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January 9th, 2010, 01:03 AM
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#11 | Archivist
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 103 | Re: The worst King of England and the best kings of England ?
Richard would of been on the list if he had survived longer and done more in england , there is no doubt he is among one of the greats medieval figures but from a king point of view he just misses out for me.
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January 10th, 2010, 03:10 PM
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#12 | History Freak since 1999.
Joined: Apr 2009 From: Alabama, USA Posts: 4,414 | Re: The worst King of England and the best kings of England ? BEST Queen Elizabeth King George III Queen Victoria WORST King John King Henry VIII Bloody Mary | |
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January 10th, 2010, 03:42 PM
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#13 | Baltimorean ¤ Blog of the Year ¤

Joined: Oct 2009 From: Maryland Posts: 23,286 | Re: The worst King of England and the best kings of England ? Quote:
Originally Posted by HistoryFreak1912 BEST Queen Elizabeth King George III Queen Victoria WORST King John King Henry VIII Bloody Mary | Excellent choices, especially for the worst! But I would also add Richard I, 'Lionheart'. A good warrior, but a mediocre king and in general a selfish and brutish man.
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January 11th, 2010, 06:51 AM
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#14 | Lecturer
Joined: Mar 2009 From: England, Newcastle Posts: 307 | Re: The worst King of England and the best kings of England ? Quote:
Originally Posted by Sargon of Akkad
I personally am most impressed with military conquest (because I'm a shallow, adolescent bully at heart) and so I like Richard I, Edward I, Edward III and Henry V. | Totally agree with you there, we all like a good battle or two  Perhaps William I could be added to this list as a result.
I never know whether to consider John as bad, because of how terrible a king he was, or good because of his contribution to England, therefore I'll bottle it and not put him.
However, William II, Edward II, Stephen, Mathilda and Bloody Mary can all be considered bad monarchs
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January 11th, 2010, 07:41 AM
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#15 | Backworldsman
Joined: Jun 2009 From: Glorious England Posts: 6,987 | Re: The worst King of England and the best kings of England ?
John let a lot of continental possessions go to the French, so I think he was pretty-bad, as far as empire-building was concerned. And he failed utterly in Ireland.
I think William the Conqueror was just a lucky bastard. If Harold's fyrd hadn't disobeyed orders and charged pell-mell down the hill and got themselves killed, William wouldn't have won. I don't think it was any great strategy of William's that gave him the battle, more a boon of circumstance.
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January 13th, 2010, 11:54 AM
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#16 | Archivist
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 103 | Re: The worst King of England and the best kings of England ?
He was literally a lucky bastard
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January 15th, 2010, 10:08 PM
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#17 | Lecturer
Joined: Oct 2009 From: Behind a white screen Posts: 386 | Re: The worst King of England and the best kings of England ? Best:
Henry I
Henry II
Elizabeth I Worst:
Stephen and Mathilda (interesting how they both sucked as monarchs in very different ways).
John
Also not a big fan of the Georges I-IV. There was so little that was admirable about them.
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January 16th, 2010, 12:52 AM
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#18 | Archivist
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 103 | Re: The worst King of England and the best kings of England ?
comnena surely ed 2 , richard 2 , and henry 6 are the worst kings
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April 29th, 2010, 12:12 AM
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#19 | Historian
Joined: Dec 2009 From: rangiora Posts: 2,847 | Re: The worst King of England and the best kings of England ?
Before choosing their best and worst kings, I would recommend that people watch David Starkey's 'Monarchy' series here: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qke2G6b_VNM"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]
An excellent and absorbing overview of the role between monarchy and the people since the time of Alfred.
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April 29th, 2010, 12:23 AM
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#20 | Cutting your grass
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 9,838 | Re: The worst King of England and the best kings of England ?
Best William the Bastard,
Simply because he tried to wipe out the North. Imagine a world with out Gorgies or Yorkshire men
SO HAPPY
Worst, George V woman got the vote during his reign for god sake
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