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it only appears that way if you look at only those two kings. LadyLorraine Send a noteboard - 02/12/2010 02:23:03 PM
look across the whole of history and you'll see that the love of the people doesn't relate to the money you spend on your court, but rather its appearance to the people. Yes, that does require the expenditure of money, but the people don't go "Oh well, look at all that gold he's spending on decorating his court while we starve!!!"

they go "look how majestic our king is, those french and spanish will be bloody well jealous about how grand our king and his court are!!!"

If this majesty starves the people, they won't be happy. Toward the end of his reign, when he was bleeding England dry from his flagrant expenditures, he was NOT a popular king. They quickly began to regret losing him during the unsettling years between him and Elizabeth, but that's more a "but Henry wasn't burning us!!" ;)

Yes, money is part of the factoring that creates the apperance, but it is not what the people look at and if a king overspends and they suffer, the people will not look over it. French Revolution, anyone?
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Brilliant my ass guttering flame - 30/11/2010 07:08:46 PM 1606 Views
Nobles are interchangeable.... Insomdeon - 30/11/2010 07:32:50 PM 1049 Views
for the large part, RJ's nobles weren't particularly deep either. LadyLorraine - 30/11/2010 08:15:07 PM 1007 Views
Re: Brilliant my ass Lo'oris - 30/11/2010 10:31:24 PM 958 Views
So owing money is so bad it's punishable with a fate worse than death? guttering flame - 01/12/2010 11:02:18 AM 939 Views
Re: So owing money is so bad it's punishable with a fate worse than death? Lo'oris - 01/12/2010 11:05:37 AM 854 Views
Re: So owing money is so bad it's punishable with a fate worse than death? HyogaRott - 02/12/2010 03:25:28 PM 852 Views
I really do not see how being given new lands and a new chance is "worse than death". LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 04:13:53 PM 915 Views
Re: Brilliant my ass Zeratul - 01/12/2010 12:57:34 AM 925 Views
Interesting guttering flame - 01/12/2010 11:04:26 AM 823 Views
Re: Interesting Lo'oris - 01/12/2010 11:07:02 AM 827 Views
Notice how people liked Henry VIII more than they liked Henry VII guttering flame - 01/12/2010 11:15:03 AM 821 Views
because of his "Kingly" behavior, in comparison to VII's lack thereof. LadyLorraine - 01/12/2010 08:26:26 PM 884 Views
I think you're making my point for me guttering flame - 02/12/2010 06:34:17 AM 816 Views
Re: I think you're making my point for me Lo'oris - 02/12/2010 08:09:33 AM 825 Views
Re: I think you're making my point for me guttering flame - 02/12/2010 11:41:28 AM 882 Views
Re: I think you're making my point for me Lo'oris - 02/12/2010 11:47:11 AM 800 Views
it only appears that way if you look at only those two kings. LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 02:23:03 PM 851 Views
exactly ^^ *NM* Lo'oris - 02/12/2010 02:30:59 PM 441 Views
wasnt king henry VIII really fat, or was that another henry?*NM* *NM* RAAM - 02/12/2010 04:33:50 AM 460 Views
Henry VIII was certainly not a stick of a man *NM* guttering flame - 02/12/2010 06:36:08 AM 389 Views
He was not particularly fat until he was older. LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 02:17:43 PM 864 Views
Henry VIII got an injury to his leg that never healed right. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 02/12/2010 04:01:10 PM 966 Views
yah, but you probably would become portly and mean-spirited too LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 04:10:52 PM 818 Views
Re: Henry VIII got an injury to his leg that never healed right. Lo'oris - 02/12/2010 05:40:40 PM 808 Views
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