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The reign of St. Louis was a time of much progress and improvement. There were great scholars and thinkers at all the universities. THE REIGN OF SAINT LOUIS WAS A TIME OF MUCH PROGRESS AND IMPROVEMENT THERE WERE GREAT SCHOLARS AND THINKERS AT ALL THE UNIVERSITIES
 he respected that he was called in to judge between Henry and his barons, respecting the oaths exacted from the king by the Mad Parliament. His decision in favour of Henry was probably an honest one; but he was misled by the very different relations of the French and English kings to their nobles, who in France maintained lawlessness and violence, while in England they were struggling for law and order. Throughout the struggles between the Popes and the Emperor Frederick II., Louis would not be induced to assist in a persecution of the Emperor which he considered unjust, nor permit one of his sons to accept the kingdom of Apulia and Sicily, when the Pope declared that Frederick had forfeited it. He could not, however, prevent his brother Charles, Count of Anjou, from accepting it; for Charles had married Beatrice, heiress of the imperial fief of Provence, and being thus independent of his brother Louis, was able to establish a branch of the French royal family on the throne at Naples. SO MUCH WAS HE RESPECTED THAT HE WAS CALLED IN TO JUDGE BETWEEN HENRY AND HIS BARONS RESPECTING THE OATHS EXACTED FROM THE KING BY THE MAD PARLIAMENT HIS DECISION IN FAVOR OF HENRY WAS PROBABLY AN HONEST ONE BUT HE WAS MISLED BY THE VERY DIFFERENT RELATIONS OF THE FRENCH AND ENGLISH KINGS TO THEIR NOBLES WHO IN FRANCE MAINTAINED LAWLESSNESS AND VIOLENCE WHILE IN ENGLAND THEY WERE STRUGGLING FOR LAW AND ORDER THROUGHOUT THE STRUGGLES BETWEEN THE POPES AND THE EMPEROR FRIEDRICH THE SECOND LOUIS WOULD NOT BE INDUCED TO ASSIST IN A PERSECUTION OF THE EMPEROR WHICH HE CONSIDERED UNJUST NOR PERMIT ONE OF HIS SONS TO ACCEPT THE KINGDOM OF APULIA AND SICILY WHEN THE POPE DECLARED THAT FRIEDRICH HAD FORFEITED IT HE COULD NOT HOWEVER PREVENT HIS BROTHER CHARLES COUNT OF ANGERU FROM ACCEPTING IT FOR CHARLES HAD MARRIED BEATRICE HEIRESS OF THE IMPERIAL THIEF OF PROVENCE AND BEING THUS INDEPENDENT OF HIS BROTHER LOUIS WAS ABLE TO ESTABLISH A BRANCH OF THE FRENCH ROYAL FAMILY ON THE THRONE AT NAPLES
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