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"The historian holds out a sieve and most of the past, the re..." — Robert Lacy

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The historian holds out a sieve and most of the past, the real past, goes through it. People’s feelings, people’s intimacies, they all go through the sieve, and all that’s left is a few scraps and lumps.

— Robert Lacy

as transcribed by Cecilia Rodriguez

The Crown, Season 2