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Architecture was at its most beautiful period, as is seen, above all, in the Sainte Chapelle at Paris. This was built by Louis IX. to receive a gift of the Greek Emperor, namely, a thorn, which was believed to be from the crown of thorns. It is one of the most perfect buildings in existence. ARCHITECTURE WAS AT ITS MOST BEAUTIFUL PERIOD AS IS SEEN ABOVE ALL IN THE SAINT CHAPEL AT PARIS THIS WAS BUILT BY LEWIS THE NINTH TO RECEIVE A GIFT OF THE GREEK EMPEROR NAMELY A THORN WHICH WAS BELIEVED TO BE FROM THE CROWN OF THORNS IT IS ONE OF THE MOST PERFECT BUILDINGS IN EXISTENCE
aintained lawlessness and violence, while in England they were struggling for law and order. Throughout the struggles between the Popes and the Emperor Frederick II., Louis would not be induced to assist in a persecution of the Emperor which he considered unjust, nor permit one of his sons to accept the kingdom of Apulia and Sicily, when the Pope declared that Frederick had forfeited it. He could not, however, prevent his brother Charles, Count of Anjou, from accepting it; for Charles had married Beatrice, heiress of the imperial fief of Provence, and being thus independent of his brother Louis, was able to establish a branch of the French royal family on the throne at Naples. The reign of St. Louis was a time of much progress and improvement. There were great scholars and thinkers at all the universities. Romance and poetry were flourishing, and influencing people's habits, so that courtesy, _i.e._ the manners taught in castle courts, was softening the demeanour of knights and nobles. O IN FRANCE MAINTAINED LAWLESSNESS AND VIOLENCE WHILE IN ENGLAND THEY WERE STRUGGLING FOR LAW AND ORDER THROUGHOUT THE STRUGGLES BETWEEN THE POPES AND THE EMPEROR FRIEDRICH THE SECOND LOUIS WOULD NOT BE INDUCED TO ASSIST IN A PERSECUTION OF THE EMPEROR WHICH HE CONSIDERED UNJUST NOR PERMIT ONE OF HIS SONS TO ACCEPT THE KINGDOM OF APULIA AND SICILY WHEN THE POPE DECLARED THAT FRIEDRICH HAD FORFEITED IT HE COULD NOT HOWEVER PREVENT HIS BROTHER CHARLES COUNT OF ANGERU FROM ACCEPTING IT FOR CHARLES HAD MARRIED BEATRICE HEIRESS OF THE IMPERIAL THIEF OF PROVENCE AND BEING THUS INDEPENDENT OF HIS BROTHER LOUIS WAS ABLE TO ESTABLISH A BRANCH OF THE FRENCH ROYAL FAMILY ON THE THRONE AT NAPLES THE REIGN OF SAINT LOUIS WAS A TIME OF MUCH PROGRESS AND IMPROVEMENT THERE WERE GREAT SCHOLARS AND THINKERS AT ALL THE UNIVERSITIES ROMANCE AND POETRY WERE FLOURISHING AND INFLUENCING PEOPLE'S HABITS SO THAT COURTESY EYE THE MANNERS TAUGHT IN CASTLE COURTS WERE SOFTENING THE DEMEANOUR OF KNIGHTS AND NOBLES
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