Just try remembering the Saxon kings and what they were "king" of. You'll find the post-Conquest kings and queens a doddle with or without memory aids after that! I gave up in the end and simply looked them up. Wasn't good for exams of course, but, hey, there are limits!

"William the First, William the Second, Henry the First, STEPHEN!"

(Courtesy of "The Fourth Form at St Michaels", a very old British radio show).


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