The Irish annals record that in 1050 Macbeth went to Rome and 'scattered money like seed' to the poor. His ability to make this long absence from Scotland shows that his kingship was genuinely secure at this midpoint of his reign -- unlike Shakespeare's tortured tyrant, the historical Macbeth was confident enough in his hold on the kingdom to be away for months. The pilgrimage also suggests a pious king at peace with the Church, something Shakespeare's regicide could never have achieved.
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