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But, when released, the count tried to avenge himself for this treatment; so Philip, marching against him, besieged his city of Lille (leel). When it finally surrendered, the war came to an end, and it was arranged that while the main part of Flanders should henceforth belong to Philip, Guienne should remain in the hands of the English. BUT WHEN RELEASED THE COUNT TRIED TO AVENGE HIMSELF FOR THIS TREATMENT SO PHILIP MARCHING AGAINST HIM BESIEGED THE CITY OF LILLE WHEN IT FINALLY SURRENDERED THE WAR CAME TO AN END AND IT WAS ARRANGED THAT WHILE THE MAIN PART OF FLANDERS SHOULD HENCEFORTH BELONG TO PHILIPPE GUIENNE SHOULD REMAIN IN THE HANDS OF THE ENGLISH
t any of his ambitious plans. XXXIX.' THE BATTLE OF THE SPURS PHILIP IV., the Handsome, although only seventeen when he succeeded his father, Philip III., was of a cold, cruel, and calculating nature. After marrying an heiress, and thereby still further enlarging his estates, he began to covet the provinces of Guienne in the south of France, and Flanders in the north. Guienne belonged to Edward I., King of England, so a quarrel which arose between some French and English seamen offered the necessary pretext to begin a war (1294). ^ See Story of the Chosen People, p. 105. uigiTizea Dy vjiOOQlC PHILIP IV. (1285-1314) 139 Throughout this struggle, Philip continually sent help to the Scotch, who were then fighting against the English king, while Edward tried to pay him back by making trouble for him in Flanders. The King of France, however, was clever enough to at- tract the Count of Flanders to Paris, lock him up and keep him a prisoner until he was ready to do whatever his master wished. EER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY AIRNE RIVERA THE STORY OF OLD FRANCE BY H A GERBER SECTION THIRTY NINE THE BATTLE OF THE SPURS PHILIPPE THE FOURTH THE HANDSOME ALTHOUGH ONLY SEVENTEEN WHEN HE SUCCEEDED HIS FATHER PHILIPPE THE THIRD WAS OF A COLD CRUEL AND CALCULATING NATURE AFTER MARRYING AN HEIRESS AND THEREBY STILL FURTHER ENLARGING HIS ESTATES HE BEGAN TO COVET THE PROVINCES OF GUIENNE IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE AND FLANDERS IN THE NORTH GUIENNE BELONGED TO EDWARD THE FIRST KING OF ENGLAND SO A QUARREL WHICH AROSE BETWEEN SOME FRENCH AND ENGLISH SEAMEN OFFERED THE NECESSARY PRETEXT TO BEGIN A WAR TWELVE NINETY FOUR THROUGHOUT THIS STRUGGLE PHILIP CONTINUALLY SENT HELP TO THE SCOTCH WHO WERE THEN FIGHTING AGAINST THE ENGLISH KING WHILE EDWARD TRIED TO PAY HIM BACK BY MAKING TROUBLE FOR HIM IN FLANDERS THE KING OF FRANCE HOWEVER WAS CLEVER ENOUGH TO ATTRACT THE COUNT OF FLANDERS TO PARIS LOCK HIM UP AND KEEP HIM A PRISONER UNTIL HE WAS READY TO DO WHATEVER HIS MASTER WISHED
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