Worse British Royal ever??
Jul. 15th, 2008 11:30 amThe BBC has an article on which royal in British history may have been the worst to sit the throne.
Royally bad rulers
The top three they say are:
Edward II
Mary Queen of Scots
George IV
I'm actually kinda surprised by this. I would have added:
Mary I (Bloody Mary). Certainly the Marian Persecutions would have made her quite infamous)
Ethelred (Note, Danegeld, bad idea)
Matilda (Okay, technically didn't sit the throne, couldn't get herself crowned)
John Lackland certainly has one of the most historically bad reputations out there.
Richard II
George III (I'm surprised the loss of the American colonies didn't insure a spot on this list. However, his well known bouts of insanity caused by porphyria may excuse it.)
Edward VIII (From what I gather, there's still some bad feelings towards him and "that Wallis woman")
Royally bad rulers
The top three they say are:
Edward II
Mary Queen of Scots
George IV
I'm actually kinda surprised by this. I would have added:
Mary I (Bloody Mary). Certainly the Marian Persecutions would have made her quite infamous)
Ethelred (Note, Danegeld, bad idea)
Matilda (Okay, technically didn't sit the throne, couldn't get herself crowned)
John Lackland certainly has one of the most historically bad reputations out there.
Richard II
George III (I'm surprised the loss of the American colonies didn't insure a spot on this list. However, his well known bouts of insanity caused by porphyria may excuse it.)
Edward VIII (From what I gather, there's still some bad feelings towards him and "that Wallis woman")