1. By Lauren Galloway

2.  Be a good fighter
 Lead your army
 Have a good wife
 Look rich and powerful
 Barons
 Stamp out crime and keep your country in
order.
 Support the church.

3.  Not only do you need to have a good army
you also need to fight well.
 You will have a really good reputation from
the fact that you are a good fighter .

4.  You have to lead your army and be by their
side and not make the mistake that king
John did and not lead your army and lose
your land!
 Not only will your country respect this but
so will your army.
 You need to train them really well so that in
war you wont lose your land.

5.  It is very important to have a beautiful wife.
 She needs to be able to have children so that
there will be a King/Queen to follow you.
 It is normally preferred if you have a son as a
child because lots of people think they are
better leaders and better fighters than
women.

6.  Looking rich is very important because you
are the leader and other leaders will look at
you to get the first impression on your
country.
 It looks really good if kings wear fur coats,
jewels and keeps clean. This will also make
you look very powerful.

7.  You need to be able to have a healthy
relationship with the barons.
 When you are making important decisions
you need to discuss the decisions with the
barons.

8.  You need to punish people who did wrong
and not just because you don't like them.
 Your country would appreciate it if you
made laws with them and discussed it with
them.

9.  It is very important to get along with the
pope.
 Supporting the church is very important
because some king thought that god
punished them for not supporting the
church or knocking down all the church
properties.