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The conquest of Lombardy made France the greatest power in Christendom; but its king was soon to find a mighty and active rival. The old hatred between France and Burgundy again awoke. THE CONQUEST OF LOMBARDY MADE FRANCE THE GREATEST POWER IN CHRISTENDOM BUT ITS KING WAS SOON TO FIND A MIGHTY AND ACTIVE RIVAL THE OLD HATRED BETWEEN FRANCE AND BURGUNDY AGAIN AWOKE
e more entirely subject to the Pope, while in return all patronage was given up to the crown. The effects were soon seen in the increased corruption of the clergy and people. Francis brought home from this expedition much taste for Italian art and literature, and all matters of elegance and ornament made great progress from this time. The great Italian masters worked for him; Raphael painted some of his most beautiful pictures for him, and Leonardo da Vinci came to his court, and there died in his arms. His palaces, especially that of Blois, were exceedingly beautiful, in the new classic style, called the Renaissance. Great richness and splendour reigned at court, and set off his pretensions to romance and chivalry. Learning and scholarship, especially classical, increased much; and the king's sister, Margaret, Queen of Navarre, was an excellent and highly cultivated woman, but even her writings prove that the whole tone of feeling was terribly coarse, when not vicious. 5. Charles V.--  FRENCH CHURCH BECAME MORE ENTIRELY SUBJECT TO THE POPE WHILE IN RETURN ALL PATRONAGE WAS GIVEN UP TO THE CROWN THE EFFECTS WERE SOON SEEN IN THE INCREASED CORRUPTION OF THE CLERGY AND PEOPLE FRANCIS BROUGHT HOME FROM THIS EXPEDITION MUCH TASTE FOR ITALIAN ART AND LITERATURE AND ALL MATTERS OF ELEGANCE AND ORNAMENT MADE GREAT PROGRESS FROM THIS TIME THE GREAT ITALIAN MASTERS WORKED FOR HIM RAPHAEL PAINTED SOME OF HIS MOST BEAUTIFUL PICTURES FOR HIM AND LEONARDO DA VINCI CAME TO HIS COURT AND THERE DIED IN HIS ARMS HIS PALACES ESPECIALLY THAT OF BLOIS WERE EXCEEDINGLY BEAUTIFUL IN THE NEW CLASSIC STYLE CALLED THE RENAISSANCE GREAT RICHES AND SPLENDOR REIGNED AT COURT AND SET OFF HIS PRETENSIONS TO ROMANCE AND CHIVALRY LEARNING AND SCHOLARSHIP ESPECIALLY CLASSICAL INCREASED MUCH AND THE KING'S SISTER MARGARET QUEEN OF NAVARRE WAS AN EXCELLENT AND HIGHLY CULTIVATED WOMAN BUT EVEN HER WRITINGS PROVED THAT THE WHOLE TONE OF FEELING WAS TERRIBLY COARSE WHEN NOT VICIOUS FIVE CHARLES THE FIFTH
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