Ridpath's history of the world : being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race from the beginnings of civilization to the present time : comprising the development of social institutions and the story of all nations . ff by poison. The impetuous nature of Charles the Boldwas galled to an agony of resentment at thesetreacherous proceedings. He drew his swordin earnest, carried the war into Picardy, andspread terror wherever tlie banner of Bur-gundy was raised. For several years a civilwar, filled with details as tedious as they werecruel, was waged between the Houses
Ridpath's history of the world : being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race from the beginnings of civilization to the present time : comprising the development of social institutions and the story of all nations . ff by poison. The impetuous nature of Charles the Boldwas galled to an agony of resentment at thesetreacherous proceedings. He drew his swordin earnest, carried the war into Picardy, andspread terror wherever tlie banner of Bur-gundy was raised. For several years a civilwar, filled with details as tedious as they werecruel, was waged between the Houses of Val-ois and Burgundy. At length a new char-acter appeared on the scene in the person ofLouis of Luxembourg, count of St. Pol. Thisnobleman was one of those whom the kinghad won over from the Burgundians by mak-ing him constable of tlie kingdom. St. Polaccepted the oftice with a secret understand-ing that as opportunity might oflier he would 78 UNIVERSAL HISTORY.—THE MODERN WORLD. play into the Lands of the Duke of Bur-gundy. As a matter of fact the Count Louiswas not for either master save as being so miglit subserve his own interest. Soon, how-ever, he fell under suspicion of both the iU-served duke and the worse-served king. They. MEETING OF LOUIS XI. AND CHARLES THE BOLD IN by A. de Neurtlle. PEOPLE AXD KINGS.—FEANCE IN 14TH AND 15Til CENTURIES. 79 in their turu, for the uoiice, forgot their owuenmity in the preseuce of the double-dealiugof the constable. They combined to destroyhim as a traitor, and made an agreement thatas soon as St. Pol should fall into the powerof either he should be at once put to deathor else be delivered to the other. It hap-pened that the countwas captured byCharles, and he, trueto his promise, senthim a prisoner to theking, who had himcondemned and es-ecuted in 1475. In the same yearof this event Louis obliged to facean English army uuderthe lead of King Ed-ward IV. The latterentered France as thechampion of the Biir-gun
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