A rhyming mnemonic

Author: * Volusian Amenemhat - 1 Post on this thread out of 3,345 Posts sitewide.
Date: Sep 2, 2005 - 16:17

This is a Scottish schoolchildren's rhyming mnemonic of the list of the Kings and Queens of the Scots which, though hardly brilliant poetry, might be useful.

Dates	Monarchs	Mnemonic
841-859	Kenneth I	Began the Line
859-863	Donald I	Reigned a short time
863-877	Constantine I	Was killed by a Dane
877-878	Aedh	Was cut down and slain
878-889	Eochaid	Was succeeded by his son
889-900	Donald II	Eleven years had done
900-943	Constantine II	Abdicated one day
943-954	Malcolm I	Killed by men of Moray
954-962	Indulphus	Left his Crown and Throne
962-967	Dubh	Under a bridge was thrown
967-971	Cuilean	Was said to have no fears
971-995	Kenneth II	Reigned for many long years
995-997	Constantine III	Was killed, so ruled no more
997-1005	Kenneth III	Was slain in Civil War
1005-1034	Malcolm II	Swore allegiance to Canute
1034-1040	Duncan I	In England did he loot
1040-1057	Macbeth	At Lumphanan fought and died
1057-1058	Lulach	Only four months did he bide
1058-1093	Malcolm III	Built castles we pride
1093-1097	Donald III	Protected his side
1094	Duncan II	Didn't last a year
1097-1107	Edgar	Loved his land so dear
1107-1124	Alexander I	Then became King
1124-1153	David I	Built Abbeys still standing
1153-1165	Malcolm IV	At eleven tried his hand
1165-1214	William the Lyon	Then ruled the Land
1214-1249	Alexander II	Fought Vikings for his Crown
1249-1286	Alexander III	A cliff he fell down
1286-1290	Margaret	Died when only eight
1290-1306	.	England held our fate
1292-1296	John Balliol	Began the "Auld Alliance"
1306-1329	Robert I	At Stirling was defiant
1329-1371	David II	Was taken to the Tower
1371-1390	Robert II	First Stewart to have Power
1390-1406	Robert III	By pirates was nabbed
1406-1437	James I	In Perth was stabbed
1437-1460	James II	Blown up by his gun
1460-1488	James III	Killed, then came his son
1488-1513	James IV	At Flodden was slaughtered
1513-1542	James V	Died, then came his daughter
1542-1567	Mary	Queen of Scots was slain
1567-1625	James VI	In England did reign
1625-1649	Charles I	Lived in great fear
1649-1685	Charles II	The last King crowned here
1685-1689	James VII	Had many a foe
1689-1702	William & Mary	Ruled at the time of Glencoe
1702-1714	Anne	Was the last of the Stewart name
1714-1727	George I	From Germany came
1727-1760	George II	Fought the rising Jacobite
1760-1820	George III	Brought our Crown back to light
1820-1830	George IV	Then received our Honours
1830-1837	William IV	Soon returned the others
1837-1901	Victoria	Enjoyed her Balmoral Home
1901-1910	Edward VII	With women did roam
1910-1936	George V	Saw World War strife
1936	Edward VIII	Gave his Throne for a wife
1936-1952	George VI	The father of our Queen
1952-	Elizabeth II	Crowned young and Serene