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Horrible Histories – Kings And Queens (Ruthless Rulers) lyrics
I'm William the Conqueror
My enemies
stood no chance
They call me the first English king
Although I come from France

1066, the Doomsday book
I gave to history
So fat on death my body burst
But enough about me

To help remember all your kings
I've come up with this song
A simple rhyming ditty
For you
all to sing along

Oh, William
(Bit short init? We need more kings. Who came next?)

William second, cheeks were red
Killed out hunting, so it's said
I took over, Henry one
That's my next eldest
son

Then King Stephen, it's true check it!
Hi, Henry two, killed Thomas Beckett
Richard Lionheart? That's right!
Always spoiling for a fight

Oh King John, what a disaster
Rule restrained by Magna Carta

William, William, Henry, Stephen
Henry, Richard, John, oi!
Time for my mate, King Henry eight
To take up this song

Henry three built the abbey
Ed one hated Scots
A red hot poker killed Ed two
That must have hurt him lots

Edward third was a chivalry nerd
Began the hundred years war
Then Richard two was king aged ten
Then Henry, yes one more

King Henry four, plots galore
Not least from Henry five, why?
Killed ten score at Agincourt
Then Henry six arrived

Edward
four, Edward five
Richard the third, he's bad
'Cause he fought wars with Henry seventh
First
Tudor and my dad

So
Henry eight, I was great
Six wives, two were beheaded
Edward the sixth came next, but he died young
And so my dreaded
Daughter
Mary ruled, so scary
Then along came... me
I'm Liz the first, I had no kids
So Tudors RIP

William, William, Henry, Stephen
Henry, Richard, John, oi!
Henry, Ed, Ed, Ed, Rich two
Then
three more Henrys join our song
Edward, Edward, Rich the third
Henry, Henry, Ed again
Mary one, good Queen Bess
That's me, time for more men

James six of Scotland next
Is English James the first he led
Then Stuarts ruled, so Charles the first
The one who lost his head

No monarchy until came me
Charles two, I liked to party
King Jimmy two was scary, woooh
Then Mary
was a smarty

She ruled with
Bill, their shoes were filled
By sourpuss Queen Anne Gloria
And so from then, you were ruled by men
Till along came me Victoria

William, William, Henry, Stephen
Henry, Richard, John, oi!
Henry, Ed, Ed, Ed, Rich two
Then
three more Henrys join our song
Edward, Edward, Rich the third
Henry, Henry, Ed again
Mary one, good Queen Bess
Jimmy, Charles and Charles and then
Jim, Will, Mary, Anna Gloria
Still to come, it's Queen Victoria

And so began the Hanover gang
George one and George two (grim)
Then
George the third was quite absurd
Till I replaced old him

King George the fourth and known henceforth
As angry, fat and cross (hang on)
It's true you beat Napoleon
But were mostly a dead loss (bang on)

Old William four was a sailor (ahoy)
It's nearly the end of the story-a
As onto the scene comes the best loved queen
Hail to Queen Victoria

William, William, Henry, Stephen
Henry, Richard, John, oi!
Henry, Ed, Ed, Ed, Rich two
Then three more Henrys join our song
Edward, Edward, Rich the third
Henry, Henry, Ed again
Mary one, good Queen Bess
Jimmy
, Charles and Charles and then
Jim, Will, Mary, Anna Gloria
George, George, George, George
Will
, Victoria
Victoria Victoria Victoria


(I ruled for sixty four years, you know.)

Ed seven, George five
Then
Ed, George sixth
Liz two then reigned and how
And so our famous monarch song
Is brought right up to now, oh

William, William, Henry, Stephen
Henry, Richard, John, oi!
Henry, Ed, Ed, Ed, Rich two
Then three more Henrys join our song
Edward
, Edward, Rich the third
Henry, Henry, Ed again
Mary one, good Queen Bess
Jimmy, Charles and Charles and then
Jim, Will, Mary, Anna Gloria
George, George, George, George
Will, Victoria
Edward, George, Edward, George six
And
Queen Liz two completes the mix

That's all
the English kings and queens
Since
William first that there have been
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    You do know you dontnhave to be a baby to watch hh I'm 9 I watch it my dad is 39 he loves it so what we can like what we want so I think it is goog a 20 yr old is watching it because it helps elder people (I'm not saying your old)who don't know about history very well now know about it and its good when your like doing about er kings and queens in history this song helps you learn I'm learning about boudicca and here song helped me its getting kids to want to learn about history in a fun and silly way better than writing it in a school book and allowed to sing abouth history I am so glad they made hh I would not no about kings and queens in a day at school I would take atleast a month so thanks to terry dearry for making hh love caitlin.
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    I love this song and know pretty much all the words I really enjoyed learning it and teaching my friends I highly recommend that people try to learn it because it is definitely worth it! My teacher kept on asking who came next and I just kept going and going and going, he gave up eventually. I looked really smart when honestly I don't no much about the English monarchy but I know what I need to know. I love learning about history because it interesting and worth knowing, plus I like outsmarting my friend Georgina who loves horrible histories so much it isn't funny.
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    I am honoured to have known all of these historical legends in my time and I am grateful that I have also been included (although I would much prefer to be called Lily not Liz). I'm -3.1415 years old and i would like to let you in on a secret.
    The British royal line is a conspiracy - these fake legends originated from Uzbekistan and bear no resemblance to our free country. Our monarchs are just botoxed robots - think about it, have you ever seen the Queen's face move? And the rotation of her hand when she "waves" betrays the fact that she is blindingly obviously a robot.
    Jerreme Cawbin is the only real politician. I don't get how he was outvoted by that Tureeeser Maye and Obarmer Baracks and Melanya Trumpdy-dumpdy. Monster raving loony partayyy should have won. Banana man is my life. Slowcombe outta ma life. Ya doubting me bruv? Yovil for the win. We make gloves to hide the fingerprints.
    Also, I have some more news to share. Tureeeser Maye is actually Guy Forks 2.0 I mean what a roadman running through those wheat fields its obvious she was trying to blow up the royal family. Oh wait they don't exist.
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    The "Horrible Histories" crew has a knack for making brilliant songs. This is actually a very helpful way of learning the various monarchs, while also being a hilarious patter song that is very difficult to learn! I love it! You should watch Horrible Histories if you haven't already, it's a great show for all ages. It has toilet humour and such for small children, political jokes for adults, and everything else for absolutely everyone in between. If you want me to recommend other Horrible Histories songs, I would probably have to suggest... all of them! This is one of my favourites, though.
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    Yeah it really doesn't matter how old you are, horrible histories is amazing! I'm 16 and I still love it! My stepdad of 42 likes it too - he agrees that it's a great way of learning history! In fact, it does a much better job of teaching me than my history teacher's have ever done! I know the lyrics to the majority of the songs, and this is one of my favorites along with Dick Turpin, Aztec priests and Charles II. Seriously, horrible histories has changed the history of teaching (excuse the pun).
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    Yep that is soooooo true I am 13 and barely have time to do my homework and all the rest of it but I still love "Horrible Histories" and our history teacher constantly uses it for references or to make it more interesting to learn and our whole class love it which just goes to show that it is for everyone and by everyone I mean everyone. Just because some people are way too shy to admit it doesn't mean they aren't completely in love with it.
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    Anonymous.
    (I also love "Divergent", "The Hunger Games", "Harry Potter" "Naughts and Crosses" and "Pretty Little Liars".
    I would recommend all of them for everyone as they are amazing please try it).
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