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^ After this massacre, — which was laid to the charge of the Spaniards, who also wanted Sicily, — the French king prepared to make an expedition into Spain. AFTER THIS MASSACRE WHICH WAS LAID TO THE CHARGE OF THE SPANIARDS WHO ALSO WANTED SICILY THE FRENCH KING PREPARED TO MAKE AN EXPEDITION INTO SPAIN
er reading them, ordered the arrest and execution of the barber, who had hitherto had all his confidence. Although no one ever knew exactly what the papers contained, it was believed that they brought clear proof of this man's guilt, else he would not have been executed so promptly. Just before the eighth crusade, Charles of Anjou (an'joo, uigiTizea Dy vjiOOQlC 138 OLD FRANCE or, aN-zhoo'), brother of Louis IX., led a French army to the conquest of Sicily and southeFn Italy, or Na'ples. A few years later his rule was interrupted by a terrible massacre of the French troops stationed in Sicily, and as this outbreak took .place just as the bells were ringing for evening prayers, it is known as the Sicilian Vespers (1282). Although a few Frenchmen tried to escape by assuming disguises, it is said they were all recognized by being asked to pronounce certain words, which none but Italian natives could utter correctly, thus making new use of an ancient test mentioned in Old Testament history. ACKAGE OF LETTERS WAS MYSTERIOUSLY BROUGHT TO THE KING WHO AFTER READING THEM ORDERED THE ARREST AND EXECUTION OF THE BARBER WHO HAD HITHERTO HAD ALL HIS CONFIDENCE ALTHOUGH NO ONE EVER KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PAPERS CONTAINED IT WAS BELIEVED THAT THEY BROUGHT CLEAR PROOF OF THIS MAN'S GUILT ELSE HE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN EXECUTED SO PROMPTLY JUST BEFORE THE EIGHTH CRUSADE CHARLES OF ANJOU BROTHER OF LOUIS THE NINTH LED A FRENCH ARMY TO THE CONQUEST OF SICILY AND SOUTHERN ITALY OR NAPLES A FEW YEARS LATER HIS RULES INTERRUPTED BY A TERRIBLE MASSACRE OF THE FRENCH TROOPS STATIONED IN SICILY AND AS THIS OUTBREAK TOOK PLACE JUST AS THE BELLS WERE RINGING FOR EVENING PRAYERS IT IS KNOWN AS THE SICILIAN VESPERS TWELVE EIGHTY TWO ALTHOUGH A FEW FRENCHMEN TRIED TO ESCAPE BY ASSUMING DISGUISES IT IS SAID THEY WERE ALL RECOGNIZED BY BEING ASKED TO PRONOUNCE CERTAIN WORDS WHICH NONE BUT ITALIAN NATIVES COULD UTTER CORRECTLY THUS MAKING NEW USE OF AN ANCIENT TEST MENTIONED IN THE OLD TESTAMENT HISTORY
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