Josh Fruhlinger on the crap policymakers of medieval England: "One thing about Edward II's biography is clear: He had a series of intense attachments to men whose counsel he valued above all others, and these men weren't the right kind of men to advise a king." [Awl]

  • hymenopterid

    Any time I read about a figure that was as despised as Hough Despenser the Younger I have to wonder to what extent they’ve been given the Richard III treatment by historians with an ax to grind.

  • Navin_Johnson

    The Lawrence Summers, Rahm Emanuels, Cass Sunsteins, Eric Holders, Dennis Ross’, Peter Orszag, Tim Geithners etc. of their time..