Our Island Story

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Mentioned by listener Theobald Tiger as the book that sparked their interest in history around 1955. The hosts note that despite its reputation as shorthand for a particular patriotic style of children's history, it is actually 'surprisingly progressive,' partly because the author, Henrietta Marshall, was from New Zealand and had an outsider's perspective on British history.

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Mentioned as David Cameron's favourite children's book of all time, discussed in context of how it barely touched upon empire

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Referenced as a comparison when discussing the French theme park Puy du Fou, describing its version of history as 'the French equivalent of our island story' - referring to the famous patriotic children's history book