Both of these versions were written before the death of Elizabeth II in 2022. The current monarch is Charles III, the successor to Elizabeth II.
Published versionsEdit
Alan Bennett quotes and adapts the verse in his 1968 play Forty Years On. The scene with the verse is set during the Second World War, before the accession of Elizabeth II, and Bennett's version stops at Victoria.[2]
The Monarchs' Song from the TV series Horrible Histories lists the monarchs of England and has some phrases in common with the traditional verse.[3] The original version was released in 2011 which stopped at Elizabeth II with the verse "And Queen Liz two completes the mix!". An updated version was released on May 6, 2023 (coinciding with the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla), adding the verse "Not quite. Now there's me, Charles three!".[4]
This list of royal houses differs from the views of many historians. For example, Lancaster and York are considered cadet branches of the House of Plantagenet, and the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was renamed as Windsor in 1917.
^ ab. Britannia. Archived from the original on 18 January 2019.
^Bennett, Alan (4 September 2008). Alan Bennett Plays 1: Forty Years On, Getting On, Habeas Corpus and Enjoy. Faber & Faber. pp. 32–33. ISBN978-0-571-24686-1. The play was first produced in 1968.
^"Horrible Histories Songs". BBC. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
^"Sing The Monarchs Song - Charles III remix". CBBC. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
^"Mnemonic version for Saxon kings". ask.metafilter.com.
^Pauk, Walter; Owens, Ross J. Q. (2013). How to Study in College. Cengage. p. 246. ISBN9781285632889.
October 18, 2023
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