Are All Kings and Queens evil ?

Question

I read history and yet i have not found any king or queen from the british isle that i like,seems to me there all evil lecherous power hungry,even to murder or in James the VI case,note protest very strongly as to result in his mother getting the axe(he was next in line for the England job if his mum was gone) from her cousin Liz the 1st for the setup job of plotting agin her.Is there no lows to there thirst for power.Some believe in the devine right of kings,maybe it should be the devine right of swines.I have books on many of the royals, i cant find anything good. Why ? I have not read anything of the latter day royals,but of the ones who started whitch hunts and dug up dead people just to put on trial to obtain landsiv read alot of.Where was God in all this evil and monster behaviour ? They used God as a tool for there evil,and now they are judged by Him now,so i will leave it at that. Just name me One good King or Queen that i may research and be proud to call my King my Queen

Answer 1

You haven't got to the part about "Good Queen Anne" obviously. And you can't judge the past by today's standards.

Answer 2

Take a look at Britains turbulent history and what ruling monarchs did to shape it, firstly there was a constant struggle between catholics and protestants, and then came the additional aggravation that came as a result of wars fought between the Kingdoms of England and Scotland. These were just two of many civil problems. The solution to the first probelm was instigated by Queen Elizabeth I when she created a single church of England, and finally brought to a closure when William Prince of Orange passed the bill barring catholics from ever ascending the throne. Shortly after, in 1707, came the Act of Union, under the reign of  Queen Anne. The United Kingdom was born.

All of these actions were taken with the best interest of our nations welfare at heart.

Answer 3

well, back in olden times what we see as mean and evil they see as normal and even happy and clever. and parliament had no control over the country for ppl wanted. so the kings and queens did as they thought was right however my favorite queen was Elizabeth I and my favorite king was Edward the confessor.

Answer 4

Our present Queen has served the country for 55 years now, and in eight years time she will become the longest ruling British monarch ever. She deserves our admiration for doing a difficult job exceptionally well.

Answer 5

No they aren't all evil.

Answer 6

At one time it was a matter of kill or be killed.  The most dangerous job used to be that of king or queen. Everyone else was after your job.

I think Queen Victoria was fairly harmless but in my opinion was also rather useless. Also by the time she came to the throne it was no longer acceptable to treat the peasants too badly, although they could still be used as cannon fodder in wartime. (As they still are).

Answer 7

No, mostly just the current ones who have been figureheads and parasites on their societies.

Answer 8

their records through the centuries don't make good reading so draw your own conclusion

Answer 9

no. i heard ther are a lot of asian kings and queens back then who were very king to their people (then again, i only heard it from somewhere)

Answer 10

No

Answer 11

Judgements made by historians tend to colour our opinions on the character of monarchs especially if they are made by interesting and persuasive writers.Neither Mary Queen of Scots nor Elizabeth the 1st were in a position to resign and go off and do something else,Its what they represented that mattered and whose interest were served by their living on or by being bumped off.Politics really.

Good monarchs ..Henry vi ,George iii,George vi.Charles ii

Answer 12

Edward the Confessor, an Anglo-Saxon king (1005-1066), is a Roman Catholic saint canonized in 1161; his niece, St. Margaret of Scotland (1045-1093), is the mother of King David I of Scotland (abt. 1083-1143), who was also praised for his piety.

"It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible.  The sane are usually attracted by other things than power."  David Brin, Science Fiction author

Answer 13

I have only been able to track down one who was Evil - King Evil of Knieveland.

Answer 14

History can be read anyway you want to.  It easy to judge people from the luxury of another (and infinitely more comfortable) era.

Like most groups of people, I guess some were better than others, and the actions of some would have been more selfless than others.  But no, I'm fairly sure they are not all evil!