. The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages;. :_jJU|ll born ; surnamed Sansterre, or [•^finr TT kH = Lackland. He was not the lineal heir, for his elder brother, Geoffrey, had left a son, Arthur, Duke of Bretagne, now a lad of but twelve years of age. A council held at Northampton confirmed the choice of Richard L, and John was crowned at Westminster in 1199. Philip of France embraced the cause of the young DukeArthur, took him under his protection, and sent him to Paristo be educated with his own son. War was declared. Aftersome fruitless confere
. The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages;. :_jJU|ll born ; surnamed Sansterre, or [•^finr TT kH = Lackland. He was not the lineal heir, for his elder brother, Geoffrey, had left a son, Arthur, Duke of Bretagne, now a lad of but twelve years of age. A council held at Northampton confirmed the choice of Richard L, and John was crowned at Westminster in 1199. Philip of France embraced the cause of the young DukeArthur, took him under his protection, and sent him to Paristo be educated with his own son. War was declared. Aftersome fruitless conferences, a treaty of peace was concluded,by which they adjusted the limits of all their territories;mutually secured the interests of their vassals; and, to renderthe union more durable, John gave his niece, Blanche of Cas-tile, in marriage to l*rince Louis, Philips eldest son. Ninebarons of the King of ICngland, and as many of the King ofFrance, were guarantorsof this treaty; and all of them swore, 239. 240 HISTORIC CHARACTERS AND FAMOUS EVENTS. that if the sovereign violated any article of it, they woulddeclare themselves against him, and uphold the cause of theinjured monarch. The young Duke of Bretagne, who was now rising to mansestate, led a small army into Poitou, but was defeated byJohn at the castle of Mirabeau. Arthur was confined in thecastle of Falaise. Here John had a conference with hisnephew, and represented to him the folly of his brave, though imprudent, youth maintained the justiceof his cause; asserted his claim, not only to the French pro-vinces, but the crown of England. John, sensible from thesesymptoms of spirit, that the young prince, though now aprisoner, might hereafter prove a dangerous enemy, cast himinto the dungeon of Rouen. Arthur was never more heardof. It has been said that John slew him with his own , who has depicted dramatically the occurrencesof this period, represents Arthur as dying by a leap from thecastle wa
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