Theiconicimagesofthemonarchs,frequentlycapturedinfamousportraitsandpaintings,arepartoftheveryfabricofnationalculture,incarefully-arrangedposes.Thisisallwellandgood,butactually,theywerealljusthumanbeings,withthesameticksandfoibles,badhabitsandweaknesses,astherestofus.