LETTERS
Mar 17, 2022
3 minutes
Bad King John (and James, and...)
Your article on the 12 greatest British monarchs (February) prompted me to consider who were the worst monarchs! I can think of six. In chronological order (but not degree of “badness”) I would suggest: Stephen, John, Charles I, James II, George IV and Edward VIII. What do other readers think?
Clive Richardson, Bristol
Missing the Merry Monarch
What happened to Charles II in your list of greatest monarchs? He may have been a devious philanderer, but during his tenure
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