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The King ruled in consultation with his chief nobles, who fromed the nucleus of what was in effect a military aristocracy, whose power was centered on the castles they used to subdue and dominate the land.
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― Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life
― Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life
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He was shy in her presence the next morning, his brittle spirit quenched enough not to shatter. The children did not see the ghost she saw, only his longed-for presence.
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― Red Clay, Running Waters
― Red Clay, Running Waters
