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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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peculiarinstitution was adopted first in France, and afterward in Germany. It com-manded that all private war should be suspended every Thursday out of rever-ence for the approach of Gods day, Sunday. The strife must not be againresumed until the following Monday. This, you will see, left the nobles onlythree days in each week for fighting. They had resisted all attempts to forbidtheir wars, but to this half-measure they gradually agreed. In 1043 HenryIII. proclaimed the Truce of God as a law throughout his dominions. Hedid many other wise things to relieve the miserable peasantry, and graduallytheir condition improved. -. Henry also undertook to reform the church. He and his predecessors hadappointed many bishops and abbots for political reasons. Sometimes thewealthy church places had been openly sold for money. Henry put a stop toall this, turned out as many of the evil prelates as he could, and appointed holyones in their stead. Gradually he worked his way up to the very top of the
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THE DEATH OF ERNEST OF SWABIA Germany—Power of Henry III. 563 church, and then resolved to reform the papacy itself. You have read in thestory of Rome how he deposed the quarrelling popes and appointed a Germanone instead, bringing the deposed prelates back to Germany with him as prison-ers. Two of Henrys popes diad; but the third selected by him was his cousinBruno, the justly celebrated Leo IX. Henry, Leo IX., and the reforming monks of Cluny worked together andreally managed to do a great deal of good for the world. There was a vastimprovement in the state of the church, as well as in that of the people. Onlythe nobility were dissatisfied. Henrys reforms, his aggressive strength andimperial will were gradually reducing the nobles importance, encroaching ontheir sacred privileges. There was very little rebellion, but only because theEmperor stood, as one of his friends described him, sword in hand before histhrone, ready to strike down every foe. The King of France, Henry or Henri

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