Good morning all,
It's been pretty chilly here also. We had a few snow flurries the other day. Nothing stuck. The milk weed pods are in full bloom and it looks like a blizzard when the wind swirls across the field. Oh the fun I'll have weeding in the spring.

The king of England.
I guess now you want a name. Too many to choose from without clues. :) I might not be playing the rest of the day. No rest for the weary. I'll give my final answer tomorrow. Have fun!
Laura

I love the look of milkweed pods - used to collect them and paint them gold for decoration!! Also the love the plant, and always left some in the perennial border for the butterflies, and the scent.

Well, yes, the King of England. The name may be easy, as they do repeat. Bit of a trick question, though!

Nancy.

I don't know this one.

Will be working outside again this afternoon but will check in for clues.

I had wild guess that they might be thinking of George Washington, since I thought I remembered something about him being suggested as a king of the U.S.

Guess not. :-)

TM

Well, a certain period jumped to mind here, so I have a guess. Bet those Yanks drank a lot of fifths!

V's indeed, but also something else.....bet if Annette were here she's know this!!

Nancy.

Yep, pretty sure I know this one :).

Annette

Welcome back, Annette! You have been sorely missed!

Hmmm...so, I was thinking that I was giving a clue, but maybe not.

Cynthia

The period I am thinking of was a dry period here in the US. Can't imagine any other time they would need to cross the border for a drink, by George!

I will check back shortly, but if we don't get any more clues, I will tell you my guess. Early to bed-school night tonight!

Cynthia

Welcome back, old friend~~thought you might take the bait!! This was an interesting period in British history. An old Christmas carol comes to mind!! Figure that!!

Nancy.

Hi, Annette! It's so good to have you back. We have been sorely missing you here.

TM

Hurrah, glad to have you joining us again, Annette!

Cynthia and I seem to be thinking along the same lines. I'm thinking he may have been king shortly before and during WWII. If not, it may be his father.

I was thinking of the father who died before the war. Thinking Prohibition era, but it didn't sound as if I was on the right track exactly. I was going to suggest we all meet at a particularly marvelous (and tres cher) hotel in Paris to discuss this question!

Where are you, Nancy? Clues...

Off to bed after I throw some laundry in the dryer. Won 't get back until tomorrow night. Have a good Monday all. I am just hoping for a quiet, uneventful day at school. Not likely, but always hopeful.

Cynthia

It was the father that was referenced in the verse. But a fifth was close....

Nancy.

I am confused as the father I was referring to was King George V.

No guess here. I know essentially nothing about kings.

TM

I was going with George V too.

Annette

OK, deep breath - here we go:

George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 - January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War (1914 - 18) until his death, January 1936. He had been plagued by illness throughout much of his later reign and at his death was succeeded by his eldest son, Edward VIII.
As a young man, Edward served in the British Armed Forces during the First World War and undertook several foreign tours on behalf of his father. Edward showed impatience with court protocol, and politicians were concerned by his apparent disregard for established constitutional conventions. Only months into his reign, he caused a constitutional crisis by proposing marriage to the American socialite Wallis Simpson, who had divorced her first husband and was seeking a divorce from her second. Sorry, that just wouldn't do. He was succeeded by his younger brother Albert, who chose the regnal name George VI. With a reign of 326 days, Edward was one of the shortest-reigning monarchs in British and Commonwealth history - save that for your next cocktail party!!

I would have accepted any one of three (We three kings of Orient), but in actual fact, the rhyme was brought back to his father by Edward, after a trip to Western Canada. Sorry, I had the date, but lost it. It was an interesting time in British history, having so many kings in the time frame of US Prohibition.

So, for Cyn, Bobbie, and ANNETTE:

Thanks for playing! It was a weird day, as I had tech support here most of the day, fixing my computer: I have so much adware/malware on my computer it had slowed down to a crawl! See you all next week.

Nancy.

Thanks for the stars. Btw, prohibition in the US lasted from 1918 (Wartime Prohibition Act)/1919 (Volstead Act) until repealed in 1933, so George V would have been king the entire period.

I read something once to the effect that George V said his son (Edward VIII) would destroy everything he (George) had built within a year of his death. Guess it was a good thing he abdicated, huh?

Fun question. It is hard for some of us to sort out all those kings. I only knew this because I am a good guesser and know the history of prohibition and the 20th c. kings and queens.

Have a terrific week all!
Cynthia

Thanks for the stars. I thought you were indicating that V was wrong, maybe you were indicating that V was only part of the answer.

Our PBS channel showed several programs about Queen Elizabeth II and her family last winter including one specifically about George V and of course there was the movie 'The Kings Speech' all of which I watched.

Our high school English classes were heavy on works including English royal history.

Unlike Cynthia, I am less learned about our Prohibition. Knew it was during the Twenties and ended sometime in the Thirties.

Yes, I must admit, I thought prohibition lasted a little longer at the beginning, so sorry for the bad clues. Glad you sorted it all out!!

Nancy.

Ha. Also a fan of all those old gangster movies! I just have so many little bits of information floating around up there that occasionally, it seems as if I really know something. ;)

I always love your questions Nancy. Never fail to learn something.

Have a fabulous week. It has really turned cold here. They are saying it will go down to the low 20s tonight (-something in Celsius!). That is astounding for this time of year. Ugh. I just want to stay warm and cozy in the house. Darn school!

Cynthia

Welcome back Annette! glad to see your feeling better :)

I was way off on this one. No stars for me :( I was thinking George the 2nd.
Laura
It was fun though :)