A humorous poem with one couplet on every monarch from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth the Second.- Purple/ Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary.- Text type--a poem.- Curriculum links--History: "Pupils should be taught about. . . events beyond living memory that are significant nationally."- A royal timeline on pages 22-23, showing dates on the throne of all monarchs, allows children to place the poem in context.