He is a good storyteller and has a rather 17th-century way of sketching characters: Charles XII of Sweden, for example, “abstained from women and alcohol, but enjoyed wrestling with bears”.

他擅长讲故事，有着17世纪的叙事风格, 比如说瑞典国王查理十二，他的描述就是“[font=宋体]酒色不沾，独乐与熊摔跤”。

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Charles XII inherited the crown of Sweden in 1697 at the age of 15.

查理十二世在1697年他15岁时继承了瑞典王位。

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