Whether you are studying British history over two or three years, you will need to follow the readings in the same order. This list shows how the two books, Our (An) Island Story and Our Lady’s Dowry fit together.
This chart covers the first two years of the (potentially) three year cycle. All of the Level 2 American student 2 year option is included.
| Our Lady’s Dowry | Ch.1 | * The Glastonbury Thorn: St Joseph of Arimathea | ||
| Island Story | Ch.1 to Ch.5 | Stories of Albion and Brutus to The Warrior Queen | ||
| Island Story | Ch.6 | Last of the Romans | ||
| Island Story | Ch.7 | St Alban (optional) | ||
| Our Lady’s Dowry | Ch.2 | * The First Martyr: St Alban | ||
| Island Story | Ch.8 to Ch.13 | Vortigern to King Arthur | ||
| Our Lady’s Dowry | Ch.3 | * From Britain to Ireland: St Patrick | ||
| Our Lady’s Dowry | Ch.4 | St Columba (Saint Columba from Our Island Saints by Amy Steedman) |
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| Island Story | Ch.14 | Gregory and the Pretty Children (optional) | ||
| Our Lady’s Dowry | Ch.5 | St Augustine (Saint Augustine from Our Island Saints by Amy Steedman) |
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| Our Lady’s Dowry | Ch.6 | St Aidan | ||
| Our Lady’s Dowry | Ch.7 | * Brother Bishops: St Cedd and St Chad | ||
| Our Lady’s Dowry | Ch.8 | * The Abbess and the Cowherd: St Hilda and Caedmon | ||
| Our Lady’s Dowry | Ch.9 | Masterpieces of the North: Art, Poetry and Literature (Saint Cuthbert from Our Island Saints by Amy Steedman) |
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| Island Story | Ch.15 to Ch.17 | King Alfred | ||
| Our Lady’s Dowry | Ch.10 | *The New Monks: St.Dunstan | ||
| Island Story | Ch.18 to Ch.21 | Aethelred to Edward the Confessor | ||
| Our Lady’s Dowry | Ch.11 | St Edward the Confessor (use Saint Edward the Confessor from Our Island Saints by Amy Steedman) |
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| Island Story | Ch.22 to Ch.28 | Harold to Henry I | ||
| Our Lady’s Dowry | Ch.12 | * England’s Nazareth: Our Lady of Walsingham | ||
| Our Lady’s Dowry | Ch.13 | * Bishops from Bec: The Church and the Norman Kings | ||
| Island Story | Ch.29 to Ch.31 | King Stephen to Thomas Becket | ||
| Our Lady’s Dowry | Ch.14 | * Murder at Canterbury: St.Thomas Becket | ||
| Island Story | Ch.32 to Ch.34 | Conquest of Ireland to Richard Coeur de Lion | ||
| Our Lady’s Dowry | Ch.15 | * From England to Jerusalem: The Crusades | ||
| Island Story | Ch.35 to 36 | John Lackland | ||
| Our Lady’s Dowry | Ch.16 | * The White Monks: St.Gilbert Harding and St.Aelred of Rievaulx | ||
| Our Lady’s Dowry | Ch.17 | * Quarrel with the Pope: The Church and King John | ||
| Our Lady’s Dowry | Ch.18 | * The Coming of the Friars: Franciscans, Dominicans and St.Simon Stock | ||
| Island Story | Ch.37 to 39 | Henry III | ||
| Our Lady’s Dowry | Ch.19 | * Prayers in Stone: Medieval Cathedrals | ||
| Island Story | Ch.40 to Ch.50 | Edward I to Richard II | ||
| Our Lady’s Dowry | Ch.20 | * Mystics and Pilgrims: Dame Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe | ||
| Island Story | Ch.51 to Ch.64 | * Henry IV to Henry VIII Note: You may wish to omit Chapters 63 and 64 which deal with the Reformation |
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| Our Lady’s Dowry | Ch.21 | * England Adrift: Henry VIII and the Break With Rome | ||
| Island Story | Ch.65 to Ch.68 | Edward VI and Mary | ||
| Island Story | Ch.69 to Ch.71 | Elizabeth I | ||
| Our Lady’s Dowry | Ch.23 | * Penal Times Begin: Catholics Under Elizabeth I | ||
| Island Story | Ch.72 to Ch.73 | Elizabeth I |
