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  • August 26, 2008 at 3:02 pm #1226
    Phidippides
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    Who do you think was the worst king of England (or Great Britain, in light of our previous thread).  I'm thinking it may have been either King John, whose actions led to the creation of the Magna Carta, or King Henry VIII.  Does anyone else have an opinion about a monarch? 

    August 28, 2008 at 1:36 am #12746
    DonaldBaker
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    Edward “The Long Shanks” gets my vote.  🙂  I guess the William Wallace fanboyism is coming out. 😉 

    September 6, 2008 at 2:56 am #12747
    History Farts
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    Interesting query, but have you considered modern times?  Just wondering.

    September 8, 2008 at 10:23 am #12748
    scout1067
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    Henry VIII jumps immediately to mind although Henry II did quite a bit to lose the English possessions in France, so did the Lionheart through his neglect of his royal duties while on Crusade and on his way back.

    September 12, 2008 at 4:07 am #12749
    History Farts
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    Henry VIII jumps immediately to mind although Henry II did quite a bit to lose the English possessions in France, so did the Lionheart through his neglect of his royal duties while on Crusade and on his way back.

    What scares me to death is that I may a direct decendant of that fool.  Oh, well.

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