A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . ficul-ties in a threatening manner. Papal mediation succeeded in setthngthe war with Aragon. Also the English war resulted in a favorablearrangement for France. This war broke out again when Philip, onthe refusal of Edward I. to do personal homage for Guienne, retali-ated by occupying that country. A truce, wliich the pope broughtabout, did not last long. But in the end Boniface VIII. succeededin inducing the enemies to lay down their arms. When the weakEdward II. followed in England, and sought support th
A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . ficul-ties in a threatening manner. Papal mediation succeeded in setthngthe war with Aragon. Also the English war resulted in a favorablearrangement for France. This war broke out again when Philip, onthe refusal of Edward I. to do personal homage for Guienne, retali-ated by occupying that country. A truce, wliich the pope broughtabout, did not last long. But in the end Boniface VIII. succeededin inducing the enemies to lay down their arms. When the weakEdward II. followed in England, and sought support through hismarriage with Philips daughter, Isabella, the predominance ofFrance was established also in England. The districts south ofthe Garonne remained Englisli, but were to be under French over-lordship. It cost Phili]) small pains to win Lyons, which was thenat war with its lord, the arclibisho]). The citizens willingly sub-mitted to the king in return for the confirniation of their subjection of Flanders, however, proved quite another matter. PHILIP IV. TUE FAIR. 335. Fig. 150.— Miniature in a MS. entitled Somnie leroi of about 1300. British Mu-seum. It is interestin;» as sliowinp; the costumes at the close of the thirteenthand the besinning of the fourteenth century. In the upper field Moderation(Soubretez) is figured; at the right Gluttony (Gloutonniei. At the lower righthand corner Lazarus. (Published by the Palaeographical .Society of London.) Flanders had for a lung time been contested by France and made an alliance against France with England, to which it wasclosely bound by commercial ties, particularly the woollen industry. 336 OVERTHROW OF THE PAPACY BY FHANCE. Notwithstanding tliis, the French king defeated Count Guido in1300, and subjugated his land. The French rule, however, becameso oppressive that it ended in the so-called Flemish Vespers, themassacre of the French in Bruges. In the ensuing war the Bnrgun-dian allies of the Flemings
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