The conqueror's regalia might persuade lords and smallfolk that the Conqueror has come again — even though the man beneath the crown is a drinker, a whorer, and a fan of child fighting pits. This captures a recurring political truth: surface-level signifiers can manufacture a false narrative of legitimacy that crowds accept before the reality has time to catch up.
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