A humorous poem with one couplet on every monarch from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth the Second.
? Purple/ Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary.
? Text type ? A poem.
? Curriculum links ? History: ?Pupils should be taught about ? events beyond living memory that are significant nationally?.
? A royal timeline on pages 22?23, showing dates on the throne of all monarchs, allows children to place the poem in context.