large/12344/historyoffrance_1807_librivox_64kb_mp3/historyoffrance_01_yonge_64kb_64
large/12344/historyoffrance_1807_librivox_64kb_mp3/historyoffrance_01_yonge_64kb
English
12344
What he had won by the sword he held by wisdom and good government. Seeing that the cities were capable of being made to balance the power of the nobles, he granted them privileges which caused him to be esteemed their best friend, and he promoted all improvements. WHAT HE HAD WON BY THE SWORD HE HELD BY WISDOM AND GOOD GOVERNMENT SEEING THAT THE CITIES WERE CAPABLE OF BEING MADE TO BALANCE THE POWER OF THE NOBLES HE GRANTED THEM PRIVILEGES WHICH CAUSE HIM TO BE ESTEEMED THEIR BEST FRIEND AND HE PROMOTED ALL IMPROVEMENTS
the cross in 1187, on the tidings of the loss of Jerusalem, and in 1190 joined Richard I. of England at Messina, where they wintered, and then sailed for St. Jean d'Acre. After this city was taken, Philip returned to France, where he continued to profit by the crimes and dissensions of the Angevins, and gained, both as their enemy and as King of France. When Richard's successor, John, murdered Arthur, the heir of the dukedom of Brittany and claimant of both Anjou and Normandy, Philip took advantage of the general indignation to hold a court of peers, in which John, on his non-appearance, was adjudged to have forfeited his fiefs. In the war which followed and ended in 1204, Philip not only gained the great Norman dukedom, which gave him the command of Rouen and of the mouth of the Seine, as well as Anjou, Maine, and Poitou, the countries which held the Loire in their power, but established the precedent that a crown vassal was amenable to justice, and might be made to forfeit his lands.  ELEVEN EIGHTY SEVEN ON THE TIDINGS OF THE LOSS OF JERUSALEM AND IN ELEVEN NINETY JOINED RICHARD THE FIRST OF ENGLAND AT MESSINA WHERE THEY WINTERED AND THEN SAILED FOR SAINT GENDAC AFTER THIS CITY WAS TAKEN PHILIP RETURNED TO FRANCE WHERE HE CONTINUED TO PROFIT BY THE CRIMES AND DISSENSIONS OF THE ENJOVAN AND GAINED BOTH AS THEIR ENEMY AND AS KING OF FRANCE WHEN RICHARD'S SUCCESSOR JOHN MURDERED ARTHUR THE HEIR OF THE DUKEDOM OF BRITTANY AND CLAIMANT OF BOTH ANJOU AND NORMANDY PHILIP TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE GENERAL INDIGNATION TO HOLD A COURT OF PEERS IN WHICH JOHN ON HIS NON APPEARANCE WAS ADJUDGED TO HAVE FORFEITED HIS THIEFS IN THE WAR WHICH FOLLOWED AND ENDED IN TWELVE O FOUR PHILIP NOT ONLY GAINED THE GREAT NORMAN DUKEDOM WHICH GAVE HIM THE COMMAND OF HOIN AND OF THE MOUTH OF THE SEINE AS WELL AS ANJOU MENES AND POETAUT THE COUNTRIES WHICH HELD THE LOIRE IN THEIR POWER BUT ESTABLISHED THE PRECEDENT THAT A CROWNED VASSAL WAS AMENABLE TO JUSTICE AND MIGHT BE MADE TO FORFEIT HIS LANDS
large/12344/historyoffrance_1807_librivox_64kb_mp3/historyoffrance_01_yonge_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/12344/historyoffrance_1807_librivox_64kb_mp3/historyoffrance_01_yonge_64kb.flac