Our Island Story, Volume 2 - Ruling British Monarchs, 1066-1509 A.D. Written by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall. Read by David Thorn. Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins. Suggested ages: 9 and up.

Description: 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).

Table of Contents:

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