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Mnemonic verse of monarchs in England
A mnemonic verse listing the monarchs ruling in England since William the Conqueror was traditionally used by English schoolchildren in the era when rote learning formed a major part of the curriculum.〔(British Monarchs: Kings and Queens of England, Scotland and Wales )〕
The verse omits mentioning any pre-Conquest Saxon kings. The main part of the verse is largely constant, but the stanza from the 20th century has a number of variations. Alan Bennett's staging of the verse in ''Forty Years On'' works around the issue by stopping at Victoria.〔(English Monarchs -- Anon )〕 The 1991 film ''King Ralph'' included a brief section of the mnemonic.
==The verse==
(Can be sung to the tune of "Good King Wenceslas".)
::Willie, Willie, Harry, Stee,
::Harry, Dick, John, Harry three;
::One, two, three Neds, Richard two
::Harrys four, five, six... then who?
::Edwards four, five, Dick the bad,
::Harrys twain VII VIII and Ned the Lad;
::Mary, Bessie, James the Vain,
::Charlie, Charlie, James again...
::William and Mary, Anna Gloria,
::Four Georges I II III IV, William and Victoria;
::Edward seven next, and then
::George the fifth in 1910;
::Ned the eighth soon abdicated
::Then George the sixth was coronated;
::After which Elizabeth
::And that's the end until her death.
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