Publisher's Synopsis
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.
