Peter Parley's common school history Illustrated by engravings . ondemned her to be burnt alive for witch-craft. 14. She was accordingly bound to a stake, in the marketplace ofRouen. The English army looked on, rejoicing, while the flamesroared and whirled around her. When the fire had burned out,there remained nothing but ashes and whitened bones of the valiantMaid of Orleans. 7. Who became king in 1350 ? Who was the Black Prince ? 8. Who encountered theBlack Prince ? Describe the battle of Poictiers ? 9. Who succeeded John the Good ?Why were the French able to win back their territories from
Peter Parley's common school history Illustrated by engravings . ondemned her to be burnt alive for witch-craft. 14. She was accordingly bound to a stake, in the marketplace ofRouen. The English army looked on, rejoicing, while the flamesroared and whirled around her. When the fire had burned out,there remained nothing but ashes and whitened bones of the valiantMaid of Orleans. 7. Who became king in 1350 ? Who was the Black Prince ? 8. Who encountered theBlack Prince ? Describe the battle of Poictiers ? 9. Who succeeded John the Good ?Why were the French able to win back their territories from the English ? 10. Who wasthe next king- of France ? What battle was fought with Henry V. ? 11. Whicli side wonthe victory ? What was the loss of the French ? What took place in 1420 ? 12. Whathappened after the death of Henry V. ? Describe the Maid of Orleans ? What did theFrench and English think of her ? 13. How did she appear at the head of the army i 14What was her sad fate ? FRANCE. 191 CHAPTER CXV.—EUROPE CONTINUED. The Reigns of several French Murder of Henry IV. 1. But, though the Maid of Orleans was no longer their leader, theFrench were still successful. The English lost nearly all that Henrythe Fifth had won. The French monarch was called Charles theVictorious, on account of his many triumphs. 2. Yet he was an unhappy king. His son hated him, and attemptedto kill him by poison. After the discovery of this plot, the poor oldking was afraid to lake food enough to support life, lest he shouldtake poison with it. So he wasted away, and died miserably. 3. His son, Louis the Eleventh, succeeded him in 1461. He was acrafty, treacherous, and cruel king. Once, when a nobleman was tc>be beheaded, Louis ordered his infant children to be placed under thescaffold, that they might be sprinkled with their fathers blood. 4. One of the most famous of the French kings, was Francis theFirst, who ascended the throne in 1515. He fought against theSwiss, and against the empe
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