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Our 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. OLISIt covers the history of England from the time of the Roman occupation up until Queen Victoria's Read More..

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Description	Our 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. OLISIt covers the history of England from the time of the Roman occupation up 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.Prime Minister David Cameron chose Our Island Story when asked to select his favourite childhood book in October 2010:"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."The book depicts the union of England and Scotland as a desirable and inevitable event, "Our Island Story: Not as Conservative as David Cameron imagines", The Guardian, 7 February 2014. Accessed 11 March 2016 and praises rebels and the collective will of the common people in opposing tyrants, including kings like John and Charles I.
Description	Our 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. OLISIt covers the history of England from the time of the Roman occupation up 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.Prime Minister David Cameron chose Our Island Story when asked to select his favourite childhood book in October 2010:"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."The book depicts the union of England and Scotland as a desirable and inevitable event, "Our Island Story: Not as Conservative as David Cameron imagines", The Guardian, 7 February 2014. Accessed 11 March 2016 and praises rebels and the collective will of the common people in opposing tyrants, including kings like John and Charles I.

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Name	Our Island Story
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Authors	H. E. Marshall
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Genre	Reference
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Language	English
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Country	United Kingdom
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Pages	512 pp
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Media_type	Print (hardback)
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Isbn	1-902984-74-9
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Oclc	63134934
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Publisher	Civitas/Galore Park
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