Part 3: Poems

Richard III

I was brother to Edward IV,[1]

It was not him who split from the Church for a divorce,

When Edward died I became guardian of Edward’s sons,

I had them both locked away in the tower[2] which is no fun.

I was crowned in 1483[3] instead of Edward V heir to the throne,

Because into the tower he was thrown[4].

I refused gifts of cash, preferring the people’s goodwill [5]

I hoped with the people this would go over well.

In the year 1484 I reestablished Council of the North which lasted for a century and a half,

I established the College of Arms which had not been established in the past [6]

In 18 months I lost his brother, son, and wife [7]

This put my heart through great strife.

I was the last member of the House of York to be a King,

I was killed by Henry Tudor and his army in summer[8] not spring.

My reign lasted for 2 years until 1485[9]

When I was slain before he had time to cry.

I was only 32 when I was killed in war[10]

But it was my time and death knocked at the door.

Henry Tudor became King and ended to Plantagenet reign[11]

Things in England would never be the same

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[1]http://www.richard111.com/Biography%20on%20King%20Richard%20III.htm

[2] http://www.richard111.com/Biography%20on%20King%20Richard%20III.htm

[3] http://www.richard111.com/Biography%20on%20King%20Richard%20III.htm

[4] http://www.richard111.com/Biography%20on%20King%20Richard%20III.htm

[5] http://www.richard111.com/Biography%20on%20King%20Richard%20III.htm

[6] http://www.richard111.com/Biography%20on%20King%20Richard%20III.htm

[7] http://www.richard111.com/Biography%20on%20King%20Richard%20III.htm

[8]http://www.richard111.com/Biography%20on%20King%20Richard%20III.htm

[9] http://www.richard111.com/Biography%20on%20King%20Richard%20III.htm

[10] http://www.richard111.com/Biography%20on%20King%20Richard%20III.htm

[11] http://www.richard111.com/Biography%20on%20King%20Richard%20III.htm

Henry Tudor

Born on 28 January 1457 was I[1]

My name is Henry VII

I was the first King in the Tudor dynasty[2]

I took reign after Richard III was killed in battle

Because I declared myself King[3]

His death ended the War of the Roses

At the battle of Bosworth Field

I married Elizabeth of York[4]

I spent most of my life in exile [5]

Until the battle that changed my life

The house of York had lost power

When I can to power

The house of Lancaster had been long gone

And the Tudor’s had all the power.

I increased our government’s effectiveness[6]

I restored the power

Over English nobility[7]

But things got tough in later years of my reign

When my wife died

I was saddened so deeply

I died myself in 1509[8]My 18 year old son was my successor when I passed

My reign lasting 24 years

From 1458 to 1509[9]

I tried what I could to help my people

My time as King may have ended

But the Tudor reign would continue

For years to come

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[1] http://englishhistory.net/tudor/hobit.html

[2] http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/war_of_roses.html

[3] http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/war_of_roses.html

[4]http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/war_of_roses.html

[5] http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/war_of_roses.html

[6]http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/war_of_roses.html

[7] http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/war_of_roses.html

[8] http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/war_of_roses.html

[9] http://www.warsoftheroses.com/royalty.cfm