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Title: The story of the greatest nations, from the dawn of history to the twentieth century : a comprehensive history, founded upon the leading authorities, including a complete chronology of the world, and a pronouncing vocabulary of each nation
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942
Subjects: World history
Publisher: New York : F.R. Niglutsch
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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he wrong, remained content with stirringup Richards vassals in France against him, and encouraging his brother, PrinceJohn, to usurp his power in England. Meanwhile a new misfortune befell Richard. While returning from theHoly Land, he was seized and imprisoned by the Duke of Austria, whom hehad insulted at Acre. Clearly the English king was no longer crusading, andPhilip, claiming to be released from his oath, promptly attacked Normandy.Prince John, whom the Normans refused to acknowledge as his brothers succes-sor, joined the French king, and the two besieged Rouen. The Norman barons met them so sturdily that they had made but little prog-ress, ere Richard was ransomed and returned. His fiery valor made mattersmore equal, and Philip, seeing now but little chance of profit in the war, ac-cepted peace with a small accession of territory. Richard died in 1199. John succeeded to the English throne, and therebyin his turn forfeited Philips friendship, which was transferred to Arthur, the
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France—Philip Conquers Normandy 815 young nephew of Richard and John, in whose name Philip managed to appro-priate another slice of the Plantagenets territory. It is customary to attribute to the weakness and cowardice of John all the•losses that now befel the house of Plantagenet, but it is doubtful if even a farstronger man could have retained its possessions intact. It must be remem-bered that, though kings of England, the Plantagenets were not English. Theywere French, the sons of Henry of Anjou and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Richardof the Lion Heart, whom England has made a great national hero, was not inthat land six months of all his reign. The Aquitainians looked on him as theirhero, and the chief members of his roving court were from southern France. It is noteworthy, too, that when Richard and Philip were swearing loyaltyto each other, the English king named as his capital not London, but Rouenin Normandy, the stronghold of the pirate Northmen. He thus proclaimedNormandy and

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