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- To further strengthen the monarchy, Philip tried to tax and impose state control over the Catholic Church in France, leading to a violent dispute with Pope Boniface VIII. The ensuing conflict saw the pope's residence at Anagni attacked in September 1303 by French forces with the support of the Colonna family.
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Feb 21, 2019 · But it actually happened in 1303—a real-life drama featuring King Philip IV of France and Pope Boniface VIII. The incident capped a bitter struggle between two of the most powerful men...
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When Philip levied taxes on the French clergy of one half their annual income, he caused an uproar within the Catholic Church and the papacy, prompting Pope Boniface VIII to issue the bull Clericis Laicos (1296), forbidding the transference of any church property to the French Crown.
The clash between Pope Boniface VIII and the King Philip IV of France would lead to a consequential geopolitical question: where did the epicentre of supreme political authority lie in Medieval Latin Christendom?
Jun 6, 2008 · The key to finding out the truth lies in the bulls Boniface VIII sent to Philip, and declared to all of Christendom. Each bull that Boniface VIII sent was a response to something that Philip did. The first bull Boniface decrees, Clericis Laicos, was the response from Boniface VIII to Philip for taxing the Church lands in France, which
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The most remarkable event of this period (end of 13th century and beginning of the 14th century) was the conflict between Pope Boniface VIII (1294-1303) and Philip the Fair, king of France. The conflict was both interesting and complicated and had far-reaching repercussions.
This article provides an outline for a new interpretation of the trial of the Templars, with special attention to the texts written by the instigators of the case, namely, Philip the Fair and his ministers. The trial had everything to do with the growth of the French monarchy.
Disagreements with Pope Boniface VIII over the king’s right to tax the clergy led to a threat of excommunication, which Philip countered by arresting the Pope at Anagni.
