Britain has a long history of monarchy. Ridiculously long, in fact. Too long to remember every king and queen we’ve ever had, some might say. But every monarch heralded a fascinating new era of our history. Some were fascinating; some were monstrous; some were colourful and others were crashingly dull. And unlike most of our presidents or prime ministers, many had absolutely no aptitude for the job. Some kings were so poor that they managed to lose entire countries; others were so despised that they were eventually killed by their people, or even by their queen and her new suitor. Some were so great that they built empires, founded cities, fostered learning and became beloved by their subjects. And there are other monarchs who are frequently overlooked and more or less forgotten.
As a middle-aged person I suddenly developed an interest in Britain’s monarchy. I googled their timeline and read up about the various kings and queens on Wikipedia. But could I remember anything about them afterwards? Could I even recall a single date when a king or queen died? No, I couldn’t. So I took notes. Still I struggled to commit them to memory. So I started writing a verse about them. THIS should work, I thought. It hasn’t – not yet, anyway. But perhaps it will work for you.
Bookmark this site for the longest and most ridiculous epic poem about the Mercian/Wessex/English/British monarchy from the year 757 onwards.
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