The Story of France From the Earliest Times to the Consulate of Napoleon Bonap
The Story of France From the Earliest Times to the Consulate of Napoleon Bonap
Thomas E Thomas Edward Watson
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An uproar at once ensued. " Sound your trumpets, " cried Pietro Capponi to the French king, "and we will ring our bells. " He snatched the paper in which the French demands were set forth, tore it up before the king's eyes, and rushed out to arouse the people. The Florentines flew to arms, and Charles gave way. He recalled Capponi, and friendly terms were soon arranged. From Florence Charles proceeded to Rome. Alex- ander VI. , the ever infamous Borgia, was then Pope. He was extremely anxious t...hat the invaders should not enter the Holy City. On the other hand, Charles was exceed- ingly anxious to enter, and he did so. The cardinals 310 THE STORY OF FRANCE CHAP. and the nobles received the French as liberators, and urged them to depose the Pope. Upon leaving Rome, Charles took with him, as hostage of the Pope's fidelity, Csesar Borgia, the Pope's son ; but the brilliant and slippery young man soon made his escape. Charles now advanced toward Naples. It fell almost without a blow. The reigning house was so intensely unpopular that it was betrayed and deserted on all sides, and the king, Ferdinand II.
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