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32 When Christ and his Saints Slept

The History of England

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Stephen's Last Challenge, the Coronation

The Pope said that he could corrupt two nations by his tongue. Henry of Huntington described him as a new kind of monster, composed part pure and part corrupt. But what's for sure is that Henry is a player, and a player with more ambition than ethic. It's usual to attribute much of Stephen's success in gaining the throne to Henry, but in fact Stephen got London on his side all by himself.

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