British History - c15 to c19

These poems, about people and events from recent British History, make excellent bedtime stories for young children, or fun poems for older children.

Elizabeth I, by Katie Advani (6)

You will know some of these stories, but here, for the first time, they are told in the form of children's bedtime story poems.

Francis Drake and the Spanish Armada
Queen Elizabeh's pirate, Francis Drake, was playing bowls by the sea in his home town in England, when the Spanish fleet were spotted on the horizon, coming towards them...

The Great Fire of London
In 1666 a small fire started in a baker's shop in London, and soon it spread, to become the biggest fire anyone had ever seen.

Isambard Kingdom Brunel and the SS Great Britain
Brunel was a great engineer who built many amazing things. This is the true story of one of his greatest creations, the SS Great Britain, the biggest and fastest ship in the world.

Horatio Nelson
Nelson was a great British admiral who fought against the French. This fun poem tells the story as though he were a little boy playing a game with his brothers.

Florence Nightingale
The story of the Lady with the Lamp - the woman who made nursing a respectable profession.

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All story poems on history-for-kids are funny, educational, and best of all, free!

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