2007-01-18 06:45:19 · 12 answers · asked by rachel h 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
I think you would be very hard put to it to prove that he was.
Richard couldn't speak English He spent very little time here because he was having a gay old time at the Crusades. (Pun definitely intended). He kept demanding that poor old John send him more and more money, for which John could do nothing else but raise taxes.
The stories of John's badness and Richard's goodness are based on romance rather than history.
2007-01-18 07:33:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In all honesty I don't really like one or the other. They were both really mean Kings. They both wanted to take the throne from their father and plotted against each other. Richard is said to be better because he took over a lot of land and want on the crusades.
2007-01-20 13:58:54 · answer #2 · answered by Cherry 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Richard spent everyones taxes on holidays in the Middle East, working for the Pope and being a very naughty boy.
2007-01-18 06:53:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure he was.
Richard was romanticised by the Victorians as a Chivalrous King possibly due to his dealings with Saladin in the Holy Land.
John was left to raise his ransom money and due to this was seen to be ever increasing payments from the Barons etc (He was nicknamed Lack-Land). He did give us the Magna Carter though and passed many good laws.
2007-01-18 06:59:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He wasn't better but he wasn't so cruel. However, he wasn't really interested in England because he was more interested in fighting crusades. I believe that he spent only 6 months in this country during the whole of his reign. He was no great loss but gained status later on because of the horrors of John's reign.
2007-01-19 11:43:12 · answer #5 · answered by Beau Brummell 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
richard was a hopeless king it was hollywood that made him look good,king john was a much maligned king which made him look bad but he was for england,where richard couldn't care less.
2007-01-18 08:53:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
David Haye is too small to be able to get inside on either brother, the only way to beat them. Sorry. As much as I'd like to see Haye back up his words, it is not happening.
2016-05-24 04:01:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
john was just out for him self Richard was standing up for Christianity
2007-01-19 00:14:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
He wasn't better, he was bad in other ways.
Trolloping around the Holy Land in tights, getting into bother.
2007-01-18 06:50:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For heavens sake - why don't you people go to the library and read up on the history of this country?
2007-01-22 01:16:42 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