The King
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The story goes through the mind of King Burgover. King Burgover had a reputation to destroy. In the 1660's, King Burgover kills fifty percent of Great Britain, leaving the rest of the country to follow in its wake. When King Burgover dies from murder, a group of college students come from America to Great Britain to study about why King Burgover did the things he did.
Not long after King Burgover died, his wife, daughter, and daughter's husband die of mysterious causes. The five students are believed to be the smartest and the bravest in the whole college, but even this incident stumps the intelligent and brave.
Who killed King Burgover? Why was King Burgover the way he was? Why did King Burgover's family almost immediately die after he did?
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