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The King's Singers include a 12-minute song "A Rough Guide to the Royal Succession (It's just one damn King after another…)" by Paul Drayton, on their 2012 album Royal Rhymes and Rounds. This song bears no relation to the mnemonic verses except for its subject matter, a chronology of the monarchy starting with pre-Norman kings "With names ...
Queenhood" is a poem written by the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, Simon Armitage, to mark the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Tim Adams, writing for The Observer , described the poem as a tribute that "came close to capturing something of the unique service and strangeness of [the Queen's] life".
King of England r. 1135–1141, r. 1141–1154: Empress Matilda 1102–1167 Queen of England (Disputed) r. 1141: Henry of Scotland 1114–1152 Earl of Huntingdon: Henry II 1133–1189 King of England r. 1154–1189: William I the Lion c. 1143 –1214 King of Scots r. 1165–1214: Malcolm IV 1141–1165 King of Scots r. 1153–1165: David of ...
Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning monarch of the United Kingdom—2022 marks 70 years since her ascension to the throne. Next in line on the royal family tree is Prince Charles, her son ...
Mary, Queen of Scots 1542–1587: Frederick II King of Denmark 1534–1588: Henry IV King of France 1553–1610: King James VI and I [a] 1566–1625 r. 1567–1625 (Scotland) r. 1603–1625 (England) Anne of Denmark 1574–1619 Queen of England and Ireland: John IV 1604–1656 King of Portugal: Henry Frederick 1594–1612 Prince of Wales ...
Queen of England: King Henry I Beauclerc c. 1068 –1135 r. 1100–1135 King of England: Adeliza of Louvain 1103–1151 Queen of England: Fulk the Younger 1089/1092–1143 Count of Anjou & King of Jerusalem: Matilda I c. 1105 –1152 Countess of Boulogne & Queen of England: King Stephen of Blois c. 1092 –1154 r. 1135–1141 r. 1141–1154 ...
Netflix's "Queen Charlotte" is based on the true story of Queen Charlotte and King George III. The couple had 15 children. Here is their full family tree.
The Thrissil and the Rois is a Scots poem composed by William Dunbar to mark the wedding, in August 1503, of King James IV of Scotland to Princess Margaret Tudor of England. The poem takes the form of a dream vision in which Margaret is represented by a rose and James is represented variously by a lion , an eagle and a thistle . [ 1 ]