XCIX: George IV – The First Gentleman in Europe
04:40
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7
Chapter C: William IV – Two Peaceful Victories
08:22
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8
Chapter CI: Victoria – The Girl Queen
04:36
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9
Chapter CII: Victoria – When Bread Was Dear
06:05
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Disc 13
1
Chapter CIII: Victoria – Peace
05:35
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2
Chapter CIV: Victoria – War
13:56
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3
Chapter CV: Victoria – The Land of Snow
06:52
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4
Chapter CVI: Victoria – The Siege of Delhi
09:24
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5
Chapter CVII: Victoria – The Pipes at Lucknow
08:49
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6
Chapter CVIII: Victoria – Under the Southern Cross
07:40
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7
Chapter CIX: Victoria – From Cannibal to Christian
06:46
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8
Chapter CX: Victoria – Boer and Briton
09:24
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Total Playing Time: 15:04:49
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