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The power of the king and of the law was probably at the very lowest ebb during the time of Philip I., though minds and manners were less debased than in the former century. THE POWER OF THE KING AND OF THE LAW WAS PROBABLY AT THE VERY LOWEST EBB DURING THE TIME OF PHILIP THE FIRST THOUGH MINDS AND MANNERS WERE LESS DEBASED THAN IN THE FORMER CENTURY
clergy succeeded in proclaiming what was called the Truce of God, which forbade war and bloodshed at certain seasons of the year and on certain days of the week, and made churches and clerical lands places of refuge and sanctuary, which often indeed protected the lawless, but which also saved the weak and oppressed. It was during these reigns that the Papacy was beginning the great struggle for temporal power, and freedom from the influence of the Empire, which resulted in the increased independence and power of the clergy. The religious fervour which had begun with the century led to the foundation of many monasteries, and to much grand church architecture. In the reign of _Philip I._, William, Duke of Normandy, obtained the kingdom of England, and thus became far more powerful than his suzerain, the King of France, a weak man of vicious habits, who lay for many years of his life under sentence of excommunication for an adulterous marriage with Bertrade de Montfort, Countess of Anjou. ING HIS REIGN THE CLERGY SUCCEEDED IN PROCLAIMING WHAT WAS CALLED THE TRUCE OF GOD WHICH FORBADE WAR AND BLOODSHED AT CERTAIN SEASONS OF THE YEAR AND ON CERTAIN DAYS OF THE WEEK AND MADE CHURCHES AND CLERICAL LANDS PLACES OF REFUGE AND SANCTUARY WHICH OFTEN INDEED PROTECTED THE LAWLESS BUT WHICH ALSO SAVED THE WEAK AND OPPRESSED IT WAS DURING THESE REIGNS THAT THE PAPACY WAS BEGINNING THE GREAT STRUGGLE FOR TEMPORAL POWER AND FREEDOM FROM THE INFLUENCE OF THE EMPIRE WHICH RESULTED IN THE INCREASED INDEPENDENCE AND POWER OF THE CLERGY THE RELIGIOUS FERVOR WHICH HAD BEGUN WITH THE CENTURY LED TO THE FOUNDATION OF MANY MONASTERIES AND TO MUCH GRAND CHURCH ARCHITECTURE IN THE REIGN OF PHILIP THE FIRST WILLIAM DUKE OF NORMANDY OBTAINED THE KINGDOM OF ENGLAND AND THUS BECAME FAR MORE POWERFUL THAN HIS SUZERIN THE KING OF FRANCE A WEAK MAN OF VICIOUS HABITS WHO LAY FOR MANY YEARS OF HIS LIFE UNDER SENTENCE OF EXCOMMUNICATION FOR AN ADULTEROUS MARRIAGE WITH BERTHARD DE MONFER COUNTESS OF ANJOU
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