Once again, despite my love of British history, the only thing that I seem to remember from my school days about King Alfred is that he was holed up somewhere in some sort of boggy terrain following a lengthy battle and, due to exhaustion had fallen asleep by a fire and managed to burn some cakes!

I can remember learning about King Richard III when I was but a “wee lassie” back in the late 1960s but the only thing I can really remember about him is that he was a strange looking bloke with a dodgy haircut, a hunch back and that he died in a battle back in the 15th century or thereabouts!

Memorizing the books of the Old Testament doesn't have to be boring! Using these simple mnemonics (memory aids), you can quickly and easily remember the books of the Bible in order.

This article will deal with memorizing the historical books of the Old Testament, Joshua through Ester. There are twelve books in this division. Three books (Samuel, Kings and Chronicles) repeat themselves. This reduces the amount of memory work required.