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Permission to use Heritage History documents or images for commercial purposes, or more information about our collection of traditional history resources can be obtained by contacting us at [email protected] Original Copyright 1905 by H. E. Marshall 2 Distributed by Heritage History 2009 I must tell you, though, that this is not a history lesson, HOW THIS BOOK CAME TO BE WRITTEN but a story-book. There are many facts in school histories, that seem to children to belong to lessons only. Some of these you will not find here. But you will find some stories that are not to "What a funny letter, Daddy," said Spen, as he looked at be found in your school books,—stories which wise people say the narrow envelope which had just arrived, and listened to the are only fairy tales and not history. But it seems to me that they crackle of the thin paper. are part of Our Island Story, and ought not to be forgotten, any "Do you think so?" said Daddy. "It is from home." more than those stories about which there is no doubt. "From home!" said Spen, laughing, "why, Daddy, this is So, although I hope you will not put this book beside home." your school books, but quite at the other end of the shelf, beside "I mean from the old country, Spen." Robinson Crusoe and A Noah’s Ark Geography, I hope, too, that it will help you to like your school history books better than "The old country, Daddy?" said Veda, leaving her dolls ever, and that, when you grow up, you will want to read for and coming to lean against her father’s knee, "the old country? yourselves the beautiful big histories which have helped me to What do you mean ?" write this little book for little people. "I mean, “the little island in the west” to which we Then, when you find out how much has been left untold belong, and where I used to live," said Daddy. in this little book, do not be cross, but remember that, when you "But this is an island—a great big one, Mother says—so were very small, you would not have been able to understand how can we belong to a little island?" asked Spen. things that seem quite simple and very interesting to you as you grow older. Remember, too, that I was not trying to teach you, "Well, we do—at least, the big island and the little island but only to tell a story. belong to each other." H. E. MARSHALL. "Oh, Daddy, do explain yourself, you are not explaining yourself at all," said Veda. "Well," said Daddy with a sigh, "long, long ago—" "Oh!" said Spen, "it’s a story," and he settled himself to listen. "Yes," said Daddy, "it’s a story, and a very long one, too. I think I must ask some one else to tell it to you." And Daddy did ask some one else, and here is the story as it was told to Spen and Veda. I hope it will interest not only the children in this big island, but some of the children in "the little island in the west," too. Original Copyright 1905 by H. E. Marshall 3 Distributed by Heritage History 2009 THE STORY OF KING STEPHEN .............................................. 65 TABLE OF CONTENTS HENRY PLANTAGENET—GILBERT AND ROHESIA ................. 67 HENRY PLANTAGENET—THOMAS A BECKET ....................... 67 THE STORIES OF ALBION AND BRUTUS ................................... 6 HENRY PLANTAGENET—THE CONQUEST OF IRELAND ......... 72 THE COMING OF THE ROMANS ................................................ 7 THE STORIES OF RICHARD COEUR DE LION .......................... 73 THE ROMANS COME AGAIN.................................................... 9 RICHARD I—HOW BLONDEL FOUND THE KING .................... 76 HOW CALIGULA CONQUERED BRITAIN, AND HOW JOHN LACKLAND—PRINCE ARTHUR .................................... 79 CARACTACUS REFUSED TO BE CONQUERED ......................... 10 JOHN LACKLAND—THE GREAT CHARTER ............................ 80 THE STORY OF A WARRIOR QUEEN ...................................... 12 HENRY III. OF WINCHESTER—HUBERT DE BURGH ............... 83 THE LAST OF THE ROMANS ................................................... 15 HENRY III. OF WINCHESTER—SIMON DE MONTFORT ........... 85 THE STORY OF ST. ALBAN .................................................... 17 HENRY III—THE POISONED DAGGER ................................... 87 VORTIGERN AND KING CONSTANS ....................................... 19 EDWARD I—THE LITTLE WAR OF CHALONS ........................ 89 THE STORY OF THE COMING OF HENGIST AND HORSA ......... 21 EDWARD I—THE FIRST PRINCE OF WALES ........................... 91 HENGIST’S TREACHERY ........................................................ 23 EDWARD I—THE HAMMER OF THE SCOTS ............................ 92 HOW THE GIANT’S DANCE WAS BROUGHT TO BRITAIN ...... 25 EDWARD II—KING ROBERT THE BRUCE AND BOHUN .......... 94 THE COMING OF ARTHUR ..................................................... 28 EDWARD II—THE BATTLE OF BANNOCKBURN ..................... 96 THE FOUNDING OF THE ROUND TABLE ................................. 30 EDWARD III—THE BATTLE OF SLUYS .................................. 98 THE STORY OF GREGORY AND THE PRETTY CHILDREN ........ 31 EDWARD III—THE BATTLE OF CRECY ................................. 99 HOW KING ALFRED LEARNED TO READ ............................... 34 EDWARD III—THE SIEGE OF CALAIS .................................. 102 KING ALFRED IN THE COWHERD’S COTTAGE ....................... 36 EDWARD III—THE BATTLE OF POITIERS ............................ 105 MORE ABOUT ALFRED THE GREAT ...................................... 38 RICHARD II—WAT TYLER’S REBELLION ............................ 107 ETHELRED THE UNREADY..................................................... 40 HOW KING RICHARD II LOST HIS THRONE .......................... 110 HOW EDMUND IRONSIDE FOUGHT FOR THE CROWN ............. 42 HENRY IV—THE BATTLE OF SHREWSBURY ....................... 111 CANUTE AND THE WAVES .................................................... 43 HENRY IV—HOW PRINCE HAL WENT TO PRISON ............... 113 EDWARD THE CONFESSOR .................................................... 45 HENRY V—THE BATTLE OF AGINCOURT ........................... 114 HAROLD ............................................................................... 47 HENRY VI—THE MAID OF ORLEANS.................................. 116 THE BATTLE OF STAMFORD BRIDGE ..................................... 50 HENRY VI—THE RED ROSE AND THE WHITE ..................... 119 THE BATTLE OF HASTINGS ................................................... 53 EDWARD IV—QUEEN MARGARET AND THE ROBBERS ....... 122 WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR—HEREWARD THE WAKE .......... 56 EDWARD IV—THE KING-MAKER ....................................... 123 WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR—DEATH OF THE KING .............. 58 EDWARD V—THE KING WHO WAS NEVER CROWNED ........ 125 THE STORY OF WILLIAM THE RED ........................................ 60 RICHARD III—THE TWO LITTLE PRINCES IN THE TOWER ... 128 HENRY I—THE STORY OF THE “WHITE SHIP” ...................... 60 HENRY VII—THE MAKE-BELIEVE PRINCE......................... 129 Original Copyright 1905 by H. E. Marshall 4 Distributed by Heritage History 2009 HENRY VII—ANOTHER MAKE-BELIEVE PRINCE ............... 131 JAMES II—THE STORY OF THE SEVEN BISHOPS .................. 179 HENRY VIII—THE FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD ............ 134 JAMES II—WILLIAM THE DELIVERER ................................. 181 HENRY VIII—HOW THE KING BECAME THE DEFENDER OF WILLIAM III AND MARY II—BRAVE LONDONDERRY ......... 182 THE FAITH AND HOW THE GREAT CARDINAL DIED ............ 136 WILLIAM III AND MARY II—A SAD DAY IN A HIGHLAND HENRY VIII—THE STORY OF THE KING’S SIX WIVES ....... 139 GLEN................................................................................... 184 EDWARD VI—THE STORY OF A BOY KING ........................ 141 ANNE—HOW
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