He's known as one of history's most murderous kings, but was he always a monster? Or was he acting in ways expected of a king during his time.
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Did the break from Rome set him off on a violent spiral? Did a fall from a horse in a jousting tournament really start his descent into darkness?! Or is there just no justifying what he did?
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