King Edward I and his wife Eleanor of Castile travelled to France and were away from England for three years. They went to pay homage to King Philippe IV of France and to attend to other matters.

Expanding his territories, Philippe obtained Quercy in exchange for a yearly sum. ¹

Expanding lands once again, Philippe buys Beaugency. ¹

Philippe added the bishopric of Maguellone and the east side of Montpellier to his domains. ¹

King Edward I concluded a marriage agreement between his son Edward (II) and Philippa, the daughter of Guy, Count of Flanders. Aware of possible dangers of this alliance, Philippe, king of France invited Guy and his wife to Paris where he kidnapped and imprisoned them. Because of the general outrage at this action, Philippe was forced to free Guy and his wife, but to prevent the marriage, Philippa was brought to Paris where she was held as a hostage. She was twelve years old at the time.

As part of peace negotiations between England and France it was proposed that King Edward I would marry Blanche of France, the half-sister of Philippe IV, and Philippe would take back Gascony. This was agreed but the French King changed the agreement by replacing Blanche with her younger sister Margaret. This action saw the peace negotiations fail and England and France were again at war with each other.

To help pay for a war with England, the French king Philippe IV, imposed a tax on the wealthy church clergy. In response Pope Boniface issued Bull Clericus Laicos, banning any taxation of the clergy in France and England. In return the French king banned any money leaving France destined for Rome without his permission. In England King Edward called for a law to be passed that removed royal protection from any clergy that refused to pay. This meant anyone could rob the Church and would not be held to account.

Philippe the King of France took the opportunity of Edward's troubles in England to threaten the lands that Edward held in France.

In response to the fear that the King of France would try to take back some of the lands Edward held in France, King Edward I arranged a marriage between his son Edward and Philippa, the daughter of the Count of Flanders, an enemy of the King of France.

King Edward I married Margaret, the sister of King Philippe of France, and his son, Prince Edward, married Philippe's daughter Isabella.

After his defeat at Courtrai Philippe IV called on King Edward I for a peace treaty. Part to this involved Edward regained some French land and Philippe's daughter, Isabella, marrying Edward's son, the future Edward II, king of England.

Boniface, the Pope, died a few weeks after being held captive by supporters of the French King over taxation disputes. ¹

To regain money spent on expanding his domains, Philippe turns his attentions to Italian bankers and Jews within the country from whom he can confiscate goods. ¹

By paying rent to the Bishop of Puy, Philippe added the county of Bigorre to his lands. ¹

Edward II married Isabella of France, the daughter of King Philippe IV of France. The marriage took place at Boulogne and Edward left Gaveston as Regent in his absence. Edward alienated the Lords by placing Gaveston in such a powerful position. ¹

More lands were added to Philippe's domain. ¹

Jacques de Molay, the Grand Master of the Templars and Geoffroi de Charney were taken to an island on the River Seine and burnt at the stake. Jacques de Molay declaring their innocence and that the Templar Order were also innocent of all of the changes that they had been accused of. It is said that Jacques de Molay predicted the deaths of both the French king and Pope Clement within the year. ¹

When the Knight Templar leader Jacques de Molay was burnt at the stake he vowed that the Pope would soon die. Pope Clement V was dead within 40 days. ¹

Philippe, King of France, died of a hunting accident within the same year as the deaths of the Knight Templar leaders at the stake. His was succeeded by his eldest son Louis X. ¹