The Middle Ages

These poems, about people and events from the middle ages make excellent bedtime stories for young children, or fun poems for older children.

Knights in battle, by Stephen, 8, from Newcastle

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.

The Story of Lady Godiva
A poem about Lady Godiva's famous ride, naked, on horseback, around the streets of Coventry.

King Canute
The viking king Canute (or Cnut) is remembered for his doomed attempt to stop the tide from coming in.

Elmer the Flying Monk
The story of a young monk who built himself a pair of wings and tried to fly by jumping from the tower of Malmesbury Abbey.

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

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