Not Really a Revelation

Just finished surfing blogs that handle medieval history, and someone, don't remember who, said that H6 was "the worst disaster ever to sit upon the English throne".  That is probably patently true - sort of like saying George Bush is the worst president ever to inhabit the Presidency.  There is no way I would want to delve into the intricacies (or lack thereof) of our President, so why a medieval English failure?   I think I outlined reasons in the first post.   It is hard to say which leader was worse.  There are a lot of similarities - the father issue, the reckless spending, the loss of credibility in the world.

To my moderately tutored knowledge, one has to address the question:  why did each country put up with such disastrous "leadership" for so long?   I have a couple of books on my shelf that I haven't gone through yet that address this of Henry.  (I buy books when I fall into mania at my workspace - amazon.com is scary).  So, maybe as the year progresses I will have a handle on the why of some of the aspects of Henry's kingship that were so disastrous.