No king before him had ever assumed so complete a spiritual leadership of the English church.

The most recent collapse occurred in February 2005, when the king assumed control of the government and armed forces.

The king discovered the wreckage of his wife's chariot and assumed she was dead.

The last king of Nepal, Gyanendra, twice assumed executive powers - in 2002 and 2005.

The king assumed the protest would blow itself out.

This may be seen as closely related to the earlier belief that at his coronation, the king assumed various aspects of the gods.

They could tell if their king was suddenly assuming rights or obligations that were not on the piece of paper.

After the king assumed absolute power, other political players also ran out of patience and in February 2006 people took to the streets.

And the young king, in his natural arrogance, assumed that the phrase 'most powerful' must refer to him.

The town's population consisted mainly of royal officials and initially the king also assumed the office of the mayor.