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A ford was found, and the English Earl of Salisbury, who had brought a troop to join the crusade, advised that the first to cross should wait and guard the passage of the next. But the king's brother, Robert, Count of Artois, called this cowardice. A FORD WAS FOUND AND THE ENGLISH EARL OF SALISBURY WHO HAD BROUGHT A TROOP TO JOIN THE CRUSADE ADVISED THAT THE FIRST ACROSS SHOULD WAIT AND GUARD THE PASSAGE OF THE NEXT BUT THE KING'S BROTHER ROBERT COUNT OF OTTOIS CALLED THIS COWARDICE
. 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. 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. 10. Crusade of Louis IX.--Unfortunately, Louis, during a severe illness, made a vow to go on a crusade. His first fulfilment of this vow was made early in his reign, in 1250, when his mother was still alive to undertake the regency. His attempt was to attack the heart of the Saracen power in Egypt, and he effected a landing and took the city of Damietta. There he left his queen, and advanced on Cairo; but near Mansourah he found himself entangled in the canals of the Nile, and with a great army of Mamelukes in front. 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 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 TEN CRUSADE OF LOUIS THE NINTH UNFORTUNATELY LOUIS DURING A SEVERE ILLNESS MADE A VOW TO GO ON A CRUSADE HIS FIRST FULFILLMENT OF THIS VOW WAS MADE EARLY IN HIS REIGN IN TWELVE FIFTY WHEN HIS MOTHER WAS STILL ALIVE TO UNDERTAKE THE REGENCY HIS ATTEMPT WAS TO ATTACK THE HEART OF THE SARACEN POWER IN EGYPT AND HE EFFECTED A LANDING AND TOOK THE CITY OF DANETTA THERE HE LEFT HIS QUEEN AND ADVANCED ON CAIRO BUT NEAR MANSURA HE FOUND HIMSELF ENTANGLED IN THE CANALS OF THE NILE AND WITH A GREAT ARMY OF MAMELUKES IN FRONT
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