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The Eighth

The invitation rhyme I posted a couple of days ago got a good reaction, so I’d like to share with you another invitation rhyme. I wrote this one as an invitation to a reading of Henry VIII.

Enjoy!

The Eighth

The First hailed from Normandy, only to wreck it.
The Second one quarreled with Thomas of Beckett.
The Third one ascended to power at nine.
The Fourth was the first of the Lancaster line.
The Fifth one conducted a martial romance.
He married his queen after seizing her France.
The Sixth lost the War of the Roses, the fool.
The Seventh ignited a new Tudor rule.

But do you recall…
The most infamous Henry of all…

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2 Responses to “The Eighth”

  1. Ben Duffy Says:
    May 26th, 2009 at 3:09 pm

    Brilliant!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7ONUqR8NBk

  2. Bill Says:
    May 26th, 2009 at 9:39 pm

    Thanks, Ben, and welcome!

    And thanks for the link. I made a reference to that song in an anagram last year. It’s ridiculous, but hard to get out of your head.

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