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    Our Island Story - Volume 2: Ruling British Monarchs, 1066-1509 A.D.
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    Our Island Story - Volume 2: Ruling British Monarchs, 1066-1509 A.D.
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    Our Island Story - Volume 2: Ruling British Monarchs, 1066-1509 A.D.
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    Our Island Story - Volume 2: Ruling British Monarchs, 1066-1509 A.D.

    Written by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall

    Narrated by David Thorn

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    Volume Two, Part One of a five part series telling The Story of Great Britain from its earliest beginnings to World War I. Our Island Story, originally published in 1905 and later updated, details the history of Britain up to World War I (including some myths and legends associated with British history). Author H. E. Marshall based the book on her answers to her children's questions about the history of their "home island" (Great Britain).

    Ruling Monarchs from 1066 to 1509 A.D.
    1. Harold
    2. The Battle of Stamford Bridge
    Volume Two of a five part series telling The Story of Great Britain from its earliest beginnings to World War I. Our Island Story, originally published in 1905 and later updated, details the history of Britain up to World War I (including some myths and legends associated with British history). Author H. E. Marshall based the book on her answers to her children's questions about the history of their "home island" (Great Britain).

    Ruling Monarchs from 1066 to 1509 A.D.
    1. Harold
    2. The Battle of Stamford Bridge
    3. The Battle of Hastings
    4. William the Conqueror - The Story of Hereward the Wake
    5. William the Conqueror - The Death of the King
    6. The Story of William the Red
    7. Henry I -The Story of the "White Ship"
    8. The Story of King Stephen
    9. Henry Plantagenet- The Story of Gilbert and Rohesia
    10. Henry Plantagenet - The Story of Thomas a Becket
    11. Henry Plantagenet - The Story of the Conquest of Ireland
    12. The Story of Richard Coeur De Lion
    13. Richard Coeur De Lion - The Story of How Blondel Found the King
    14. John Lackland - The Story of Prince Arthur
    15. John Lackland - The Story of the Great Charter
    16. Henry III of Winchester - The Story of Hubert de Burgh
    17. Henry III of Winchester- The Story of Simon De Montfort
    18. Henry III The Story of the Poisoned Dagger
    19. Edward I - The Little War of Chalons
    20. Edward I - The Lawgiver - The Story of the First Prince of Wales
    21. Edward I - The Hammer of the Scots
    22. Edward II of Caernarvon -The Story of King Robert the Bruce and Bohun
    23. Edward II of Caernarvon - The Story of the Battle of Bannockburn
    24. Edward III of Windsor - The Story of the Battle of Sluys
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAlcazar Audio Works
    Release dateJan 1, 2005
    ISBN9780986007538
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    Our Island Story - Volume 2: Ruling British Monarchs, 1066-1509 A.D.

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