tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post7818913235511647850..comments2024-03-14T05:56:44.390+00:00Comments on Edward II: Edward II's Concern for People's HealthKathryn Warnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-70842045427393016152019-06-18T23:15:58.310+01:002019-06-18T23:15:58.310+01:00He might have been not so good general and politic...He might have been not so good general and politician, but he truly was a man of the people. Barons might have hated him and perhaps for some reason, high born men might have looked down upon him but he seems to have been at ease with the commoners. And spending such amounts of money on sick servants is highly exceptional at that time. <br /><br />I have always found this side of Edward absolutely fascinating. Yes, he could be ruthless and hard, cold even, but so many accounts tell us about his easy going with his low born subjects with whom he joked, worked, played games, made bets and spent time with them. And sometimes he just "talked with" them. Show me a one medieval ruler, a king, who just talked with some ordinary people for no reason other than "Hey, lets talk". And handing out large amounts of cash for their medical bills... That is something that usually never happened.<br /><br />This is wonderful stuff in my eyes. sami parkkonennoreply@blogger.com