1066

1066.

It was merely a misunderstanding.

A communication mistake.

Our history is full of these blunders.

The sort that anyone can make.

In 1066 Our King Harold.

Took some of his lads on a trip.

To Hastings, a town by the seaside

Where King Wiliam had landed his ships.

Both Kings were on a bank holiday.

So took their brave troops for a treat 

For a fish and chip supper and a few pints of ale 

And an ice cream or two on the beach.

It became a great misunderstanding, as I was explaining before.

It began as a bit of name calling and ended up in a war.

King Harold attempted a truce.before the boys started to fight

Saying “We’ve all had a drink lads so let’s all calm down or we’ll all be in’t :Police cells tonight! “

It really kicked off on the seashore, after the name calling stopped.

Both sides started bashing each other and Harold said let’s call the cops.

His squire said “ H, there's a problem with calling the cops to assist. coz telephones have not been invented, a detail you may have just missed?”.

So Harold instructed his soldiers to run at yon Frenchmen and fight

Then some sly old bloke with a crossbow lined up “King H” in his sights

The bowman had the advantage because darts was his chosen game.

He was an expert at hitting the bullseye, so with “ H” in his sights he took aim.

The sniper aimed his bow treble twenty as he pointed at KIng Harold’s head.

The flight of the dart was caught on the breeze and he scored a bullseye instead.

So King Harold stood there defeated, and William took over his throne.

It could have been a different story, if someone had invented the phone.

These events changed our history forever and King William ruled over our nation.

In modern times it could have been all sorted out by a night in the cells down the station.