Philip the Bold is dead and now a new generation steps into the spotlight. His sons have taken over the vast Burgundian complex of territories while Louis of Orleans works to expunge the vestiges of Burgundian influence from Paris. Today we’ll focus on how John and his brothers consolidated power in the Low Countries and Burgundy.
Time Period Covered: 1404 – 1408
Notable People: John the Fearless, Anthony of Burgundy Duke of Brabant, Philip of Burgundy Count of Nevers, William of Bavaria Count of Hainaut-Holland-Zeeland, Margaret of Flanders, Margaret of Bavaria, Louis de Chalon Count of Tonnerre
Notable Events/Developments: Death of Philip the Bold, Resumption of the Hundred Years War, Anglo-Flemish Neutrality
Sources
John the Fearless by Richard Vaughan
Philip the Bold by Richard Vaughan
The Hundred Years War: Cursed Kings by Jonathan Sumption
Royal Intrigue Crisis at the Court of Charles VI 1392-1420 by R.C. Famiglietti
The Life and Afterlife of Isabeau of Bavaria by Tracy Adams
Medieval Flanders by David Nicholas
The Chronicles of Enguerrand De Monstrelet
Magnanimous Dukes and Rising States by Robert Stein
Archery and Crossbow Guilds in Medieval Flanders by Laura Crombie
The Promised Lands by Wim Blockmans and Walter Prevenier
The Golden Age of Burgundy by Joseph Calmette
Grand Dukes of the West 