Alison Weir Quote

Since mediaeval times, the King had been seen as two bodies in one: a mortal entity and the King’s person, representing unending royal authority; monarchs therefore referred to themselves in the plural form as we.

Alison Weir

Since mediaeval times, the King had been seen as two bodies in one: a mortal entity and the King’s person, representing unending royal authority; monarchs therefore referred to themselves in the plural form as we.

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