Excerpt from Dictionary of Historical Allusions A treaty between the English Barons and Louis IX of France, signed in 1259, shortly after the establishment in England Of the Council Of Fifteen. By its provisions England retained Bordeaux, Bayonne, and Gas cony, and surrendered all claim to Normandy, Anjou, Poitou, and Maine. The French king agreed to supply a sum Of money sufficient to maintain for two years five hundred knights, to be employed for the benefit of England or Of the Church. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.