Why was King John I the best king in English history?
>>971652
You know it's true.
Is there any male equivalent that can match Elizabeth and Victoria?
>>971678
Victoria was a fat useless figurehead, people remember her fondly because it was during her reign that all the Crown's real power was stripped away and Parliament took full charge of things.
Elizabeth was Elder God Tier, though. Arguably England's greatest monarch.
King Edward II
RAISE UP YOUR GLASS
TO GOOD KING JOHN
>>971753
I prefer his brother, Richard. Little Johnny is kind of a faggot, my fellow English citizen.
>>971700
godsavethequeen.jpg
>>971772
Richard was a good figure head, a symbol of heroism, and a crusading warrior king.
Other than that he was a scrub tier king
>>971787
Honestly, my fellow English citizen, even though Richard was a good military leader and not administratively, Little Johnny was probably on the same par as Richard on administration.
You must admit he didn't really manage his French lands well, I doubt Richard would've done any better.
>>971801
John was an excellent administrator, I bring in his rule over Ireland as an example. In one of the few example of Irelands history, their time under John was one of the most prosperous and peaceful in their history. The Angevin lands in France were going to be lost no matter who was monarch.
Richard bankrupted England several times over with his ludicrous war expenses, not including his ransom which was five years tax income for England.
Johnny for the win
Edward I
Henry V
Elizabeth I
Æþelstan
Canute I
Henry II
Henry I
>>971652
Best King was Richard III, just cos he died in battle and was a genuine hunchback
>>971812
Long live King Johnny then. H-hurrah...
>>971814
>No Edward III
Do you even warrior king?
>>971652
Henry V, could have become the next Richard Lionheart, but one who would actually rule England.
>>971772
WE SEEN THE LAST
OF GOOD KING JOHN
>>971652
> expelled the jews
top banter desu 8/10 king
>>972783
https://youtu.be/A-yZNMWFqvM?t=1m12s
Despite being incapacitated for much of his reign, George III gave start-up funds to many royal societies in Britain, such as the Royal Academy, and sponsored the work of astronomer Hershel, who originally named Uranus after George – it was known as Georgium Sidus (George's star) when it was discovered.
fucking alfred the first and one true english king, jesus christ
>>971817
>hunchback
Edward III and Henry V. I get an erection just thinking about them.
Wasted Potential: Henry V
The Hero England Needed: Edward III
The Hero England Deserved: Edward I
Best of the Saxons: Ælfred the Great
Henry VI
>>971721
Why? He was a dumb useless autist, who only cared about fucking his boyfriend.
>>971652
>Got all autistic about succession and killed his nephew who had a legitimate claim to all the french lands by their laws
>Bretons revolt because his name was Arthur
>Because an English King now ruled over a bunch of rebellious French barons with a very competent French king they all slip out from beneath him
>Hordes wealth
>Taxes nobles and peasants to death
>Fucks up so much that he sets English on a course that will lead to many nobles dying in the future
>It is written that Hell is made worse by his own presence there
Henry II had the worst children possible
>>971812
Th cuck who invaded southern France and than immediately left after achieving nothing? King John was Phillip Augustus bitch.
I like this one. He is a saint you know
Literally the only great English king.
>tfw best English kings were French
>>977366
Besides Edward I and III the best were English.
>>977380
RICHARD
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>>977383
Overrated as fuck. Bankrupted England. Fought pointless battles. A bisexual.
>>977543
>bisexual master race
Even better, senpai.
Visited his tomb today incidentally
Just, by-the-by. My cousin wanted to see it
