Enjoy a Llama, from one Grand Monarch to another! By the way, you like "Game of Thrones"? I hear there is a character based loosely on Edward IV of England. I love the historical person. I thought you might like to know Edward was also a Sun King: before the Battle of Mortimer's Cross (1461), there was the phenomenon of the perahelian--apparently three suns in the sky, I think as the result of ice crystals in the morning sky (it was Feb.). When his soldiers saw this they were afraid, but Edward enheartened them, saying they represented the Father, Son and Holy Ghost: a sure sign of victory for Edwardian men. They won the battle. So it was that the most important badge of King Edward was "The Sun In Splendor". I can;t help but sense there is a connection between the English sign or Seal and Louis XIV's appellation of "the Sun King. I was wondering what you might think; Maybe this bit of information may be worth a journal entry for our group? But I would like your over-all opinion of this connection between Sun Emblems. I could go into a bit more detail than I have for this. Also, I should mention that Edward was exceptionally, indeed fabulously, handsome and received a fortune in gold for about 7 years from France's Louis XI in exchange for giving up war-aims in France: he was hence surrounded by gold which made him to a significant degree freedom from Parliament, he wore the most beautiful clothes and robes of State, and the Crown Jewels were multiplied. Edward's wealth and independence enabled him to rule with despotic authority in his dominions, so that again Edward may have influenced to some degree the Imagery used by King Louis. (By the way, have you read a book on The French King's public image that helped to sustain his reputation, influence and power, both in France and abroad, called "Image of the King"?--I've forgotten the author's name. If you have, could you perhaps where I could obtain a copy? It has to do with important discoveries I have made regarding The Sun King's Absolutism. Thank you!) Have a Merry Christmas!