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"The death of Thomas had shown that, in a conflict between the Church and the Crown, the monarch could always prevail by the use of brute force. But the cult of Saint Thomas proved that such a victory would always be a hollow one. The power of a king was not absolute, after all: it could be restrained by the will of the people (972)."
— Ken Follett (The Pillars of the Earth)
— Ken Follett (The Pillars of the Earth)
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