Improbable History in Clerihews

Violet Jessup - 
your fate was messed up.  
You could say it really stank,
being on the Olympic, Titanic, and Brittanic when they sank. 

Stephen Dennison
Dined on potatoes and venison,
but he got an urge, and stole some candy,
spent thirty years in prison.  Ain't that dandy?

Mary, Queen of Scots - 
was accused of approving plots. 
That's what Queen Elizabeth said,
while ordering the removal of her head.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Smith  Avatar
July 2, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Now that's how history should be taught.
Crandall Avatar
July 3, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Haha! Thanks!
Goldsmith Avatar
July 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM
You now teaching history??? What a fun write you have here. I Have been off Soup for 2 weeks. I needed an Ink Transfusion. Hahaha!!! Now back and ready to go/Write Away... Write On More Fun.................
Crandall Avatar
July 3, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Haha, that's my new job - teaching history! I'd like to share my credentials. I studied under the scholar Mr. Peabody - lol.
Crandall Avatar
July 3, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Haha, that's my new job - teaching history! I'd like to share my credentials. I studied under the scholar Mr. Peabody - lol.
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