HIST-338 Lecture Notes - Lecture 42: Anathema, Pope Boniface Viii, Purgatory
24 Nov 2020
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• then in the thirteenth century, the rapid expansion of the Capetian realm came largely at
the expense of the English.
As England’s continental holdings lessened, her need to establish sure control over the rest of
the British territories—
Wales, Scotland, and Ireland increased, in order to guarantee access to certain raw materials
and commercial markets.
• England appeared to be on the defensive and, territorially speaking, in decline.
• The sad spectacle of Henry III’s hapless reign (1216–1272)
a king whose effectiveness is reflected by the fact that Dante’s Divine Comedy relegated him to
the purgatory of pious idiots—highlighted this decline.
• The successes of Henry’s son Edward I (1272–1307) represented only a partial recovery
from that nadir;
• even so, the disastrous reign of Edward II (1307–1327) made England’s perilous position
all the more clear.
But luck changed when Edward III inherited the throne in 1327.
From his unfortunate father, Edward inherited the throne of England;
from his mother, Isabelle of France, he held a legitimate claim to the French throne as well.
Philip IV, the Fair, the man who had set in action the dissolution of the Templars and who had
shocked Europe by issuing an arrest warrant for Pope Boniface VIII, had died in 1314.
• His crown passed to his first son Louis X (1314–1316),
then to his second son Philip V (1315–1322),
then to his third son Charles IV (1322–1328),
each of whom died without a legal heir. Charles’ death put an end to the Capetian dynasty that
had ruled France since 987.
But Philip IV had a fourth child,
his daughter Isabelle who had married Edward II of England.
Document Summary
Then in the thirteenth century, the rapid expansion of the capetian realm came largely at the expense of the english. As england"s continental holdings lessened, her need to establish sure control over the rest of the british territories . But luck changed when edward iii inherited the throne in 1327. From his unfortunate father, edward inherited the throne of england; from his mother, isabelle of france, he held a legitimate claim to the french throne as well. Charles" death put an end to the capetian dynasty that had ruled france since 987. But philip iv had a fourth child, his daughter isabelle who had married edward ii of england: edward iii therefore claimed the french throne as the nearest surviving relative of philip. Technically, he was correct, and the crown should have been his. Philip vi (1328 1350), the founder of the valois dynasty.
