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_, on behalf of his younger brother, but Henry prevailed. During his reign the clergy succeeded in proclaiming what was called the Truce of God, which forbade war and bloodshed at certain seasons of the year and on certain days of the week, and made churches and clerical lands places of refuge and sanctuary, which often indeed protected the lawless, but which also saved the weak and oppressed. RST ON BEHALF OF HIS YOUNGER BROTHER BUT HENRY PREVAILED DURING HIS REIGN THE CLERGY SUCCEEDED IN PROCLAIMING WHAT WAS CALLED THE TRUCE OF GOD WHICH FORBADE WAR AND BLOODSHED AT CERTAIN SEASONS OF THE YEAR AND ON CERTAIN DAYS OF THE WEEK AND MADE CHURCHES AND CLERICAL LANDS PLACES OF REFUGE AND SANCTUARY WHICH OFTEN INDEED PROTECTED THE LAWLESS BUT WHICH ALSO SAVED THE WEAK AND OPPRESSED
equence was a terrible famine, followed by a pestilence; and the misery of France was probably unequalled in this reign, when it was hardly possible to pass safely from one to another of the three royal cities, Paris, Orleans, and Tours. Beggars swarmed, and the king gave to them everything he could lay his hands on, and even winked at their stealing gold off his dress, to the great wrath of a second wife, the imperious Constance of Provence, who, coming from the more luxurious and corrupt south, hated and despised the roughness and asceticism of her husband. She was a fierce and passionate woman, and brought an element of cruelty into the court. In this reign the first instance of persecution to the death for heresy took place. The victim had been the queen's confessor; but so far was she from pitying him that she struck out one of his eyes with her staff, as he was led past her to the hut where he was shut in and burnt. On Robert's death Constance took part against her son, _Henry I. D UNTILLED AND THE CONSEQUENCE WAS A TERRIBLE FAMINE FOLLOWED BY PESTILENCE AND THE MISERY OF FRANCE WAS PROBABLY UNEQUALLED IN THIS REIGN WHEN IT WAS HARDLY POSSIBLE TO PASS SAFELY FROM ONE TO ANOTHER OF THE THREE ROYAL CITIES PARIS ORLEANS AND TOURS BEGGARS SWARMED AND THE KING GAVE TO THEM EVERYTHING HE COULD LAY HIS HANDS ON AND EVEN WINKED AT THEIR STEALING GOLD OFF HIS DRESS TO THE GREAT WRATH OF A SECOND WIFE THE IMPERIEST CONSTANCE OF PROVENCE WHO COMING FROM THE MORE LUXURIOUS AND CORRUPT SOUTH HATED AND DESPISED THE ROUGHNESS AND ASCETICISM OF HER HUSBAND SHE WAS A FIERCE AND PASSIONATE WOMAN AND BROUGHT AN ELEMENT OF CRUELTY INTO THE COURT IN THIS REIGN THE FIRST INSTANCE OF PERSECUTION TO THE DEATH FOR HERESY TOOK PLACE THE VICTIM HAD BEEN THE QUEEN'S CONFESSOR BUT SO FAR WAS SHE FROM PITYING HIM THAT SHE STRUCK OUT ONE OF HIS EYES WITH HER STAFF AS HE WAS LED PAST HER TO THE HUT WHERE HE WAS SHUT IN AND BURNT ON ROBERT'S DEATH COMSTAZ TOOK PART AGAINST HER SON HENRY THE FI
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