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They began therefore to look to the French king to free them from a foreign ruler; and the son of Louis VII., called _Philip Augustus_, was ready to take advantage of their disposition. THEY BEGAN THEREFORE TO LOOK TO THE FRENCH KING TO FREE THEM FROM A FOREIGN RULER AND THE SON OF LOUIS THE SEVENTH CALLED PHILIP AUGUSTUS WAS READY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEIR DISPOSITION
ourts of love were held, where there were competitions in poetry, the prize being a golden violet; and many of the bravest warriors were also distinguished troubadours--among them the elder sons of Queen Eleanor. There was much license of manners, much turbulence; and as the Aquitanians hated Angevin rule, the troubadours never ceased to stir up the sons of Henry II. against him. 7. Philip II. (1180--1223).--Powerful in fact as Henry II. was, it was his gathering so large a part of France under his rule which was, in the end, to build up the greatness of the French kings. What had held them in check was the existence of the great fiefs or provinces, each with its own line of dukes or counts, and all practically independent of the king. But now nearly all the provinces of southern and western France were gathered into the hand of a single ruler; and though he was a Frenchman in blood, yet, as he was King of England, this ruler seemed to his French subjects no Frenchman, but a foreigner. ERE THERE WERE COMPETITIONS IN POETRY THE PRIZE BEING A GOLDEN VIOLET AND MANY OF THE BRAVEST WARRIORS WERE ALSO DISTINGUISHED TROUBADORES AMONG THEM THE ELDER SONS OF QUEEN ELEANOR THERE WAS MUCH LICENSE OF MANNERS MUCH TURBULENCE AND AS THE ACQUITANIANS HATED ENJOLAN RULE THE TROUBADORES NEVER CEASED TO STIR UP THE SONS OF HENRY THE SECOND AGAINST HIM SEVEN PHILIP THE SECOND ELEVEN EIGHTY TO TWELVE TWENTY THREE POWERFUL IN FACT AS HENRY THE SECOND WAS IT WAS HIS GATHERING SO LARGE A PART OF FRANCE UNDER HIS RULE WHICH WAS IN THE END TO BUILD UP THE GREATNESS OF THE FRENCH KINGS WHAT HAD HELD THEM IN CHECK WAS THE EXISTENCE OF THE GREAT THIEFS OR PROVINCES EACH WITH ITS OWN LINE OF DUKES OR COUNTS AND ALL PRACTICALLY INDEPENDENT OF THE KING BUT NOW NEARLY ALL THE PROVINCES OF SOUTHERN AND WESTERN FRANCE WERE GATHERED INTO THE HAND OF A SINGLE RULER AND THOUGH HE WAS A FRENCHMAN IN BLOOD YET AS HE WAS KING OF ENGLAND THIS RULER SEEMED TO HIS FRENCH SUBJECTS NO FRENCHMAN BUT A FOREIGNER
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