[KINGS AND QUEENS OF ENGLAND.]
BY CLARA SAVILLE.
| 1066.— | William the First, "The Conqueror," came over the sea from Normandy; |
| Matilda of Flanders, his Queen, worked the far-famed Bayeux Tapestry. | |
| 1087.— | William Rufus built Westminster Hall, London Bridge, and added to the Tower; |
| But had no gracious Queen to share his throne and power. | |
| 1100.— | Henry I., "Beauclerc," his Saxon subjects' favor strove to gain; |
| Matilda of Scotland, his first wife, then Adelicia of Louvain. | |
| 1135.— | Stephen, his crown to gain, cost England many precious lives; |
| Matilda of Boulogne—her abbey at Feversham no longer survives. | |
| 1154.— | Henry II., Fitz Empress, first of the Plantagenet line of Kings; |
| Eleanor of Aquitaine, of whose beauty "the troubadour" sings. | |
| 1189.— | Richard I., the first King who fought in Palestine; |
| Berengaria with him went, Princess of Navarre's royal line. | |
| 1199.— | John signed the Magna Charta—o'er his crown the great sea rages; |
| Isabella of Angoulême his Queen, "the Helen of the Middle Ages." | |
| 1216.— | Henry III. had civil wars, where many of his people fell; |
| Eleanor of Provence his Queen, surnamed "La Belle." | |
| 1272.— | Edward I., the last King to hold the Crusader's lance; |
| Eleanora of Castile first wife; then Marguerite of France. | |
| 1307.— | Edward II., murdered monarch of a kingly race; |
| Isabella, "the Fair," from France, most beauteous of face. | |
| 1327.— | Edward III., to claim his rights in France, lost many brave men slain; |
| Philippa of Hainault, his loving wife, from Belgium's fertile plain. | |
| 1377.— | Richard II., feeble King, to Bolingbroke his crown he did resign; |
| Anne of Bohemia, then Isabella of France, Queen at the age of nine. | |
| 1399.— | Henry IV. obtained a usurper's crown through many cruel deeds; |
| Joanna of Navarre, a lovely lady, long imprisoned in the Castle of Leeds. | |
| 1413.— | Henry V. carried war again to the sunny land of France; |
| Katherine of Valois, not long a Queen, whose beauty did entrance. | |
| 1422.— | Henry VI.'s reign was troubled by the wars of York and Lancaster; |
| Margaret of Anjou's varied life was one of sorrow and disaster. | |
| 1461.— | Edward IV.'s stormy reign first learned the art of printing; |
| Elizabeth Wydville, an English widow, won the heart of this King. | |
| 1483.— | Edward V., whose reign was the shortest in English history; |
| The death of this King and his brother was for some time a mystery. | |
| 1483.— | Richard III., last of the Plantagenets, cruel King and dreaded hater; |
| Anne Neville, hopeless Queen, daughter of Warwick the King-maker. | |
| 1485.— | Henry VII.'s coronation united the red and white roses, |
| With Elizabeth of York wedded, the flowers were blended in posies. | |
| 1509.— | Henry VIII., six Queens had he: Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn, |
| Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard, Katherine Parr, who outlived him. | |
| 1547.— | Edward VI., gentle, scholarly Prince, who wept to sign an execution; |
| His short reign gave future fears to those of the rising Reformation. | |
| 1553.— | Mary I. lost many faithful subjects by her fires and her bigotry; |
| Philip II. of Spain exceeded her in deep designs and cruelty. | |
| 1558.— | Elizabeth, wise, despotic Queen, last of the line of Tudor; |
| To crush her sovereign power, Spain sent her great "Armada." | |
| 1603.— | James I., a Scottish King, of the old Stuart race; |
| Anne of Denmark, who in dramatic shows displayed much art and grace. | |
| 1625.— | Charles I. trouble had with Church and State that led to civil warfare; |
| Henrietta Maria of France, whose queenly life was one of toil and care. | |
| 1649.— | An interregnum followed, and Oliver Cromwell ruled with power and strength |
| O'er England, the "Lord Protector of the Commonwealth." | |
| 1660.— | Charles II., restored to his forefathers' throne of wealth and glory; |
| Catherine of Braganza, with Goa, in Hindostan, in addition to her dowry. | |
| 1685.— | James II., whose bigotry and cruelties exiled him from his native land; |
| Mary Beatrice of Modena, a beauteous lady, born to command. | |
| 1689.— | William III., the Prince of Orange, wise statesman and great general; |
| Mary II., of the house of Stuart, foundress of Greenwich Hospital. | |
| 1702.— | Anne, last of the house of Stuart, celebrated for her victories; |
| Prince George of Denmark her husband, and admiral of her navies. | |
| 1714.— | George I., a German Prince, first monarch of the house of Hanover is seen; |
| Sophia of Zell his wife, but never crowned in England Queen. | |
| 1727.— | George II. had fought on German soil, and troubles had with the "Pretender"; |
| Caroline of Anspach, a Queen of superior talents, grace, and character. | |
| 1760.— | George III. lost the American colonies during the longest reign in English annals; |
| Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, a lady of the strictest code of morals. | |
| 1820.— | George IV., in his reign were numerous inventions; |
| Caroline of Brunswick, whose woes caused great dissensions. | |
| 1830.— | William IV., "the Sailor King," had served in England's navy; |
| Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, a benevolent, kind, and gentle lady. | |
| 1837.— | Victoria now reigns, and her people love her dearly; |
| Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg, for whom she mourns sincerely. |
[UNCLE HARRY'S FIRST PANTHER.]
BY ALLAN FORMAN.
"Say, Uncle Harry, you've shot 'most everything; did you ever shoot a panther?" inquired Charlie, as he looked up from the book he was reading.
"Of course he has," interrupted Tom. "Don't you remember the skin he has in his room?"