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Guienne belonged to Edward I., King of England, so a quarrel which arose between some French and English seamen offered the necessary pretext to begin a war (1294). ^ See Story of the Chosen People, p. 105. uigiTizea Dy vjiOOQlC PHILIP IV. (1285 1314) 139 Throughout this struggle, Philip continually sent help to the Scotch, who were then fighting against the English king, while Edward tried to pay him back by making trouble for him in Flanders. The King of France, however, was clever enough to at  tract the Count of Flanders to Paris, lock him up and keep him a prisoner until he was ready to do whatever his master wished. GUIENNE BELONGED TO EDWARD THE FIRST KING OF ENGLAND SO A QUARREL WHICH AROSE BETWEEN SOME FRENCH AND ENGLISH SEAMEN OFFERED THE NECESSARY PRETEXT TO BEGIN A WAR TWELVE NINETY FOUR THROUGHOUT THIS STRUGGLE PHILIP CONTINUALLY SENT HELP TO THE SCOTCH WHO WERE THEN FIGHTING AGAINST THE ENGLISH KING WHILE EDWARD TRIED TO PAY HIM BACK BY MAKING TROUBLE FOR HIM IN FLANDERS THE KING OF FRANCE HOWEVER WAS CLEVER ENOUGH TO ATTRACT THE COUNT OF FLANDERS TO PARIS LOCK HIM UP AND KEEP HIM A PRISONER UNTIL HE WAS READY TO DO WHATEVER HIS MASTER WISHED
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.^ 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. But he was taken ill on the way, and died (1285) before he could carry out any of his ambitious plans. XXXIX.' THE BATTLE OF THE SPURS PHILIP IV., the Handsome, although only seventeen when he succeeded his father, Philip III., was of a cold, cruel, and calculating nature. After marrying an heiress, and thereby still further enlarging his estates, he began to covet the provinces of Guienne in the south of France, and Flanders in the north.  SECTION THIRTY NINE OF THE STORY OF OLD FRANCE THIS IS A LIBERVOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY AIRNE RIVERA THE STORY OF OLD FRANCE BY H A GERBER SECTION THIRTY NINE THE BATTLE OF THE SPURS PHILIPPE THE FOURTH THE HANDSOME ALTHOUGH ONLY SEVENTEEN WHEN HE SUCCEEDED HIS FATHER PHILIPPE THE THIRD WAS OF A COLD CRUEL AND CALCULATING NATURE AFTER MARRYING AN HEIRESS AND THEREBY STILL FURTHER ENLARGING HIS ESTATES HE BEGAN TO COVET THE PROVINCES OF GUIENNE IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE AND FLANDERS IN THE NORTH
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