An Empire Nearly Fell Because the King Couldn't Breathe
Early Modern Europe

An Empire Nearly Fell Because the King Couldn't Breathe

The most powerful empire in the Western Hemisphere nearly collapsed because a king couldn't breathe through his nose.

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