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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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theTemplars, was dotted from end to end with their castles or chapter houses,filled with treasure. With the ceasing of the crusades the Templars perforcebecame idle; perhaps they had also become evil. At any rate, Philip conceivedthe idea of plundering them. He had them suddenly arrested everywhere inFrance. They were tortured, and confessed, as men have done under torturein all ages, impossible things, which they retracted afterward. It was enouglifor Philips purpose. He compelled the unwilling Pope to join him in declar-ing the Order abolished. Its possessions were nominally transferred to anotherholy Order; but the King surrendered little or none of the portable treasurehe had received. Many of the Templars were executed. The Grand Master of the Order,after being twice tortured, died upon the scaffold, whence his last words sum-moned his persecutors to meet him for a higher judgment before the tribunalof God. So at least says legend, stimulated perhaps by the result. The victim I i
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France—The Salic Law 829 was said to have cited the Pope to meet him within forty days, the King withina year, and it is true that each of them died within the allotted time. Philip was succeeded by his son, Louis X. (1314-1316), le Hiitin, whichmeans the Quarrelsome or the disorderly, though in truth it was not poor Louiswho was quarrelsome, but rather those who assailed him on all sides, taking ad-Aantage of his idleness and folly. He cared more for boyish sports than forhis kingdom, and died at twenty-seven through over-exertion at a game of tennis. His sudden death left the question of the kingship in doubt. He had adaughter, but no sons, though a child was soon to be born. If this proved aboy, he would be king. So France waited on his birth, and in the interval thedead kings brother Philip was appointed regent. The child was a boy, John LBut little John took no heed of kingships and died within seven days. He issometimes called the seven-days king, but in point of fact he was n

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