edwardslovelyelizabeth: “He made his administration live thriftily…first king since Hen
edwardslovelyelizabeth:“He made his administration live thriftily…first king since Henry II to leave (at his death) not debts but a fortune. He labored to contain national pride…but let the nation grow strong again. He who above all others was thought to be the spear-point became a pad; but at that time, a good pad. It may well be, as has been written, that ‘his indolence and gaiety were mere veils beneath which Edward shrouded profound political ability. (J. R. Green).”- Winston Churchill “History of the English Speaking Peoples: Birth of Britain” -- source link
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