Alianore
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|  Subject: Reasons why Edward II was crap  Sun Jul 06, 2008 6:01 pm | |
| As I have been accused by certain persons of bias and unfairness by starting a thread on the misdeeds of Roger Mortimer, I've decided to even things out by starting one containing some of the many, many reasons why Edward The Second Was Totally Crap:
- he was a rotten general.
- he was lazy and incompetent.
- he had no judgement whatsoever.
- he behaved tyrannically from 1322.
- he thoroughly deserved to lose his throne.
- he allowed men to rule his country for him when they had no right to.
- he treated his friends and former allies (yes, I mostly mean The Sainted Roger Mortimer here) incredibly unfairly and unjustly.
- last but not least, he was one of the worst kings in English history.
Feel free to add your own - knock yourselves out!
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"Sans lui n'estoit rien fait, et par lui estoit tous fait, et le creoit li rois plus que tout le monde." Without him nothing is done and through him everything is done, and the king trusts him more than any other: Hugh Despenser the Younger and Edward II |
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Anejre
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| | Subject: Re: Reasons why Edward II was crap Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:31 pm | |
| Gosh, I hope he didn't beat his camel!  |
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Alianore
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| | Subject: Re: Reasons why Edward II was crap Mon Jul 07, 2008 9:15 am | |
| ^ LOL!
Here's what some historians have said about Edward II:
Richard Baker: "worthy never to have been born." (Ouch!!)
- May McKisack: "a weakling and a fool."
- J Mackinnon: "a greater ninny never sat on the English throne."
- T. F. Tout: "a coward and a trifler."
And Ed's contemporary, author of the Vita Edwardi Secundi:
"Our king has now reigned six full years and has until now achieved nothing praiseworthy or memorable."
"What hopes he raised as prince of Wales! How they were dashed when he became king!"
Plenty more of those, when I have more time to post them...
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"Sans lui n'estoit rien fait, et par lui estoit tous fait, et le creoit li rois plus que tout le monde." Without him nothing is done and through him everything is done, and the king trusts him more than any other: Hugh Despenser the Younger and Edward II |
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