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He was more than comfortable with the language of imperious persuasion.Dan Jones
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The king's "only interest in government was a pious but simpleminded desire for reproachmentDan Jones
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Much of the outward business of kingship came naturally.Dan Jones
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He wasn't an especially charismatic or commanding individual, but what he lacked in personality he emphatically made up for in diligence.Dan Jones
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Here was a king who saw his subjects as peers and allies around whom he had growing up rather than semi-alien entities to be suspected and persecuted.Dan Jones
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As with many tragedies, our story opens in a moment of triumph.Dan Jones