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Our Island Story

Our Island Story

Explore the intricate narratives of identity, heritage, and belonging with a collection inspired by the notion of an island's story. These tales delve into the social and cultural dynamics of insular communities, highlighting the interplay between tradition and change, isolation and connection. Each week, our podcast brings you a new complete audiobook, showcasing a diverse array of perspectives, time periods, and writing styles. This rotating selection offers listeners the opportunity to gain insight into different worlds and historical contexts, perfect for those seeking to broaden their understanding or simply enjoy a captivating auditory journey. New books are added weekly, so there's always something fresh to discover. Check out more shows at solgoodmedia.com.

Episodes

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Introduction - Our Island Story 3 min 41 sec
Episode 1 - The Stories of Albion and Brutus - Our Island Story 6 min 43 sec
Episode 2 - The Coming of the Romans - Our Island Story 8 min
Episode 3 - The Romans Come Again - Our Island Story 4 min 30 sec
Episode 4 - How Caligula Conquered Britain - Our Island Story 7 min 18 sec
Episode 5 - The Story of a Warrior Queen - Our Island Story 8 min 4 sec
Episode 6 - The Last of the Romans - Our Island Story 7 min 36 sec
Episode 7 - The Story of St. Alban - Our Island Story 9 min 27 sec
Episode 8 - Vortigern and King Constans - Our Island Story 8 min 25 sec
Episode 9 - The Coming of Hengist and Horsa - Our Island Story 8 min 42 sec
Episode 10 - Hengist's Treachery - Our Island Story 6 min 55 sec
Episode 11 - How the Giant's Dance was Brought to Britain - Our Island Story 9 min 52 sec
Episode 12 - The Coming of Arthur - Our Island Story 5 min 50 sec
Episode 13 - The Founding of the Round Table - Our Island Story 7 min 3 sec
Episode 14 - Gregory and the Pretty Children - Our Island Story 10 min 57 sec
Episode 15 - How King Alfred Learned to Read - Our Island Story 5 min 47 sec
Episode 16 - King Alfred in the Cowherd's Cottage - Our Island Story 8 min 55 sec
Episode 17 - More About Alfred the Great - Our Island Story 7 min 10 sec
Episode 18 - Ethelred the Unready - Our Island Story 7 min 25 sec
Episode 19 - How Edmund Ironside Fought for the Crown - Our Island Story 7 min 35 sec
Episode 20 - Canute and the Waves - Our Island Story 4 min 56 sec
Episode 21 - Edward the Confessor - Our Island Story 10 min 25 sec
Episode 22 - Harold - Our Island Story 12 min 40 sec
Episode 23 - The Battle of Stamford Bridge - Our Island Story 11 min 24 sec
Episode 24 - The Battle of Hastings - Our Island Story 11 min 45 sec
Episode 25 - William the Conqueror - Our Island Story 10 min 54 sec
Episode 26 - Death of the King - Our Island Story 7 min 3 sec
Episode 27 - William the Red - Our Island Story 6 min 9 sec
Episode 28 - The Story of the White Ship - Our Island Story 14 min 42 sec
Episode 29 - The Story of King Stephan - Our Island Story 7 min 39 sec
Episode 30 - Gilbert and Rohesia - Our Island Story 6 min 55 sec
Episode 31 - Thomas a Becket - Our Island Story 11 min 44 sec
Episode 32 - Conquest of Ireland - Our Island Story 5 min 12 sec
Episode 33 - Richard Couer de Lion - Our Island Story 11 min 23 sec
Episode 34 - How Blondel Found the King - Our Island Story 9 min 29 sec
Episode 35 - Prince Arthur - Our Island Story 4 min 38 sec
Episode 36 - The Great Charter - Our Island Story 14 min 9 sec
Episode 37 - Hubert de Burgh - Our Island Story 8 min 14 sec
Episode 38 - Simon de Montfort - Our Island Story 9 min 10 sec
Episode 39 - The Story of the Poisoned Dagger - Our Island Story 6 min 11 sec
Episode 40 - The Little War of Chalons - Our Island Story 5 min 19 sec
Episode 41 - The First Prince of Wales - Our Island Story 6 min 57 sec
Episode 42 - The Hammer of the Scots - Our Island Story 7 min 12 sec
Episode 43 - Robert the Bruce and Bohun - Our Island Story 8 min 30 sec
Episode 44 - The Battle of Bannockburn - Our Island Story 5 min 1 sec
Episode 45 - The Battle of Sluys - Our Island Story 5 min 33 sec
Episode 46 - The Battle of Crecy - Our Island Story 11 min 46 sec
Episode 47 - The Siege of Calais - Our Island Story 11 min 15 sec
Episode 48 - The Battle of Poitiers - Our Island Story 6 min 51 sec
Episode 49 - Wat Tyler's Rebellion - Our Island Story 12 min 45 sec
Episode 50 - How King Richard II Lost his Throne - Our Island Story 4 min 39 sec
Episode 51 - The Battle of Shrewsbury - Our Island Story 6 min 33 sec
Episode 52 - How Prince Hal was Sent to Prison - Our Island Story 4 min 19 sec
