stackyFACTSWhile other leaders focused on administration, Henry was aggressively collecting supposed holy artifacts like an eccentric museum curator. His obsession peaked when he paraded a tiny glass vial supposedly containing sacred blood, fully expecting it to awe a mostly confused public.
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