. The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands. habi-tants in subjection and to keep off enemies. At night, the streets were lightedby kettles of burning pitch which the watchmen carried on the
. The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands. habi-tants in subjection and to keep off enemies. At night, the streets were lightedby kettles of burning pitch which the watchmen carried on their it became dark, the ringing of the curfew bell warned all the taverns toclose. The greatest pleasures of the townspeople were bear-fights and bull-baiting. Nearly all were heavy drinkers, and quarrels and fighting were com-mon. Often, in the morning, several dead bodies in the alleys or narrow streetstold of the affrays of the night before. Richard, having no children, was succeeded by his brother John, one of thegreatest scoundrels that ever cursed England by his rule. When Henry ILdied he had left John dependent on his brothers, and in jest gave him the nick-name of Lackland, which clung to him through life. Now, the elder brother Geoffrey had left a son named Arthur, and the in-habitants of Anjou, which belonged to the English kings from the time ofHenry H,, wished to have this boy, instead of his uncle John, as their mm^ a^-t^. ^^?=-^\:^^ :^^; 7^- \1-S2 England—King John Loses Normandy 1003 The French King took the side of Arthur, who had lost his mother a shorttime before. You know your rights, said the King to the young prince; do you notwish to become king? I do, was the emphatic reply. Very well; two hundred knights are ready to march with you against yourown provinces while I advance into Normandy. Fired by the ambition of asserting his own rights, Arthur placed himselfat the head of the little force, which was as eager as he, and advanced agai
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