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…showed last 75 words of 954 total…XV was far too weak a king to deal with all the problems in France. He neglected his duties and squandered any hope for a positive tenure as king. He knew reform was needed, but he left that up to a future leader. English rulers still had a lot of power, but they had to deal with Parliament. In the age of absolute monarchy elsewhere in Europe, a limited monarchy in England was radical enough.