Laurence Amholt Royal rap

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.