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Shrewd old King Philip merely permitted this crusade; but the dislike of the north of France to the south made hosts of adventurers flock to the banner of its leader, Simon de Montfort, a Norman baron, devout and honourable, but harsh and pitiless. SHREWD OLD KING PHILIP MERELY PERMITTED THIS CRUSADE BUT THE DISLIKE OF THE NORTH OF FRANCE TO THE SOUTH MADE HOSTS OF ADVENTURERS FLOCK TO THE BANNER OF ITS LEADER SIMON DE MONTFORT A NORMAN BARON DEVOUT AND HONORABLE BUT HARSH AND PITILESS
king on John's refusing to be bound by the Great Charter; and Philip saw his son actually in possession of London at the time of the death of the last of the sons of his enemy, Henry II. On John's death, however, the barons preferred his child to the French prince, and fell away from Louis, who was forced to return to France. 8. The Albigenses (1203--1240).--The next great step in the building up of the French kingdom was made by taking advantage of a religious strife in the south. The lands near the Mediterranean still had much of the old Roman cultivation, and also of the old corruption, and here arose a sect called the Albigenses, who held opinions other than those of the Church on the origin of evil. Pope Innocent III., after sending some of the order of friars freshly established by the Spaniard, Dominic, to preach to them in vain, declared them as great enemies of the faith as Mahometans, and proclaimed a crusade against them and their chief supporter, Raymond, Count of Toulouse. G ON JOHN'S REFUSING TO BE BOUND BY THE GREAT CHARTER AND PHILIP SAW HIS SON ACTUALLY IN POSSESSION OF LONDON AT THE TIME OF THE DEATH OF THE LAST OF THE SONS OF HIS ENEMY HENRY THE SECOND ON JOHN'S DEATH HOWEVER THE BARONS PREFERRED HIS CHILD TO THE FRENCH PRINCE AND FELL AWAY FROM LEWIS WHO WAS FORCED TO RETURN TO FRANCE EIGHT THE ALBIJANCE TWELVE O THREE TILL TWELVE FORTY THE NEXT GREAT STEP IN BUILDING UP OF THE FRENCH KINGDOM WAS MADE BY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A RELIGIOUS STRIFE IN THE SOUTH THE LANDS NEAR THE MEDITERRANEAN STILL HAD MUCH OF THE OLD ROMAN CULTIVATION AND ALSO OF THE OLD CORRUPTION AND HERE AROSE A SECT CALLED THE ALBIJONS WHO HELD OPINIONS OTHER THAN THOSE OF THE CHURCH ON THE ORIGIN OF EVIL HOPE INNOCENT THE THIRD AFTER SENDING SOME OF THE ORDER OF FRIARS FRESHLY ESTABLISHED BY THE SPANIARD DOMINIC TO PREACH TO THEM IN VAIN DECLARED THEM AS GREAT ENEMIES OF THE FAITH AS MAHOMETANS AND PROCLAIMED A CRUSADE AGAINST THEM AND THEIR CHIEF SUPPORTER RAYMOND COUNT OF TOULS
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