" Of course we had been taught exactly what she said, from our very cradles, and our early belief in the king's virtue, kindness, justice and mercy was reinforced by every priest and teacher and lord in the land.
At court, though, it was immediately obvious that this was not true. We could not ignore the evidence of our eyes that the king, God's anointed chosen monarch, was in fact a gluttonous, predatory old man.
[Maid of the King's Court] "
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![Lucy Worsley quote : Of course we had been taught exactly what she said, from our very cradles, and our early belief in the king's virtue, kindness, justice and mercy was reinforced by every priest and teacher and lord in the land.<br /><br />At court, though, it was immediately obvious that this was not true. We could not ignore the evidence of our eyes that the king, God's anointed chosen monarch, was in fact a gluttonous, predatory old man.<br /><br />[Maid of the King's Court]](/image/2391342.jpg)