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<p>139.55.33.62: spelling correction</p> <hr /> <div>The traditional poem used by English schoolkids to memorise the names of the [[English Monarchs]] from [[William the Conqueror]] to Elizabeth II. Note that some of the more dubious claims are omitted (eg. [[Empress Matilda]]).<br /> <br /> :[[William the Conqueror|Willie]] [[William Rufus|Willie]] [[Henry I|Harry]] [[King Stephen|Steve]] &lt;br&gt;<br /> :[[Henry II|Harry]] [[Richard I|Dick]] [[John Lackland|John]] [[Henry III|Harry three]];&lt;br&gt;<br /> :[[Edward I|One]] [[Edward II|two]] [[Edward III|three Neds]], [[Richard II|Richard two]]&lt;br&gt;<br /> :[[Henry IV|Harrys four]] [[Henry V|five]] [[Henry VI|six]]....then who?&lt;br&gt;<br /> :[[Edward IV|Edwards four]] [[Edward V|five]], [[Richard III|Dick the bad]],&lt;br&gt;<br /> :[[Henry VII|Harrys]] ([[Henry VIII|twain]]), [[Edward VI|Ned six]] (the lad);&lt;br&gt;<br /> :[[Mary I|Mary]], [[Elizabeth I|Bessie]], [[James I|James]] you ken,&lt;br&gt;<br /> :Then [[Charles I|Charlie]], [[Charles II|Charlie]], [[James II|James again]]...&lt;br&gt;<br /> :[[William III|Will]] and [[Mary II|Mary]], [[Queen Anne|Anna Gloria]],&lt;br&gt;<br /> :[[George IV|Georges four]], [[William IV|Will four]] [[Queen Victoria|Victoria]];&lt;br&gt;<br /> :[[Edward VII|Edward seven]] next, and then&lt;br&gt;<br /> :Came [[George V|George the fifth]] in nineteen ten;&lt;br&gt;<br /> :[[Edward VIII|Ned the eighth]] soon abdicated&lt;br&gt;<br /> :Then [[George VI|George six]] was coronated;&lt;br&gt;<br /> :After which [[Elizabeth II|Elizabeth]]&lt;br&gt;<br /> :And that's all folks until her death.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> This was sourced from [http://www.britannia.com/history/h6.html Britannia History].</div>

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