Tag: Scotland

Henry IV Nicknamed the Henry the Mad Ruler of England

The medieval ruler Henry IV that ruled form 1421 to 1461 was often just called Henry the Mad by his not so loving subjects. He was a gentle, naive and prudish man that spent all of his time meditating and in prayer.  He was very fragile and after losing some of his French possessions after a war with France he had a complete nervous breakdown […]

Stark Raving Mad Robert III of Scotland

If Britain is known for one thing it is a crazy monarch here and there. One of the first was Robert III of Scotland who lived from 1337 -1406). He was a gentle and shy man who was kicked in the head by a horse when young. He also had two evil and ambition brothers who kept sabotaging him at every turn mostly because there […]