Identifier: ridpathshist03ridp (find matches)
Title: Ridpath's history of the world : being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race from the beginnings of civilization to the present time : comprising the development of social institutions and the story of all nations
Year: 1800 (1800s)
Authors: Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900
Subjects: World history
Publisher: Cincinnatti : The Jones brothers New York : Merrill & Baker
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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THE ENGLISH CROSSING THE SOMME. of Navarre was the son of that Princess Janewho, as the daughter of Louis X., had beenexcluded from the succession by the 8alic lawof France. He thus had the same reasons asKing Edward for aspiring to the Capetiancrown. When, therefore, Charles saw even theoffice of constable thrown to another, he wasraised in his jealous rage to the white heat of 56 UNIVERSAL HISTORY.—THE MODERN WORLD. murder. Taking little pains to conceal hispurpose, lie gave orders to some of his tools toassassinate the new constable, and the bloody mandate was carried out to the letter. Theking would fain have punished the deed aocording to the deserts of the criminal; but ths
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BATTLE OF CKECY.Drawn by A. de NeuviUe. PEOPLE AND KINGS.—FRANCE IN 14TH AND 15TH CENTURIES. 57 powerfu) Charles was a daugerous auimal iuthe kingdom of the beasts. Accordingly King-John undertook to accomplish by subtletywhat should have been done by the open andhonorable processes of law. A great tourna-ment was proclaimed at Rouen in 13.56, andCharles of Navarre, who had acquired thesurname of the Bad, was invited to attend.While lodging in a castle at this city he wasseized, with his followers, by the kings retain-ers, and imprisoned in the Chateau Gaillard. In the same year with this event, the trucebetween England and France expired, and theimprisonment of the king of Navarre gave apretext to Edward III. for renewing the war.That monarch had already invested his son,rsurnamed the Black Prince, with the duchyof Guienne. The duke proved to be one ofthe ablest and most courageous of the Plan-tagenets. Acting, perhaps, under the sug-gestion of his father, he found vent for hisambi

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