The war in Europe, its causes and consequences; an authentic narrative of the immediate and remote causes of the war, with a descriptive account of the countries involved, including statistics of armies, navies, aeroplanes, dirigibles, &c., &c . French Motor-trucks for the Transport of Aeroplanes 1439 the States-General granted to the monarchy a tax to maintaina standing army. Louis XI (1461-1483) crushed the great nobles and strengthenedthe monarchy. The chief incident of his reign was the long strugglewith Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, whose great possessionsmade him ruler over a distr
The war in Europe, its causes and consequences; an authentic narrative of the immediate and remote causes of the war, with a descriptive account of the countries involved, including statistics of armies, navies, aeroplanes, dirigibles, &c., &c . French Motor-trucks for the Transport of Aeroplanes 1439 the States-General granted to the monarchy a tax to maintaina standing army. Louis XI (1461-1483) crushed the great nobles and strengthenedthe monarchy. The chief incident of his reign was the long strugglewith Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, whose great possessionsmade him ruler over a district corresponding to the old Kingdom ofLotharingia as defined by the Treaty of Verdun. The Burgimdianpower was broken in its attack on the Swiss Confederacy, and Charlesthe Bold fell on the battle-field of Nancy (1477).. RHEIMS CATHEDRALWrecked by German shells. The scaffolding shown in the picture was standing at the time of the bombardment and took fire 262 FRANCE 263 Charles VIII (1483-1498), marrying Anne of Brittany, broughtthat province under the crown in 1491. Francis I raised the prestigeof France in the Battle of Marignano (1515). Calais was lost to theSpanish in 1596 and was recovered in 1598. The religious wars,which lasted thirty years, began in 1562. With Henry of Navarre(1594-1610) the Bourbon dynasty began. He was successful inbeating down the power of the nobility, aided by his minister, great act was the Edict of Nantes (1598) granting religioustoleration to the Huguenots. During the reign of Louis XIII (1610-1643), his minister,Richelieu, pursued his aims by centralizing and unifying all Franceunder the crown and by establishing France as the dominant power inEurope, fighting hard against the allied houses of Spain and magnificent reign of Louis XIV (1643-1715)
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