In the king's service, Becket, as he had always previously done, found the best way to portray his role such that it would give him even more control. ... As personal 1advisor and friend to the king, Becket assumed the lush and luxurious lifestyle that would become such a post, thus giving himself a more powerful appearance, thus giving himself yet more power. ... Having united his Germanic lands as a strong leader, giving the German princes tremendous liberties within their own lands in exchange for their full support in his military endeavors, Frederick I controlled Germany, married int...

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