Oct 11 2007
King John was given Ireland
When I told mumzie that I was suprised to find a Castle named after the English King John in Limerick on an Island called Kings Island in English town, Mumzie wrote:
John (lackland) as he was called, was so annoyed that his brothers had their own land, dukedoms etc. that his father gave him
King John was born the 5th and youngest son of King Henry II. All reports of him appear to agree that he was treacherous, cowardly and an ill mannered sloth. He was excommunicated by the Pope and divorcing his first wife well before King Henry VIII. He was the younger brother of King Richard I, Richard Couer de Lion. He ran Britain while Richard was fighting the Holy wars and Robin Hood was doing his legendary deeds in the North of England. Wikipedia has an entry specifically on John’s relationship with Ireland. I suspect you can now see why I was surprised to find a castle named after him, in a predominantly Catholic nation.
Mumzie also had some useful insights on the new ripping yarn in 10 episodes for the TV “The Tudors“:
Terrible history, and script….really corny. Got bad reviews here. Hairstyles a bit ahead of the times, more Elizabethan, and they certainly didn’t have underpants, just long shirts that tucked under.
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