History in six lines(C)

Science at the turn of the century
Work of nineteen hundred and five
Young Einstein got Nobel's Prize
Turn of century five years ago
The brothers W"right" we know
Flew in air in sharp contradiction
To Newton's law of gravitation.

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A crash course in British history!

England had many a Henry live
Eighth got rid of wives five
Jane Seymour the sweetest one
Bore Edward, shortlived son
Though commoner Ann lost her head
Her genes thru Liz ruled instead.

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The US Presidents

Washington chopped a cherry tree
Jefferson's life interesting to see
Lincoln worked his way up there
Roosevelt named the furry bear
Clinton's slogan "Intern inside"
And the Bush turned poll tide!
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The Moghuls

Babur spent in poetry and strife
Humayun tumbles out of life
Akbar the wise cannot read
Uxorious Jehangir no one will heed.
Besotted Shahjahan builds a tomb
And Aurangzeb the reveller's gloom!

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Philosophy from the ignorant!

Voltaire along with Candide candid
Spinoza's a heretic- no rabbi did
Descartes thinks because he must
Montaigne feels some effort is dust
Hegel emphasises the ideal's potential
Sartre struggles matters existential

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A mad to verse history of the world!

Flee the Caspian the Aryans chose
Roman warfare 'cos of an Egyptian nose!
Kubla Khan the Venetians host
New World found by a sailor lost
And when the Virgin queen holds sway
Where there's Will, theres a play.

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A feminist history!

Emmy Pankhurst wants the vote
Rosie Riveter worker denote
Hitler may try as he will
Mary has brought on the Pill
Beauvoir says ambiguity Ethical
Arundhati calls it all colonial!