text_original: GERMANY AND THE EMPIRE, 1273 1378 5 When Eichard of Cornwall died in 1272, the country was in such a state of anarchy and turmoil that all parties felt the need of a real ruler ; and Pope Gregory X., who was anxious above all things to raise a new Crusade, for which a German monarch would be the best leader, refused to recognise the clailBS of the un  energetic Alfonso, and urged a fresh election.
text_transcription: ANT WHEN RICHARD OF CORNWALL DIED IN TWELVE SEVENTY TWO THE COUNTRY WAS IN SUCH A STATE OF ANARCHY AND TURMOIL THAT ALL PARTIES FELT THE NEED OF A REAL RULER AND POPE GREGORY THE TENTH WHO WAS ANXIOUS ABOVE ALL THINGS TO RAISE A NEW CRUSADE FOR WHICH A GERMAN MONARCH WOULD BE THE BEST LEADER REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE THE CLAIMS OF THE UNENERGETIC ALFONSO AND URGED A FRESH ELECTION
phonemes: dʒˈɜːməni ænd ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt fˈaɪv wɛn ˈaɪkɚd ʌv kˈɔːɹnwɔːl dˈaɪd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː, ðə kˈʌntɹi wʌz ɪn sˈʌtʃ ɐ stˈeɪt ʌv ˈænɑːɹki ænd tˈɜːmɔɪl ðæt ˈɔːl pˈɑːɹɾiz fˈɛlt ðə nˈiːd əvɚ ɹˈiːəl ɹˈuːlɚ ; ænd pˈoʊp ɡɹˈɛɡɚɹi ˈɛks., hˌuː wʌz ˈæŋʃəs əbˌʌv ˈɔːl θˈɪŋz tə ɹˈeɪz ɐ nˈuː kɹuːsˈeɪd, fɔːɹ wˌɪtʃ ɐ dʒˈɜːmən mˈɑːnɚk wʊd biː ðə bˈɛst lˈiːdɚ, ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪz ðə klˈeɪl bˌiːˈɛs ʌvðɪ ˈʌn ˌɛnɚdʒˈɛɾɪk ɐlfˈɑːnsoʊ, ænd ˈɜːdʒd ɐ fɹˈɛʃ ᵻlˈɛkʃən.