In this document all the elements of his being are fused into a unique amalgam which is the authentic William—the fervour of the Crusader, the lawles… - Emil Ludwig

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In this document all the elements of his being are fused into a unique amalgam which is the authentic William—the fervour of the Crusader, the lawlessness of the pirate, the rant of the star-actor in a Grand Historical Melodrama, the craving for hegemony, the infatuation of the deluded, while as a finishing-touch the Germans are twice likened to classic murderers.