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The Queen's death will cause worldwide sadness; "The End of an Era"
the newspapers will announce.
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Indeed it will.
Many folks alive today have only known her as the British Monarch.
She has done an excellent job in her role as a Constitutional Monarch --
into which she was thrown in 1936, for training -- at the age of 10 -- by
Edward VIII's Abdication and her father's accession to the throne, as George
VI.
Her Coronation on 2 June 1953 was a Grand Affair -- as was her wedding on 20
November 1947.
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This is a poem used in British Schools to help children remember the line of
English Kings (from Victorian times)...The book, _KINGS AND QUEENS OF
BRITAIN: A Victorian Mnemonic or Learning verse_, is compiled and
illustrated by Frances and Rowan Barnes-Murphy. London: Pavilion Books,
Limited. 1995
Kings and Queens of Britain
William the Conqueror long did reign
William Rufus by arrow was slain
Henry I was a scholar, bright
Stephen was king without any right
Henry II Plantagenet's scion
Richard I was as brave as a lion
John though a tyrant the charter signed
Henry III had a weakly mind
Edward I conquered Cumbria's Danes
Edward II was crowned Prince of Wales
Edward III restored Scotia's pride
Richard II by Henry's hand died
Henry IV then wore the crown
Henry V pulled the French king down
Henry VI Lost the Roses and France
Edward IV led the Commons a dance
Edward V was slain by his brother
Richard III soon gave way to another
Henry VII was frugal of means
Henry VIII had too many queens
Edward VI Reformation began
Bloody Mary frustrated the plan
Wise and Profound were Elizabeth's ways
England and Scotland were joined under James
Charles found the people a cruel corrector
Oliver Cromwell became the Lord Protector
Charles II hid in an oak
James II took the Popery's yoke
William and Mary shared the throne
Good Queen Anne then reigned alone
George I from Hanover came
George II carried on the name
George III was loved in the land
George IV was pompous and grand
William IV had no heir of his own
So Good Queen Victoria came to the throne
Edward VII loved gambling and fun
George V reigned through World War I
Edward VIII gave his throne for a wife
George VI saw more World War and strife
Elizabeth II was crowned young and serene,
And the People still sing "God Save Our Queen."
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"The last six lines bring it up to date."
"Maggie"