Episode 53 - The Battle of Agincourt - Our Island Story 7 min 51 sec
Episode 54 - The Maid of Orleans - Our Island Story 10 min 28 sec
Episode 55 - The Red Rose and the White - Our Island Story 10 min 40 sec
Episode 56 - Queen Margaret and the Robbers - Our Island Story 5 min 27 sec
Episode 57 - The King-Maker - Our Island Story 8 min 41 sec
Episode 58 - Edward V - The King Who was Never Crowned - Our Island Story 9 min 2 sec
Episode 59 - The Two Little Princes in the Tower - Our Island Story 5 min 33 sec
Episode 60 - Henry VII - Story of the Make-Believe Prince - Our Island Story 7 min 13 sec
Episode 61 - Another Make-Believe Prince - Our Island Story 10 min 16 sec
Episode 62 - Henry VIII and The Field of the Cloth of Gold - Our Island Story 11 min 18 sec
Episode 63 - How the King Became the Defender of the Faith - Our Island Story 10 min 20 sec
Episode 64 - Henry VIII - The Story of the King's Six Wives - Our Island Story 7 min 41 sec
Episode 65 - The Story of a Boy King - Our Island Story 9 min 8 sec
Episode 66 - The Story of Lady Jane Grey - Our Island Story 7 min 21 sec
Episode 67 - How the Princess Elizabeth Became a Prisoner - Our Island Story 7 min 41 sec
Episode 68 - Mary I - How a Candle Was Lit in England - Our Island Story 4 min 24 sec
Episode 69 - How the Imprisoned Princess Became a Queen - Our Island Story 5 min 32 sec
Episode 70 - Elizabeth - The Story of a Most Unhappy Queen - Our Island Story 7 min 49 sec
Episode 71 - How England was Saved from the Spaniards - Our Island Story 7 min 36 sec
Episode 72 - Elizabeth - The Story of Sir Walter Raleigh - Our Island Story 7 min 15 sec
Episode 73 - The Queen's Favorite - Our Island Story 10 min 6 sec
Episode 74 - The Story of Guy Fawkes - Our Island Story 9 min 37 sec
Episode 75 - The Story of the Mayflower - Our Island Story 8 min 22 sec
Episode 76 - How a Woman Struck a Blow for Freedom - Our Island Story 7 min 49 sec
Episode 77 - How the King and the Parliament Quarrelled - Our Island Story 9 min 13 sec
Episode 78 - The Story of How the King was Brought to His Death - Our Island Story 6 min 2 sec
Episode 79 - The Adventures of a Prince - Our Island Story 8 min 51 sec
Episode 80 - The Commonwealth - The Lord Protector - Our Island Story 7 min 2 sec
Episode 81 - How Death Walked in the Streets of London - Our Island Story 9 min 2 sec
Episode 82 - The Story of How London was Burned - Our Island Story 7 min 36 sec
Episode 83 - The Fiery Cross - Our Island Story 5 min 57 sec
Episode 84 - The Story of King Monmouth - Our Island Story 3 min 22 sec
Episode 85 - The Story of the Seven Bishops - Our Island Story 7 min 45 sec
Episode 86 - William the Deliverer - Our Island Story 6 min 5 sec
Episode 87 - The Story of Brave Londonderry - Our Island Story 4 min 53 sec
Episode 88 - The Story of a Sad Day in a Highland Glen - Our Island Story 7 min 56 sec
Episode 89 - How the Union Jack was Made - Our Island Story 6 min 35 sec
Episode 90 - The Story of the Earl of Mar's Hunting Party - Our Island Story 8 min 16 sec
Episode 91 - The Story of Bonnie Prince Charlie - Our Island Story 8 min 23 sec
Episode 92 - The Story of Flora MacDonald - Our Island Story 7 min 55 sec
Episode 93 - The Story of The Black Hole of Calcutta - Our Island Story 4 min 7 sec
Episode 94 - The Story of How Canada Was Won - Our Island Story 9 min 11 sec
Episode 95 - How America Was Lost - Our Island Story 9 min 50 sec
Episode 96 - A Story of a Spinning Wheel - Our Island Story 8 min 46 sec
Episode 97 - England Expects that Every Man will do his Duty - Our Island Story 10 min 2 sec
Episode 98 - George III - The Battle of Waterloo - Our Island Story 6 min 23 sec
Episode 99 - The First Gentleman in Europe - Our Island Story 4 min 48 sec
Episode 100 - Two Peaceful Victories - Our Island Story 8 min 56 sec
Episode 101 - The Girl Queen - Our Island Story 4 min 25 sec
Episode 102 - Victoria - When Bread was Dear - Our Island Story 6 min 6 sec
Episode 103 - Victoria - Peace - Our Island Story 4 min 58 sec
Episode 104 - Victoria - War - Our Island Story 13 min 28 sec
Episode 105 - The Land of Snow - Our Island Story 6 min 27 sec
Episode 106 - Victoria - The Siege of Delhi - Our Island Story 9 min 28 sec
Episode 107 - The Pipes at Lucknow - Our Island Story 7 min 57 sec
Episode 108 - Victoria - Under the Southern Cross - Our Island Story 7 min 51 sec
Episode 109 - From Cannibal to Christian - Our Island Story 6 min 23 sec
Episode 110 - Victoria - Boer and Briton - Our Island Story 10 min 43 sec
Episode 111 - List of Kings from Edward the Confessor - Our Island Story 5 min 32 sec

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