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Matters grew worse after the death of Duke Philip in 1404; and in 1407, just after a seeming reconciliation, the Duke of Orleans was murdered in the streets of Paris by servants of John the Fearless. MATTERS GREW WORSE AFTER THE DEATH OF DUKE PHILIP IN FOURTEEN O FOUR AND IN FOURTEEN O SEVEN JUST AFTER A SEEMING RECONCILIATION THE DUKE OF ORLEANS WAS MURDERED IN THE STREETS OF PARIS BY SERVANTS OF JOHN THE FEARLESS
ng, disguised as wild men, their garments of pitched flax caught fire. Four were burnt, and the shock brought back the king's madness. He became subject to fits of insanity of longer or shorter duration, and in their intervals he seems to have been almost imbecile. No provision had then been made for the contingency of a mad king. The condition of the country became worse than ever, and power was grasped at by whoever could obtain it. Of the king's three uncles, the Duke of Anjou and his sons were generally engrossed by a vain struggle to obtain Naples; the Duke of Berry was dull and weak; and the chief struggle for influence was between Philip of Burgundy and his son, John the Fearless, on the one hand, and on the other the king's wife, Isabel of Bavaria, and his brother Louis, Duke of Orleans, who was suspected of being her lover; while the unhappy king and his little children were left in a wretched state, often scarcely provided with clothes or food. 8. Burgundians and Armagnacs.-- IVE OTHERS WERE DANCING DISGUISED AS WILD MEN THEIR GARMENTS OF PITCHED FLAX CAUGHT FIRE FOUR WERE BURNT AND THE SHOCK BROUGHT BACK THE KING'S MADNESS HE BECAME SUBJECT TO FITS OF INSANITY OF LONGER OR SHORTER DURATION AND IN THEIR INTERVALS HE SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN ALMOST IMBECILE NO PROVISION HAD BEEN MADE FOR THE CONTINGENCY OF A MAD KING THE CONDITION OF THE COUNTRY BECAME WORSE THAN EVER AND POWER WAS GRASPED AT BY WHOEVER COULD OBTAIN IT OF THE KING'S THREE UNCLES THE DUKE OF ANGERO AND HIS SONS WERE GENERALLY ENGROSSED BY A VAIN STRUGGLE TO OBTAIN NAPLES THE DUKE OF BERRY WAS DULL AND WEAK AND THE CHIEF STRUGGLE FOR INFLUENCE WAS BETWEEN PHILIP OF BURGUNDY AND HIS SON JOHN THE FEARLESS ON THE ONE HAND AND ON THE OTHER HAND THE KING'S WIFE ISABEL OF BAVARIA AND HIS BROTHER LOUIS DUKE OF ORLEANS WHO WAS SUSPECTED OF BEING HER LOVER WHILE THE UNHAPPY KING AND HIS LITTLE CHILDREN WERE LEFT IN A WRETCHED STATE OFTEN SCARCELY PROVIDED WITH CLOTHES OR FOOD EIGHT BURGUNDIANS AND ARMAGNACS
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