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The old man's dignity, however, overawed them at the moment, and they retired without laying hands on him, but the shock he had undergone caused his death a few days later. His successor was poisoned almost immediately on his election, being known to be adverse to Philip. THE OLD MANS DIGNITY HOWEVER OVERAWED THEM AT THE MOMENT AND THEY RETIRED WITHOUT LAYING HANDS ON HIM BUT THE SHOCK HE HAD UNDERGONE CAUSED HIS DEATH A FEW DAYS LATER HIS SUCCESSOR WAS POISONED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY ON HIS ELECTION BEING KNOWN TO BE ADVERSE TO PHILIP
s daughter to the son of Edward I. of England, he invited her and her father to his court, and threw them both into prison, while he offered his own daughter Isabel to Edward of Carnarvon in her stead. The Scottish wars prevented Edward I. from taking up the cause of Guy; but the Pope, Boniface VIII., a man of a fierce temper, though of a great age, loudly called on Philip to do justice to Flanders, and likewise blamed in unmeasured terms his exactions from the clergy, his debasement of the coinage, and his foul and vicious life. Furious abuse passed on both sides. Philip availed himself of a flaw in the Pope's election to threaten him with deposition, and in return was excommunicated. He then sent a French knight named William de Nogaret, with Sciarra Colonna, a turbulent Roman, the hereditary enemy of Boniface, and a band of savage mercenary soldiers to Anagni, where the Pope then was, to force him to recall the sentence, apparently intending them to act like the murderers of Becket. RYING HIS DAUGHTER TO THE SON OF EDWARD THE FIRST OF ENGLAND HE INVITED HER AND HER FATHER TO HIS COURT AND THREW THEM BOTH INTO PRISON WHILE HE OFFERED HIS OWN DAUGHTER ISABEL TO EDWARD OF CARNAVAN IN HER STEAD THE SCOTTISH WARS PREVENTED EDWARD THE FIRST FROM TAKING UP THE CAUSE OF GUY BUT THE POPE BONNIFACY EIGHTH A MAN OF A FIERCE TEMPER THOUGH OF A GREAT AGE LOUDLY CALLED ON PHILIP TO DO JUSTICE TO FLANDERS AND LIKEWISE BLAMED IN UNMEASURED TERMS HIS EXACTIONS FROM THE CLERGY HIS DEBASEMENT OF THE COINAGE AND HIS FOUL AND VICIOUS LIFE FURIOUS ABUSE PASSED ON BOTH SIDES PHILIP AVAILED HIMSELF OF A FLAW IN THE POPE'S ELECTION TO THREATEN HIM WITH DEPOSITION AND IN RETURN WAS EXCOMMUNICATED HE THEN SENT A FRENCH KNIGHT NAMED WILLIAM DE NOUGHERIE WITH SIERRA COLONNA A TURBULENT ROMAN THE HEREDITARY ENEMY OF BONIFAS AND A BAND OF SAVAGE MERCENARY SOLDIERS TO ALAGNEY WHERE THE POPE THEN WAS TO FORCE HIM TO RECALL THE SENTENCE APPARENTLY INTENDING THEM TO ACT LIKE THE MURDERERS OF BECKET
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