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Petit histoire des grandes rois de Angleterre

Chapter 11: EDRED (946-955)
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A comic, verse-based chronicle recounts successive English monarchs in short, playful sketches that mix historical anecdote with exaggerated praise and gentle mockery. The text is rendered in colloquial Quebec French that blends Anglicisms, phonetic spellings, and intentional typographic quirks to produce a rustic, conversational voice. A prefatory note frames the pieces as a lighthearted response to bilingual popular verse and invites readers of both languages to appreciate the humor. The tone shifts between affectionate parody and satirical commentary on royal foibles while maintaining an overall breezy, anecdotal structure.

EDRED
(946-955)

Edred était oun autre frère

De cet-là que l'on vient de voir.

Et pour neuf ans le Angleterre

Sur sa trône il le fit asseoir.

Et... ce fut oun grande monarque,

—Là-dessus je dois insister,—

Et, sous son œil, l'anglaise barque

Il... ne pouvé pas s'arrêter.