Talal’s enemies may have intended for him to be a glorified placeholder until his son took power, but the brief king made sure his name would forever be remembered in Jordan’s history.
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Promises, Promises
In 1951 the King of Jordan was dead and his heir, Prince Talal, was out of the country receiving medical care for schizophrenia. But was Talal actually sick or just a pawn in a messy political game?
Uneasy Lies the Crown 