Dads, good, bad, and indifferent

Coming up for air to assure everyone that I am still among the living. Here is a fun article about the dads on Game of Thrones, a day late. http://www.today.com/entertainment/go... It occurred to me that many of the medieval kings were not great dads, either. Just off the top of my head, Henry III was a loving dad, but few of us would have wanted Edward I as a dad. Or Henry I. I think Edward IV was a better king than he is sometimes given credit for, but I also think he was a failure as a father. Not as neglectful as Robert Baratheon, granted, but he did his son no favors by letting him be raised far from his court by Woodvilles. And to me, the most tragic father remains Henry II, who loved his sons and managed to alienate them all. Okay, back to fight the deadline dragon. Wish me luck.