Our Island Story

Our Island Story: A Child's History of England, published abroad as An Island Story: A Child's History of England, is a book by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall, first published in 1905 in London by T. C. & E. C. Jack.[1]

Our Island Story
AuthorH. E. Marshall
IllustratorA. S. Forrest
Cover artistA. S. Forrest
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory
GenreReference
PublisherCivitas/Galore Park
Publication date
1905
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages512 pp
ISBN1-902984-74-9
OCLC63134934
Followed byScotland's Story 

It covers the history of England from the time of the Roman occupation until Queen Victoria's death, using a mixture of traditional history and mythology to explain the story of British history in a way accessible to younger readers.[2]

Prime Minister David Cameron chose Our Island Story when asked to select his favourite childhood book in October 2010:[2]

"When I was younger, I particularly enjoyed Our Island Story by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall [...] It is written in a way that really captured my imagination and which nurtured my interest in the history of our great nation."[2]

The book depicts the union of England and Scotland as a desirable and inevitable event,[3] and praises rebels and the collective will of the common people in opposing tyrants, including kings like John and Charles I.

Influence

The book inspired the parody 1066 and All That.

References
  1. OLIS
  2. Hough, Andrew (29 October 2010). "Revealed: David Cameron's favourite childhood book is Our Island Story". Telegraph.co.uk.
  3. "Our Island Story: Not as Conservative as David Cameron imagines", The Guardian, 7 February 2014. Accessed 11 March 2016

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