By 984 the Regency council had been broken and a new inner circle of nobles had been elevated. \xa0And this development was accompanied by a rapid series of changes at the highest levels of the kingdom. The political rivals of this new council were rapidly losing power, with titles (and even lands) of wealthy dynasties [\u2026]
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