The Story of the English tells the story of the arrival of the Gaels to the British Isles and the evolution from there on. From the Roman conquest to the Dark Ages to the Norman conquest, Volume I spans from the earliest of times to the Hundred Years' War.
Contents include:
Early Times
The Druids
The Britons
Caesar in Britain
Queen Boadicea
The Great Walls
The Great Irish Saint
The Anglo-Saxons
Brave King Arthur
The Laws of the Saxons
The Story of St. Augustine
Three Great Men
The Danish Pirates
King Alfred and the Cakes
Alfred Conquers the Danes
A King's Narrow Escape
The King and the Outlaw
The Monasteries
An Unlucky Couple
St. Dunstan
King Canute and the Waves
A Saxon Nobleman
Lady Godiva's Ride
The Battle of Hastings
The Conquest
Lords and Vassals
Death of William
The Brothers' Quarrels
Arms and Armour
The "White Ship"
Matilda's Narrow Escapes
The Story of Fair Rosamond
Thomas a Becket
The Murder of Thomas a Becket
Richard's Adventures
Richard and the Saracens
The Faithful Minstrel
Death of Richard
The Murder of Arthur
The Great Charter
The Weak Rule of Henry III
A Race
Persecution of the Jews
The Conquest of Wales
A Quarrel with France
The Coronation Stone
The Insolent Favourite
Bruce and the Spider
Death of Edward II
The Murderers Punished
The Battle of Crecy
The Siege of Calais
The Age of Chivalry
The Battle of Poitiers
