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Then, considering it wiser to relinquish all further attempt to carry on his father's visionary plans, he returned home, to undertake the government of his realm. THEN CONSIDERING IT WISER TO RELINQUISH ALL FURTHER ATTEMPT TO CARRY ON HIS FATHER'S VISIONARY PLANS HE RETURNED HOME TO UNDERTAKE THE GOVERNMENT OF HIS REALM
being called John Johnson; and Thomas the swarthy, and a pale-faced namesake, were called, respec- tively, Thomas Brown and Thomas White. Some were known by the name of the province or town whence they had come, as Godfrey of Bouillon, and others by physical peculiarities, as James Cruikshank (the crooked-legged). In nearly all the crusades, France bore a prominent part. For that reason the account of the crusades is gen- erally considered part of her history, and France, besides, Digitized by Google PHILIP III. (1270-1285) 137 can claim the honor of having given several kings to Jeru- salem. Philip III. — called the Bold, because when a mere child he boastfully announced that " he was not afraid of the Saracens" — returned home from the fatal eighth cru- sade, bringing with him the coffins of his father, wife, son, brother, and brother-in-law. His first royal act had been to make a treaty with the Bey of Tunis, whereby all Christian captives should be freed, and the war expenses paid. OHN FOR INSTANCE FROM ANOTHER THUS JOHN THE SON WAS DISTINGUISHED FROM JOHN THE FATHER BY BEING CALLED JOHN JOHNSON AND THOMAS THE SWARTHY AND A PALE FACED NAMESAKE WERE CALLED RESPECTIVELY THOMAS BROWN AND THOMAS WHITE SOME WERE KNOWN BY THE NAME OF THE PROVINCE OR TOWN WHENCE THEY HAD COME AS GODFREY BOUIEN AND OTHERS BY PHYSICAL PECULIARITIES AS JOHN KROOKSHANK THE CROOKED LEGGED IN NEARLY ALL THE CRUSADES FRANCE BORE A PROMINENT PART FOR THAT REASON THE ACCOUNT OF THE CRUSADES IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED PART OF HER HISTORY AND FRANCE BESIDES CAN CLAIM THE HONOR OF HAVING GIVEN SEVERAL KINGS TO JERUSALEM PHILIPPE THE THIRD CALLED THE BOLD BECAUSE WHEN A MERE CHILD HE BOASTFULLY ANNOUNCED THAT HE WAS NOT AFRAID OF THE SARACENS RETURNED HOME FROM THE FATAL EIGHTH CRUSADE BRINGING WITH HIM THE COFFINS OF HIS FATHER WIFE SON BROTHER AND BROTHER IN LAW HIS FIRST ROYAL ACT HAD BEEN TO MAKE A TREATY WITH THE BAY OF TUNIS WHEREBY ALL CHRISTIAN CAPTIVES SHOULD BE FREED AND THE WAR EXPENSES PAID
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