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Our Island Story

Beginning with the Romans and following the triumphs and foibles of the good, not so good and the downright despicable figures of history that have played a key role in the history of England.

Episodes

1. Episode 1 - The Stories of Albion and Brutus - Our Island Story5/13/2022
2. Episode 2 - The Coming of the Romans - Our Island Story5/13/2022
3. Episode 3 - The Romans Come Again - Our Island Story5/13/2022
4. Episode 4 - How Caligula Conquered Britain - Our Island Story5/13/2022
5. Episode 5 - The Story of a Warrior Queen - Our Island Story5/13/2022
6. Episode 6 - The Last of the Romans - Our Island Story5/13/2022
7. Episode 7 - The Story of St. Alban - Our Island Story5/13/2022
8. Episode 8 - Vortigern and King Constans - Our Island Story5/13/2022
9. Episode 9 - The Coming of Hengist and Horsa - Our Island Story5/13/2022
10. Episode 10 - Hengist's Treachery - Our Island Story5/13/2022
11. Episode 11 - How the Giant's Dance was Brought to Britain - Our Island Story5/13/2022
12. 12 Creepy Tales - Edgar Allan Poe7/4/2026
13. Episode 12 - The Coming of Arthur - Our Island Story5/13/2022
14. Episode 13 - The Founding of the Round Table - Our Island Story5/13/2022
15. Episode 14 - Gregory and the Pretty Children - Our Island Story5/13/2022
16. Episode 15 - How King Alfred Learned to Read - Our Island Story5/13/2022
17. Episode 16 - King Alfred in the Cowherd's Cottage - Our Island Story5/14/2022
18. Episode 17 - More About Alfred the Great - Our Island Story5/14/2022
19. Episode 18 - Ethelred the Unready - Our Island Story5/14/2022
20. Episode 19 - How Edmund Ironside Fought for the Crown - Our Island Story5/14/2022
21. Episode 20 - Canute and the Waves - Our Island Story5/14/2022
22. Episode 21 - Edward the Confessor - Our Island Story5/14/2022
23. Episode 22 - Harold - Our Island Story5/14/2022
24. Episode 23 - The Battle of Stamford Bridge - Our Island Story5/14/2022
25. Episode 24 - The Battle of Hastings - Our Island Story5/14/2022
26. Episode 25 - William the Conqueror - Our Island Story5/14/2022
27. Episode 26 - Death of the King - Our Island Story5/14/2022
28. Episode 27 - William the Red - Our Island Story5/14/2022
29. Episode 28 - The Story of the White Ship - Our Island Story5/14/2022
30. Episode 29 - The Story of King Stephan - Our Island Story5/14/2022
31. Episode 30 - Gilbert and Rohesia - Our Island Story5/14/2022
32. Episode 31 - Thomas a Becket - Our Island Story5/14/2022
33. Episode 32 - Conquest of Ireland - Our Island Story5/14/2022
34. Episode 33 - Richard Couer de Lion - Our Island Story5/14/2022
35. Episode 34 - How Blondel Found the King - Our Island Story5/14/2022
36. Episode 35 - Prince Arthur - Our Island Story5/14/2022
37. Episode 36 - The Great Charter - Our Island Story5/14/2022
38. Episode 37 - Hubert de Burgh - Our Island Story5/14/2022
39. Episode 38 - Simon de Montfort - Our Island Story5/14/2022
40. Episode 39 - The Story of the Poisoned Dagger - Our Island Story5/14/2022

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