In England once there reigned a king
- DMI number:
- 12054
- First Line:
- In England once there reigned a king
- Last Line:
- A unity was seen
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Alternate rhyme [abcbdefe...] and Ballad
- Themes:
- Death and The monarchy (heads of state)[Richard III]
- Author:
- Richard Johnson
- Confidence:
- Speculation (10%)
- Comments:
- LION: from 'The golden garland' (1620)
- Title:
- A collection of old ballads. Corrected from the best and most ancient copies extant. [Vol III] [2nd ed] [ESTC N395]
- Page No(s):
- pp.47-53
- Poem Title:
- VI. A Song of the Life and Death of King Richard the Third, who, after many Murthers by him committed upon the Princes and Nobles of this Land, was slain at the Battel of Bosworth in Leicestershire, by Henry the Seventh, King of England. To the Tune of Who list to lead a Soldier's Life.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- A collection of old ballads. Corrected from the best and most ancient copies extant. [Vol III] [ESTC N940]
- Page No(s):
- pp.47-53
- Poem Title:
- VI. A Song of the Life and Death of King Richard the Third, who, after many Murthers by him committed upon the Princes and Nobles of this Land, was slain at the Battel of Bosworth in Leicestershire, by Henry the Seventh, King of England. To the Tune of Who list to lead a Soldier's Life.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- A collection of old ballads. Corrected from the best and most ancient copies extant... Vol. III. [N941]
- Page No(s):
- pp.47-53
- Poem Title:
- VI. A Song of the Life and Death of King Richard the Third, who, after many Murthers by him committed upon the Princes and Nobles of this Land, was slain at the Battel of Bosworth in Leicestershire, by Henry the Seventh, King of England. To the Tune of Who list to lead a Soldier's Life.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Old ballads, historical and narrative, with some of modern date ... volume the second. [T146587] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.27-31
- Poem Title:
- IV. A song of the life and death of king Richard III, who, after many murthers by him committed upon the principles nd nobles of this land, was slain at the battle of Bosworth, ni Leicestershire, by Henry VII. king of England.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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