The English Monarchy (From William I) Lyrics

From France, William the Conqueror came and won England at Hastings

William II, a wicked king, died from a noble's bowstring

Henry I seized the throne, 'Lion of Justice' was he

Stephen, weak, a civil war ensued, called 'The Anarchy'

Henry II, a strong king, but put an end to Becket

Richard the Lionheart impoverished England, not protect it

John signed the Magna Carta but was a terrible king

Henry 3 was forced to set up Parliament and its building

Hi ho, the Merry old England's Royal Monarchy

Days of ladies, lords and knights

And of stark hierarchy

Edward Longshanks, 'Hammer of the Scot's' the slot he filled

Edward II, incompetent, so deposed and then killed

Good king Edward III began the Hundred Years' War

Tyrant king Richard II, jailed, then fed no more

Henry IV faced more rebellions than ever before

Henry V distinguished himself at the Battle of Agincourt

Henry VI's insanity put his wife Margaret in charge

Edward IV's part in the War of the Roses was large

Hi ho, the Merry old England's Royal Monarchy

Days of ladies, lords and knights

And of stark hierarchy

Edward V ruled for only two months, and then made dead

Ruthless Richard III at Bosworth was finished, they said

Henry VII's wife's face was Queen in every card deck

Henry VIII had six wives, two involved up to their necks

Sickly Edward VI ruled only four years, then he passed

Lady Jane Grey, only nine days 'fore the Tower, she was cast

Mary I forced Catholicism without pity

Virgin Queen, Elizabeth 1 brought stability

Hi ho, the Merry old England's Royal Monarchy

Days of ladies, lords and knights

And of stark hierarchy

James I faced the Gunpowder Plot and waved to the Mayflower

Charles I's English Civil War began from his lust for power

Oliver Cromwell won the war and became Lord Protector

Richard Cromwell could not lead, then became a French 'defector'

Merry monarch, Charles II, weakness is what he'd shown

James II, for religious intolerance is how he's known

William and Mary's 'Glorious Revolution's what they sought

These were the English royalty that ruled by how they thought