Philip the Bold has finally been installed as Duke of Burgundy, but what’s next? This episode we’re going to catch up with Flanders and see how Philip spent the first few years of his reign. The 1360s saw Philip active both in the French Royal Court and in Burgundy. The past decade had been rough for Philip’s new Duchy and when he came to power, it was facing many issues that required his attention. But that’s not all, Philip will also have to learn how to deal with the rich and easily perturbed citizens of the towns of Flanders.
Time Period Covered: 1340s-1369
Notable People: Philip the Bold, Charles V, Jacob Van Artevelde, Louis of Male, Margaret of Male, Margaret of Artois
Notable Events/Developments: Fall of Jacob Van Artevelde, Marriage of Philip the Bold and Margaret of Male, The Free Companies, History of the County of Burgundy
Sources
The Hundred Years War: Trial by Battle by Jonathan Sumption
The Hundred Years War: Trial by Fire by Jonathan Sumption
The Hundred Years War by Robert Neillands
Philip the Bold by Richard Vaughan
The Golden Age of Burgundy by Joseph Calmette
Chronicles by Jean Froissart
The Burgundians by Bart Van Loo
Medieval Flanders by David Nicholas
A History of the Low Countries by Paul Arblaster
The Promised Lands by Wim Blockmans and Walter Prevenier
Grand Dukes of the West 