Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Simon Etymology: behindthename.com/name/simon-1
Simon Who?: kool1017.com/simon-who-the-story-behind-a-playground-favorite-simon-says
Simon Says: scribd.com/document/64030101/Simon-Says
Who Is Simon?: createekit.com/blogs/news/who-is-this-simon
Origin Of The Phrase Simon Says: wordhistories.net/2017/04/08/simon-says
Saint Peter: britannica.com/biography/Saint-Peter-the-Apostle
Simon Says & Saint Peter: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Simon_Says
Simon De Montfort: britannica.com/biography/Simon-de-Montfort-earl-of-Leicester
Simon’s Parliament: parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/originsofparliament/birthofparliament/overview/simondemontfort
Cicero: britannica.com/biography/Cicero
Simon Says In Other Languages: europeisnotdead.com/european-simon-says