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The whole reign of Louis the Young, the title that adhered to him on account of his simple, childish nature, is only a record of weakness and disaster, till he died in 1180. What life went on in France, went on principally in the south. The lands of Aquitaine and Provence had never dropped the old classical love of poetry and art. A softer form of broken Latin was then spoken, and the art of minstrelsy was frequent among all ranks. THE WHOLE REIGN OF LOUIS THE YOUNG THE TITLE THAT ADHERED TO HIM ON ACCOUNT OF HIS SIMPLE CHILDISH NATURE IS ONLY A RECORD OF WEAKNESS AND DISASTER TILL HE DIED IN ELEVEN EIGHTY WHAT LIFE WENT ON IN FRANCE WENT ON PRINCIPALLY IN THE SOUTH THE LANDS OF ACQUITAN AND PROVASSE HAD NEVER DROPPED THE OLD CLASSICAL LOVE OF POETRY AND ART A SOFTER FORM OF BROKEN LATIN WAS THEN SPOKEN AND THE ART OF MINSTRELSY WAS FREQUENT AMONG ALL RANKS
second crusade, which was undertaken by the Emperor and the other princes of Europe to relieve the distress of the kingdom of Palestine. France had no navy, so the war was by land, through the rugged hills of Asia Minor, where the army was almost destroyed by the Saracens. Though Louis did reach Palestine, it was with weakened forces; he could effect nothing by his campaign, and Eleanor, who had accompanied him, seems to have been entirely corrupted by the evil habits of the Franks settled in the East. Soon after his return, Louis dissolved his marriage; and Eleanor became the wife of Henry, Count of Anjou, who soon after inherited the kingdom of England as our Henry II., as well as the duchy of Normandy, and betrothed his third son to the heiress of Brittany. Eleanor's marriage seemed to undo all that Louis VI. had done in raising the royal power; for Henry completely overshadowed Louis, whose only resource was in feeble endeavours to take part against him in his many family quarrels.  TO GO ON THE SECOND CRUSADE WHICH WAS UNDERTAKEN BY THE EMPEROR AND THE OTHER PRINCES OF EUROPE TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS OF THE KINGDOM OF PALESTINE FRANCE HAD NO NAVY SO THE WAR WAS BY LAND THROUGH THE RUGGED HILLS OF ASIA MINOR WHERE THE ARMY WAS ALMOST DESTROYED BY THE SARACENS THOUGH LOUIS DID REACH PALESTINE IT WAS WITH WEAKEN FORCES HE COULD EFFECT NOTHING BY HIS CAMPAIGN AND ELEANOR WHO HAD ACCOMPANIED HIM SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN ENTIRELY CORRUPTED BY THE EVIL HABITS OF THE FRANKS SETTLED IN THE EAST SOON AFTER HIS RETURN LOUIS DISSOLVED HIS MARRIAGE AND ELEANOR BECAME THE WIFE OF HENRY COUNT OF ANGELE WHO SOON AFTER INHERITED THE KINGDOM OF ENGLAND AS R HENRY THE SECOND AS WELL AS A DUCHY OF NORMANDY AND BETROTHED HIS THIRD SON TO THE HEIRESS OF BRITTANY ELEANOR'S MARRIAGE SEEMED TO UNDO ALL THAT LOUIS THE SIXTH HAD DONE IN RAISING THE ROYAL POWER FOR HENRY COMPLETELY OVERSHADOWED LOUIS WHOSE ONLY RESOURCE WAS IN FEEBLE ENDEAVOURS TO TAKE PART AGAINST HIM IN HIS MANY FAMILY QUARRELS
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