1. A king’s guide to success North of the country to the south of the country and this may have tired
them too much to fight well.
This Guidebook is designed to help any medieval king get tips on
how to run a good country and be known as a good king. It will include Finally, you must know how bad a threat your opponent is. If the country
references of other kings who have done well and badly and what they is not under threat make sure you are not fighting for to small a price ofr
did that made them that way. We will cover war, religion, taxes, women just for no reason because all you will achieve is the angering of your
and much more of the things that all good kings need to know. So I hope followers if you lose too many men. However, if they are threatening the
you are ready to get deep into undoubtedly the most useful book a king mainland of the country where all your people are living then you must
could hold in their hands. fight under most circumstances.
War Moving on to knowing when to pull out of the wars you are in. Basically, if
you are losing by a lot and there does not seem like a way to turn it
War is a tricky topic to cover. You must know under what circumstances around the smart thing would be to come to an agreement with the
to declare war, when to pull out of it and other useful things you need to enemy. Also, if you are out numbering the enemy by masses then you
know. should pull out a few troops so you will still win but then you have a
safety net so if they try to attack you while you are not paying attention
There are 3 things to consider when declaring war. First, you must take then you will be ready.
into account how strong the opposition is. If they are going to overpower
you easily and war is nothing but a massacre for your people and possibly Final things are always to know good battle tactics and to always bring
you as well, you should not declare war. Other options would be the fight to an area your army will do best in. For example, Henry V got
retreating (only retreat to a certain point or else your lords/ barons may his army in a small thin area so even though the French outnumbered
rise up against you and then you may even be kicked off the throne. The them they could win because the French could not get at them all at
other option is to try and make a peace treaty giving the enemy once. Also, know the enemies tactics and fight in the best way possible to
something of your. What you give them must seem generous but you oppose them. For example if they have strong warriors but not many
must make sure it does not make you or the country weak in any way. archers to back them up, use a lot of archers that can take the enemy out
without getting too many fatalities.
You must also know how strong your army is. If they are weak and tired
you should hold back unless the situation is critical. One of the suspected
reasons that Harold lost the throne when he was trying to beat William
and herald was because he marched his soldiers all the way from the

2. Religion do things you otherwise may not do. She must be loyal, seem kind at least
to the public, friendly and generous. For her to gain the peoples respect it
Make sure that you are always careful with religion because it is so would be better if she is from a royal family but not of a country that the
powerful it can easily turn the entire country or even the world against people strongly despise or her life will be unpleasant. If you want to take
you. You must always respect religion or the pope can make you look very a more political approach, it would be good if you married a princess of
bad. Never fight back. Unless you have a massive reason like the another country in order to unite the countries and make peace.
countries security or something like that we strongly advise you not to
fight the church. As King John demonstrated, the pope always wins Conclusion
because he will threaten you and then curse your country and make them
all go to hell. I hope this booklet has taught you something about how to rule the
country and that you will grow up to be a successful king that will be
Tax known for your strength, mercy and leadership.
You must know how to tax the people of your country. Too much and you By Jack Gower
will be hated by the people and rebellions are likely to start. Too little and
the country will not have enough money to sustain important things such
as the armed forces. Knowing the right amount is the tricky part. You
must always rise and lower taxes when necessary. If the country is
running out of money then raise taxes a little but not a large amount in
one go because otherwise the people are more likely to get angry about
it. Of course if the people are struggling to afford necessities like food
everywhere then you should lower taxes and the people will like you and
not rebel up against you.
Women
Picking a good wife is an important thing that every great king must do.
The woman you choose must be strong, brave and good with people.
However, she must know her place in the royal society which is second to
you and make sure she is not to full of herself or she may convince you to