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Figureheads

Civil wars between princes are really conflicts between political factions, with sons or princes serving as figureheads for groups striving for power.

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Civil wars between princes are really conflicts between political factions, with sons or princes serving as figureheads for groups striving for power.

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Turn Society Into The Cannon

2025-04-10, day precision · Civilization #45: The Gunpowder Revolution

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"...who are all striving for power, and the sons are just figureheads for these political factions. Okay, does that make sense? Okay? Okay, so..."

The Bank That Made The Game

2026-01-22, day precision · Game Theory #6: The World's Bank

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"...king, William of Orange, agrees to be the puppet or the figurehead, but the real power is in Parliament. And so this creates the..."

Turn Society Into The Cannon

2025-04-10, day precision · Civilization #45: The Gunpowder Revolution

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"...So in the feudal system, the king is more like a figurehead who is appointed as maybe the chairman or the elected leader, okay?"

Turn Society Into The Cannon

2025-04-10, day precision · Civilization #45: The Gunpowder Revolution

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"...Lord B, Lord C. And the king was more of a figurehead. And he really didn't have that much authority over the local regions..."

Turn Society Into The Cannon

2025-04-10, day precision · Civilization #45: The Gunpowder Revolution

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"...local leader. Yeah, it doesn't matter. The emperor is just a figurehead. The emperor has no power, right? Because if you think about it,..."

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