. Paris and its story, by T. Okey; illustrated by Katherine Kimball & O. F. M. Ward . and to make their shadowy kingship areal thing. And the story of mediaeval France is closed onlyby the great Revolution. The declining years of King Robert were embittered bythe impiety of rebellious sons, who were reduced to submissiononly at the price of a protracted and bloody campaign inBurgundy. The broken-hearted father did not long survivehis victory. He died in his palace at Melun in 1031, andthe benisons and lamentations of the poor and lowly winged hisspirit to its rest. If we may believe some write
. Paris and its story, by T. Okey; illustrated by Katherine Kimball & O. F. M. Ward . and to make their shadowy kingship areal thing. And the story of mediaeval France is closed onlyby the great Revolution. The declining years of King Robert were embittered bythe impiety of rebellious sons, who were reduced to submissiononly at the price of a protracted and bloody campaign inBurgundy. The broken-hearted father did not long survivehis victory. He died in his palace at Melun in 1031, andthe benisons and lamentations of the poor and lowly winged hisspirit to its rest. If we may believe some writers, piousKing Roberts memory is enshrined in the hymnology of theChurch, which he enriched with some beautiful compositions :he was often seen to enter St. Denis in regal habit tolead the choir at matins, and would sometimes challenge themonks to a singing contest; once, it is said, when im-portuned by his queen to immortalise her name in song, The Rue des Francs Bourgeois in Paris reminds us that there dweltthose who were free to move without the consent of their Hotel Gerouilhac THE RISE OF THE CAPETIAN KINGS 51 he began, O Constantia Martyrum ! The delightedConstance heard no further and was satisfied. Scarcely had the grave closed over the dead king at when Constance plotted with some of the nobles toplace Robert, her youngest and favourite son, on thethrone in place of Henry, the rightful heir, who fled toNormandy to implore the aid of Duke Robert. Thecultivation of the arts of peace had not enfeebled thefighting powers of the Normans. Robert fell upon thequeens supporters with reckless bravery and crushed themin three decisive battles. Henry gained his crown but atthe cost of a big slice of territory which advanced theNorman boundary to within twenty leagues of Paris. Thequeen survived her humiliation but a short time, and herdeath at Melun in 1032 and Henrys generosity to hisenemies gave peace to the kingdom. In 1053, towards the end of Henrys
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