The Dangerous Book for Boys. Conn Iggulden

of the wires on the inner surfaces of the cardboard and set up a simple bulb and battery circuit as before. With only light pressure from above, the two bits of cardboard come together, bringing the foil squares into contact. The circuit is made and the warning bulb comes on. Enjoy.

       Kings and Queens of England and Scotland

      SCOTLAND

House of Alpin (Scotland)
843–859	Kenneth Macalpin
860–863	Donald I
864–877	Constantine I
877–878	Aed
878–889	Eochaid
889–900	Donald II
900–942	Constantine II
House of Dunkeld
942–954	Malcolm I
954–962	Indulf
962–967	Dubh
967–971	Cuilean
971–995	Kenneth II
995–997	Constantine III
997–1005	Kenneth III
1005–1034	Malcolm II
1034–1040	Duncan
1040–1057	Macbeth
1057–1058	Lulach ‘The Fool’
The House of Canmore
1058–1093	Malcolm III
1093–1094	Donald Ban
May to November 1094	Duncan II
1094–1097	Donald Ban and Edmund
1097–1107	Edgar ‘The Peaceable’
1107–1124	Alexander the Fierce
1124–1153	David I
1153–1165	Malcolm IV ‘The Maiden’
1165–1214	William the Lion.
1214–1249	Alexander II
1249–1286	Alexander III
1286–1290	Margaret (Maid of Norway) Disputed succession.
The House of Balliol
1292–1296	John Balliol. Resigned his Kingdom to Edward I of England. Died In Normandy.
The House of Bruce
1306–1329	Robert I (The Bruce)
1329–1371	David II
The House of Stewart
1371–1390	Robert II
1390–1406	Robert III
1406–1437	James I
1437–1460	James II
1460–1488	James III
1488–1513	James IV
1513–1542	James V
1542–1567	Mary Queen of Scots
1567–1603	James VI – who later became king of England in 1603 when Elizabeth I died without heirs.

      ENGLAND

House of Wessex (England)
802–839	Egbert
839–858	Ethelwulf
858–860	Ethelbald
860–866	Ethelbert – first Christian king
866–871	Ethelred I
871–899	Alfred the Great
900–924	Edward I ‘the Elder’
924–939	Athelstan – first king of all England
939–946	Edmund I
946–955	Edred
955–959	Edwig
957–975	Edgar
975–978	Edward II ‘the Martyr’
978–1016	Ethelred II ‘the Unready’
1016	Edmund II Ironside
1016–1035	King Canute (Danish king by conquest)
1035–1040	Harold I ‘Harefoot’
1040–1043	Hardicanute
1042–1066	Edward III ‘the Confessor’
1066	Harold II – killed at Hastings
House of Normandy
1066–1087	William I
1087–1100	William II
1100–1135	Henry I
1135–1154	Stephen
House of Plantagenet
1154–1189	Henry II
1189–1199	Richard I (also King of Jerusalem)
1199–1216	John
1216–1272	Henry III
1272–1307	Edward I
1307–1327	Edward II
1327–1377	Edward III
1377–1399	Richard II
The House of Lancaster
1399–1413	Henry IV
1413–1422	Henry V
1422–1461	Henry VI
House of York
1461–1483	Edward IV
1483	Edward V
1483–1485	Richard III
House of Tudor
1485–1509	Henry VII
1509–1547	Henry VIII
1547–1553	Edward VI
1553–1558	Mary I
1558–1603	Elizabeth I
House of Stuart
1603–1625	James I (King of England and Scotland)
1625–1649	Charles I (King of England and Scotland)
Commonwealth and Protectorate
1649–1653	Government by a council of state
1653–1658	Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell
1658–1659	Protectorate of Richard Cromwell
House of Stuart (Restored)
1660–1685	Charles II (King of England and Scotland)
1685–1688	James II (King of England and Scotland)
House of Orange
1689–1694	William III and Mary II (jointly)
1694–1702	William III (sole ruler)
1702–1714	Anne (First Queen of Great Britain after Act of Union 1707.)
House of Hanover
1714–1727	George I (First King of Great Britain)
1727–1760	George II
1760–1820	George III
1820–1830	George IV
1830–1837	William IV
1837–1901	Victoria (First Empress of India)
House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
1901–1910	Edward VII (First Emperor of India)
House of Windsor
1910–1936	George V (Saxe-Coburg-Gotha until 1917)
1936	Edward VIII (abdicated)
1936–1952	George VI
1952–	Elizabeth II

      You may find it easier to remember this rhyme. Memorise it and you’ll use it and take satisfaction from the knowledge for the rest of your life.

      Willie, Willie, Harry, Steve,

      Harry, Dick, John, Harry Three,

      Edward One, Two, Three, Dick Two,

      Henry Four, Five, Six, then who?

      Edward Four, Five, Dick the Bad,

      Harrys twain and Ned the lad,

      Mary, Bessie, James you ken,

      Charlie, Charlie, James again.

      William and Mary, Anne of Gloria,

      Georges (4), Will Four, Victoria.

      Edward Seven, Georgie Five,

      Edward, George and Liz (alive).

      Another excellent mnemonic is for Henry VIII’s wives. In order, he married: Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Catherine Parr. Their respective fates were: ‘Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived.’

      King Canute and Queen Aelgifu

      Henry VIII