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eososray's review
3.0
Wow, the regular folks in this era just couldn't get a break. Corrupt officials, taxes and political turmoil created a difficult country to survive in.
And whoever managed to rewrite popular history so that Richard the Lionhearted is such a great guy really got it wrong. Not sure I'd have been too impressed with a king who didn't speak my language and never spent anytime actually ruling my country, instead he just milked the place dry of every cent he could so he could keep fighting his wars.
I liked the focus of this story on the Royal forests and the rules that governed it, and the people who lived in and around it. The secondary story with the Crowners personal life was less interesting and ultimately ends him back with the usual rather than progressing anywhere.
And whoever managed to rewrite popular history so that Richard the Lionhearted is such a great guy really got it wrong. Not sure I'd have been too impressed with a king who didn't speak my language and never spent anytime actually ruling my country, instead he just milked the place dry of every cent he could so he could keep fighting his wars.
I liked the focus of this story on the Royal forests and the rules that governed it, and the people who lived in and around it. The secondary story with the Crowners personal life was less interesting and ultimately ends him back with the usual rather than progressing anywhere.
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