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came of age in the same year, and John's regency was no longer necessary. When Henry I succeeded to the throne, both John and
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paintings, mosaics on the floors, and a marble fountain in the courtyard. Historian Peter Edbury described the ambassador's account as "A feature of the public rooms were the
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