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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me to advancehi.s claim openly to the sovereignty of France,Edward concealed his purpose and did homageto Philip for the province of Guienne. Buthe took pains from the first to lay plans se-cretly and to make preparations for the fulfill-ment of his hopes. He collected munitionsof war and made an alliance with the Dukeof Brittany. He instigated the Flemings torevolt against the government of Bertrand deBethune, and brought them over to the En-glish interest. After years spent in these preparatorymeasures, King Edward deemed himself suffi-ciently strong to undertake openly what hehad thus far pursued under covert. Accord-ingly, in 1336, he threw oflT the mask and in- PEOPLE AND KINGS—FRANCE IN 14TH AND 15TH CENTUBIES. 53 duced the Flemings to proclaim him king ofFrance. He put the fleur-de-lis on his bannerand assumed tlie other emblems of royalty be- longing to the House of Capet. Armies wereraised and fleets equipped for the conflictwhich was to try the fortunes of the rival kings.
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SECOND BATTLE OF B0UV1NE8, Ia4U.Dravra by A. de Neuville. 54 UNIVERSAL HISTORY.—THE MODERN WORLD. The war which ensued was waged at firston the sea. A French fleet entered the En-glish Channel, and for a while swept off allthat opposed its progress. At length, how-ever, King Edwards squadron put to sea andencountered the French off Sluys. Here aterrible naval battle was fought, in which thearmament of France was well-nigh destroyed. On the land the war was prosecuted with-out decisive results. The principal battlewhich occurred during the contest was foughton the old field of Bouvines, where, a huu-dre4 and twenty-six years before, Philip Au-gustus had gained his great victory over OthoIV. of Germany. Now, in 1340, Philip en-countered and defeated an army of Englishten thousand strong, and permanently checkedthe invasion of his kingdom. After continuing for six years, the conflict■was suspended by a truce. But the .settlementwas treacherous on the part of the French.Philip, with a

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