The Monarchs Song
Easily remember EVERY King & Queen of England with this catchy song. All together now - William, William, Henry, Stephen...
The Monarchs Song Lyrics!
I'm William the Conqueror, my enemies stood no chance
They call me the first English King although I come from France
1066, The Doomsday Book I gave to history
So fat on death my body burst - but enough about me!
To help remember all your Kings I've come up with this song
A simple rhyming ditty for you all to sing along...
Oh... William
Bit short that, innit? We need more Kings! Who came next?
William Second, cheeks were red
Killed out hunting, so it's said
I took over- Henry I
That's my next eldest son!
Then came Stephen - it's true, check it!
I'm Henry II, killed Thomas Becket
Richard Lionheart, that's right
Always spoiling for a fight
Oh King John, what a disaster
Rule restrained by Magna Carta
William, William, Henry, Stephen, Henry, Richard, John, HEY!
Time for my mate, King Henry VIII, to take up this song:
Henry III built the abbey
Ed I hated Scots
A red-hot poker killed Ed II
That must have hurt him lots
Ed III was a chivalry nerd
Began the Hundred Years War
Then Richard II was King aged ten
Then Henry - yes, one more!
King Henry IV, plots galore
Not least from Henry V - moi
Killed ten score at Agincourt
Then Henry VI arrived!
Edward IV, Edward V,
Richard the III, he's bad
'Cause he fought wars with Henry VII
First Tudor and my dad
So Henry VIII - I was great
Six wives, two were beheaded
Edward VI came next
But he died young and so my dreaded...
Daughter Mary ruled so scary
Then along came-
Me! I'm Liz the First
I had no kids
So Tudors RIP...
William, William, Henry, Stephen, Henry, Richard, John, HEY!
Henry, Ed, Ed, Ed, Rich II then three more Henrys join our song!
Edward, Edward, Rich III, Henry, Henry, Ed again
Mary I, good Queen Bess!
That's me, time for more men
James VI of Scotland next
As English James the I he led
Then Stuarts ruled, so Charles I
The one who lost his head
No monarchy until came me
Charles II, I liked to party!
King Jimmy II was scary - woo!
Then Mary was a smarty!
She ruled with Will
Their shoes were filled
By sour-puss Queen Anne Gloria
And so from then we were ruled by men
'Til along came me, Victoria!
William, William, Henry, Stephen, Henry, Richard, John, HEY!
Henry, Ed, Ed, Ed, Rich II then three more Henrys join our song!
Edward, Edward, Rich III, Henry, Henry, Ed again
Mary I, good Queen Bess! Jimmy, Charles and Charles and then
Jim, Will, Mary, Anne of Gloria
Still to come is Queen Victoria!
And so began the Hanover gang
George I and George II!
Grim! And George III was quite absurd
'Til I replaced old him!
King George IV , and no heads forth
Was angry, fat and cross
Hang on!
It's true you beat Napoleon
But we're mostly a dead loss
Bang on!
Old William IV was a sailor
Ahoy!
It's nearly the end of the story-a
As on to the scene comes the best of queens
Here to Queen Victoria!
William, William, Henry, Stephen, Henry, Richard, John, HEY!
Henry, Ed, Ed, Ed, Rich II then three more Henrys join our song!
Edward, Edward, Rich III, Henry, Henry, Ed again
Mary I, good Queen Bess! Jimmy, Charles and Charles and then
Jim, Will, Mary, Anne of Gloria
George, George, George, George, Will, Victoria!
I ruled for 64 years you know
Ed VII, George V
Ed VIII, George VI
Liz II then reigned and how!
And so our famous monarch song is brought right up to now.
William, William, Henry, Stephen, Henry, Richard, John, HEY!
Henry, Ed, Ed, Ed, Rich II then three more Henrys join our song!
Edward, Edward, Rich III, Henry, Henry, Ed again
Mary I, good Queen Bess! Jimmy, Charles and Charles and then
Jim, Will, Mary, Anne of Gloria
George, George, George, George, Will, Victoria!
Edward, George, Edward, George VI
And Queen Liz II completes the mix!
That's all the English Kings and Queens since William I that there has been!
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