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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 1481 Views
Nobles are interchangeable.... Insomdeon - 30/11/2010 07:32:50 PM 916 Views
for the large part, RJ's nobles weren't particularly deep either. LadyLorraine - 30/11/2010 08:15:07 PM 890 Views
Re: Brilliant my ass Lo'oris - 30/11/2010 10:31:24 PM 829 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 810 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 732 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 713 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 812 Views
Re: Brilliant my ass Zeratul - 01/12/2010 12:57:34 AM 803 Views
Interesting guttering flame - 01/12/2010 11:04:26 AM 702 Views
Re: Interesting Lo'oris - 01/12/2010 11:07:02 AM 707 Views
Notice how people liked Henry VIII more than they liked Henry VII guttering flame - 01/12/2010 11:15:03 AM 705 Views
because of his "Kingly" behavior, in comparison to VII's lack thereof. LadyLorraine - 01/12/2010 08:26:26 PM 762 Views
I think you're making my point for me guttering flame - 02/12/2010 06:34:17 AM 705 Views
Re: I think you're making my point for me Lo'oris - 02/12/2010 08:09:33 AM 675 Views
Re: I think you're making my point for me guttering flame - 02/12/2010 11:41:28 AM 765 Views
Re: I think you're making my point for me Lo'oris - 02/12/2010 11:47:11 AM 692 Views
it only appears that way if you look at only those two kings. LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 02:23:03 PM 698 Views
exactly ^^ *NM* Lo'oris - 02/12/2010 02:30:59 PM 353 Views
wasnt king henry VIII really fat, or was that another henry?*NM* *NM* RAAM - 02/12/2010 04:33:50 AM 378 Views
Henry VIII was certainly not a stick of a man *NM* guttering flame - 02/12/2010 06:36:08 AM 326 Views
He was not particularly fat until he was older. LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 02:17:43 PM 749 Views
Henry VIII got an injury to his leg that never healed right. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 02/12/2010 04:01:10 PM 807 Views
yah, but you probably would become portly and mean-spirited too LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 04:10:52 PM 706 Views
Re: Henry VIII got an injury to his leg that never healed right. Lo'oris - 02/12/2010 05:40:40 PM 698 Views
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