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"MEANWHILE, THE ENGLISH were fighting the French in Aquitaine, and the war was more expensive than Philip IV had anticipated. . . . Poorer than when the fight began, Philip IV agreed in 1299 to negotiate a peace with Edward I. . . . In exchange for peace, he agreed to give no further aid to the Scots. Wallace and his rebels were isolated on their island, and Edward could now turn his full attention their way." [Bauer: Renaissance, p. 401] "The most notable conflicts of Philip's reign include a dispute with the English over King Edward I's fiefs in southwestern France, and a war with the Flemish, who had rebelled against French royal authority and humiliated Philip at the Battle of the Golden Spurs in 1302. In 1306, Philip expelled the Jews from France, and in 1307 he annihilated the order of the Knights Templar. He was in debt to both groups and saw them as a 'state within the state.' To further strengthen the monarchy, Philip tried to take control of the French clergy, leading to a violent conflict with Pope Boniface VIII. This conflict resulted in the transfer of the papal court to the enclave of Avignon in 1309." [Wikipedia]