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Canute Two hundred years the raiding Danes
1014-1036 Came over. Then their Canute reigns.
We'll merely mention that he tried
An object lesson with the tide.
Hardicanute Hardicanute, sad to confess,
1039-1041 Died from drinking to excess.
He couldn't conquer love of wine
And with him went the Danish line.

Edward Edward the Confessor staid
the Confessor The Saxon line renewed. Remade
1041-1066 At Westminster the Abbey grand,
And signed the first 'Will' in this land.
And since his time ('tis not refuted)
Scores of Wills have been disputed.
Ah! legal quibbles such as these
Mean Lawyers waxing rich on fees.

Harold Harold last of the Saxon line
1066 At Hastings made an effort fine
And lost his life--it was to be,
Crushed by the men of Normandy.
From Scandinavia they'd come,
And made fair Normandy their home;
William the Whence William spying out our shore,
Conqueror Oliver-Twist-like, wanted more.
1066-1087 In ten-six-six he won the day
In that tough fight out Hastings way.
Of course, no record in our reach,
Depicts 'ole Bill' thus on the beach.

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William the But one thing's certain. Camera men,
Conqueror If only they'd existed then,
1066-1087 Would have journeyed many a mile
To 'snap' King William's happy smile.
They made him King and schoolbooks say
He ruled with arbitrary sway;
Demanding with sharp battle axes
Instant payment of big taxes.
Curfew And p'raps it's just as well to tell
He introduced the Curfew Bell;
So at the early hour of eight
Each doused his glim, raked out his grate.
In bed at eight P.M. each day
Life was but sombre, dull and grey;
No cutting fancy ball room capers,
No Cinemas or evening papers.
He was a bully it is true,
But to all