Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . eat array led by the prince, he said, They areapproaching with wisdom; let us commend our souls toGod, for our bodies are Edwards. He asked no quarter, 72 HISTORY OF ENGLAND [1272 but died with his son, sword in hand, in a little valley where the carnage was thickest. Seven years after the battle of Evesham, Henry died. His life was free from the vices that degraded King John, but he was an incompetent ruler,, and did not keep faith with his people. 6
Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . eat array led by the prince, he said, They areapproaching with wisdom; let us commend our souls toGod, for our bodies are Edwards. He asked no quarter, 72 HISTORY OF ENGLAND [1272 but died with his son, sword in hand, in a little valley where the carnage was thickest. Seven years after the battle of Evesham, Henry died. His life was free from the vices that degraded King John, but he was an incompetent ruler,, and did not keep faith with his people. 69. The Friars and their charitable work.—It was in Heniys reign that the Begging Friars, followers of St. Francis and , knownas the Franciscansand the Domini-cans, made theirway into of the earliermonks had shutthemselves up inmonasteries wherethey devotedthemselves tolearning and tothe salvation oftheir own souls;but these newbrothers wentamong the hum-blest people,tending the sick, teaching the ignorant, and reforming thevile. The unselfish lives and splendid devotion of thefriars won the respect of all DoJflNICAN AND FRANCISCAN FrIARS SUMMARY Just as the wickedness of John aroused the opposition that resultedin Magna Carta, so the folly and extravagance of Henry III led tothe representation of the people in Parliament. By the efforts ofSimon de Montfort, citizens and country gentlemen, as well as baronsand clergy, were asked to meet to discuss the affairs of the this beginning the House of Commons developed. The BeggingFriars came to England in this reign. 1272] THE ANGEVINS 73 5. Edward I. 1272—1307 70. Edward becomes king.—The English people rejoicedto have Edward for their king. He had opposed theirchampion, but they felt that he really sympathized withthem and had fought only to support his father. Whether hewas dead or alive, they did not know, since he had gone tothe far-away East on a crusade; but as soon as Henry III
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