.9 3^ 3 THE ISf ©1¥ ©I Slfil41P IN 100 LINES. 7^0 QfEEN ViCtO^^^' Designed for the ettcouragemeni and assistance of young people in the study of English Histoxy^ -sc^i- TV- STEVENSON & MARSTERS, STATIONERS, No. 387 FULTON STREET, BROOKLYN. kigilMllMrfefHiJLiilE ^^ H p S$^^^2G$^^^3G^§^3S$^^Q^^^2S^^^2S^^^^^^^ 1 1 THE 1 Plstorg Bf %txQlmi& 1 jf IN 100 LINES. y [No.l.] ^ NORMAN LINE. 1 William I. Tensixty-six saw deadly strife Io66 On Hastings' fatal plain ; f? When Harold died a kingly death, H By Norman William slain. <^ The Conqn'ror ruled by force of arms, r All England for his foe ; ^ William II. And Euf us reigned from eighty-seven 1087 Y)* Till Tyrrel laid him low. J<1 Henrt I. One-thousand-and-one-hundred marks IIOO ^ The long and useful reign (^ Of Hal the first, who wisely tried /^ The Saxon heart to gain. i HOUSE OF BLOIS. Stephen. Next Stephen Blois in thirty-five, H35 Who long kept civil war alive. ^ e^?B^§<3e5^!;^^^?3e>^g:^5,^?3e^^3e^^ & >^;^:^^^G^^^^^G^2G^^:^^^^^^^;^^^ THE Plstorg 0f •gttglanil IK 100 LINES. [No. 2.] HOUSE OF PLANTAGENET. IIenrt II. Richard I. John. Henry III. Edward I. Edward II. Edward III. Richard II. The Second Hal, who Ireland gained, 1 1 54 From fifty-four victorious reigned. In eighty-nine First Richard came, 1 1 89 A bold Crusader known to fame ; And John, who dates from ninety-nine, 1 199 The Charter was compelled to sign. From twelve sixteen Third Henry ruled, I2l6 With troubles not a few ; First Edward next, who conquered Wales, 1 2 72 Was King in seventy-two. The Second dates from thirteen-seven, 1307 At Bannockburn defeated ; The Third from seven-and-twenty shone 1 3^7 In victory's chariot seated. The Second Richard's reckless hand 1377 From seventy-seven rebellion fanned. Till Bolingbroke, whose wrongs were great. Drove Richard from his high estate. i Henrt V Henrt VI. (red rose.) All Henries here. The wily Fourth ^399 In ninety-nine was crowned ; The Fifth from fourteen-thirteen dates, 141 3 For Agincourt renowned. The Sixth Hal reigned from twenty-two — 1422 His Queen, brave Margaret of Anjou— Till, after many a stubborn fight. The Eed Rose paled before the White. HOUSE OF YORK. (white rose.) Edward IV. Thus Edward Fourth, York's favored son, 1461 The sceptre grasped in sixty-one. Edward V. Two ruffians were employed to smother 1483 Fifth Edward and his royal brother Richard III. The deed was done in eighty-three By Richard Third's base treachery. 1483 1^ -I THE IN 100 LINES. [No. 4.] HOUSE OF TUDOR. Henry VII. But in the fight at Bosworth Field Third Richard fell among the slain, And Harry Seventh in eighty-five Blended in peace the Roses twain. Henrt VIII. In fifteen-nine came bluif King Hal, To six fair wives allied ; Impelled by passions uncontrolled, The Pope he soon defied. Edward VI. And when in fifteen-forty-seven Sixth Edward ruled the nation, His Council and the Parliament Embraced the Reformation, Mart. Which Mary spurned in fifty-three. And quickly overthrew, Elizabeth. But good Queen Bess in fifty-eight Bade Rome a last adieu ; And Spain's Armada missed its aims As champion of the Papal claims. fy 1485 1509 1547 1553 1558 g^$^?3eS?3g$^?3e$gsg§^?^g$^g^^^?:^^?3^^ ^ ~^''%3S^^^SS^^3S^^^3Q^<3G^^^SS^§^ S5!$2 m THE M pv llisj0rg 0f gttgfani 1 '()! IN 100 LINES. x)" 1 [No. 5.] 1 HOUSE OF STUART. § James I. King James the First in sixteen-three 1603 't i^ Brought Scotland in his train ; "^ 11^ Charles I. And Charles, who dates from twenty-five, 1625 ^ •\)> By cruel axe was slain u *M , , In forty-nine ; when Cromwell showed 1649 ■A' (v H o B By plainest demonstration, tt 1 ^ That Britons could defend their rights ?v ^ 1^ ^ When King defied the nation. 'M 4 Charles II. In sixteen-sixty Second Charles Eegained his father's throne ; 1660 1 James II. His brother James from eighty-five 1685 •■y Undid what Charles had done ; xi^ ||^ William For Orange Will in eighty-eight 1688 ^ M AND Mart. ^^.^^^ ^^^^ g^.^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^ -^ 'W Anne. Which Anne caught up in seventeen-two, 1702 y i When Marlbro's victories rise to view. 1 * !^-^^3e^?^<32:>^^:^^€3e$i?^5e$^ ^^^ s. THE Itistor® 0f gttglattJtl IN 100 lines. [Xo. 6.] George I. [OUSE OF HANOVER. 1714 1 In seventeen-fourteen George the First Spurned the Pretender's right ; George II. From twenty-seven did Second George The Young Pretender fight, 1727 I George III. Till George the Third in sixty came And soon eflaced the Stuarts' name. The deeds of Clive and Washington Kecal eventful days ; To Nelson and to Wellington We give our warmest praise, And deem them heroes from the hour They crushed the great Napoleon's powe 1760 ; George IV. From eighteen-twenty George the Fourth Saw penal laws repealed ; 1820 ! i William IV In eighteen-thirty William came And slavery's doom was sealed. 1830 Victoria. Since thirty-seven, Victoria's reign Has witnessed greater changes still, Until at length the ruling power Has centred in the nation's will. i«37 Si \ THE ai^f ®1¥ ®f 11S1411 IN 100 LINES. The Author is convinced by long experiejice that the chief facts and dates of English History can in no way be fixed in the memory so well as when condensed into a moderate compass in the form of rhyme. This object he has done his best to accom- plish. These rhymes consist of exactly lOO lines. They are printed on six cards in order that the young learner may be the more easily able to concentrate his attention on one card at a time in committing them to memory. Price, 10 Cents. 1^ LIBRARY OF CONGRESS fjj 020 718 999 6