To Encourage the rememberance of English history, I have made an 'Ode' For all the hungry students of English knowledge, so they will know all about our long English history. In a nutshell of course!

Do you know the culture and English history?
Or shall I immortalize it in rhyme for you to read and see?

First there was a Neolithic site, with Prehistoric beasts, and lots of wooden houses, covered with Isle mists.

Then came the invaders; first from Nordic tribes, also the Roman Empire with its Soldiers and its scribes.

They brought over central heating, snails and mosaics; also Christianity to atone for their mistakes!

But when the Roman Empire collapsed the soldiers went away, and the English left to crumble all the houses they had made.

They ignored the bricks and mortar and the central heating ducts,
And carried on how they always had in ‘dug in’ wooden huts.

But Christianity was here to stay, along with its followers, the monks, who started building monasteries, making ale and getting drunk.

They also imported fish to eat, that’s where we got carp fish, which they cooked and served up regularly, it was their favourite dish.

Then came the time of Monarchy, with all its queens and kings,
Taxing the poor mortals, so they could have expensive clothes and things.

The first king that is recognised was called Egbert I who united most of England, when the invaders threatened worse.

Through his line Alfred the Great came to the throne,
And apart from burning cakes,
He brought in Peace, Education and History books to atone for his baking mistakes!

Then we went through many kings, called lots of similar names, from Henry to Edward, and some were a real pain.

Richard II started out well when he was but a boy, but soon became a tyrant and was hated much and feared,
eventually being murdered instead being of revered.

Later history tells of Edward Long Shanks; also known as also Hammer of the Scots,
anyone who fought this guy had his head put on a spike to rot.

Long after him the Tudors came, bringing turbulence and blame; Henry VIII had more wives than most.
And he loved hunting game.

His poor wives lived in awful fear least they should lose their head,
Which often happened when they gave birth to a girl,
when taken to their bed.

Henry changed English Religion from Catholic to Protestant,
He took all the monks monasteries and carp and said it was a present!

His neglected daughter Mary I, when she came to the throne, had a passion for burning those who bravely tried to kick,
Against the reintroduction of everything Catholic!

From being loved to most hated by the time she died, her sister Elizabeth took over and became England’s Heart and pride.

So we had a time of peace, but after, not for long, no royal head could make peace of the religion,
Denomination was either right or wrong,

To take the peoples mind off it; so trouble was not beginning to fire;
They concentrated on building up the Great English Empire.

From the rising of the sun to its setting in the west, all the subjects of England bowed to her request.

Now in modern times England has had to repent for her owning of land that was not her own,
And though she has not much power, a Queen still sits upon our throne.

So there’s our history in a small nutshell, but something’s have not changed, such as the rich are getting richer,
The poor pay all the tax,
And the government with all the power is always being lax!