The English Royal Consorts

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Dennis Lee Nowicki

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Under William I, Matilda of Flanders was queen
Matilda of Scotland was Henry's till 1118
Henry soon wed Adeliza who became royalty
Then, Henry's kid, Matilda claimed the throne, her mate, Geoffrey
Stephen's Matilda of Boulogne at his side when he'd rule
Henry II's Eleanor, next, wed in '52

Their son, young Henry took the throne, Margaret, his consort
Then, Richard's Berengaria, recognized by the court
Isabella, in 1200 became Queen under John
Eleanor of Provence, Henry III's Queen's throne, she's on
Next, comes Edward Longshanks' cherished first wife, Eleanor
His second, Margaret, uncrowned, queen till he ruled no more

The Kings and Queens of England
Wed to benefit their land
Consorts valued, some were not
Lives like shifting sand

Isabella, Edward II's queen until he was deposed
Philippa, Edward the III's, till her life came to a close
Richard II's first wife, Anne, consort till the plague took her life
He was deposed, but three years Isabella, consort and wife
Joan of Navarre, Henry IV's till 10 years later, he died
Henry V's Queen Catherine, soon widowed, no doubt, she cried

Margaret ruled at times for Henry VI, started a war
Commoner-Queen Elizabeth, consort to Edward IV
Anne Neville, queen of Richard the III's, until he was slain
Elizabeth of York, Henry VII's marital gain
Henry VIII's first, Catherine, annulled, there was no son
Then, Anne Boleyn, his second, but, then thought Seymour was the one

The Kings and Queens of England
Wed to benefit their land
Consorts valued, some were not
Lives like shifting sand

Jane Seymour, three, a son she gave, but died after the birth
Anne of Cleves followed, but annulled, consort, beyond her worth
Number five, Catherine Howard, who strayed, so, lost her head
Henry's last, Catherine Parr, queen till Henry was dead
Guildford Dudley, consort of Jane Grey for just nine days
James I's Queen Anne of Denmark could see Shakespeare's plays

Henrietta Maria, the Queen while Charles I was alive
Charles II's Catherine's faith gave her concern to survive
Queen Mary, consort to James II, was his second wife
Last, Prince George, Queen Anne's consort the last six years of his life
From Normandy and Blois, through Tudor and Stuart Houses
Come these consorts of England's monarchs, otherwise, known as spouses

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