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These expeditions also rid the country of many adven  turers, and of most of the undisciplined noblemen, so many of whom perished in foreign lands that very few were left to trouble the public peace. THESE EXPEDITIONS ALSO RID THE COUNTRY OF MANY ADVENTURERS AND MOST OF THE UNDISCIPLINED NOBLEMEN SO MANY OF WHOM PERISHED IN FOREIGN LANDS THAT VERY FEW WERE LEFT TO TROUBLE THE PUBLIC PEACE
s character, the greatest of all being that of a famous French philosopher (Voltaire), who said, " It is not given man to carry virtue to a higher point." This king was canonized — made a saint — twelve years after his death, and is the only one in France's long list popularly known by the title of Saint. XXXVIIL EFFECT OF THE CRUSADES ^T^HE eighth crusade was the last of its kind, for all J^ later crusades were undertaken merely for gain, and not at all in the old religious spirit. Although, with the exception of the first, none of these undertakings proved wholly successful, the crusades brought about many changes for the better in Europe. Not only did they ex- tend people's knowledge, but they furthered commerce, encouraged the navy, and introduced many new customs, new plants, and new goods in the kingdom. Mulberry Digitized by Google 136 OLD FRANCE trees, velvet, silk, linen and cotton goods, windmills, and chickens are a few of the common things which France owes to the crusades.  SECTION THIRTY EIGHT OF THE STORY OF OLD FRANCE THIS IS A LIBER VOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY AARON ROUVERA THE STORY OF OLD FRANCE BY H A GERBER SECTION THIRTY EIGHT THE EFFECT OF THE CRUSADESH CRUSADE WAS THE LAST OF ITS KIND FOR ALL THE LATER CRUSADES WERE UNDERTAKEN MERELY FOR GAIN AND NOT AT ALL IN THE OLD RELIGIOUS SPIRIT ALTHOUGH WITH THE EXCEPTION FOR THE FIRST NONE OF THESE UNDERTAKINGS PROVED WHOLLY SUCCESSFUL THE CRUSADES BROUGHT ABOUT MANY CHANGES FOR THE BETTER OF EUROPE NOT ONLY DID THEY EXTEND PEOPLE'S KNOWLEDGE BUT THEY FURTHERED COMMERCE ENCOURAGED THE NAVY AND INTRODUCED MANY NEW CUSTOMS NEW PLANTS AND NEW GOODS IN THE KINGDOM MULBERRY TREES VELVET SILK LINEN AND COTTON GOODS WINDMILLS AND CHICKENS ARE A FEW OF THE COMMON THINGS WHICH FRANCE OWES TO THE CRUSADES
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