The Armagnac-Burgundian Civil War is at a fever pitch yet again. John the Fearless has launched a major expedition into the Ile de France while the Count of Armagnac struggles to maintain Armagnac control of Paris. Meanwhile, King Henry V of England has taken advantage of the chaos in France and launched another invasion of Normandy.
Time Period Covered: 1417-1418
Notable People: John the Fearless, Bernard VII Count of Armagnac, Charles VII of France, Henry V of England, Tanneguy du Chastel, Queen Isabeau
Notable Events/Developments: Armagnac-Burgundian Civil War, Burgundian Seizure of Paris, John the Fearless’ Hesdin Manifesto, English Invasion of Normandy
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Left: Tanneguy du Chastel carries Dauphin Charles out of Paris in 1418. Painted by Auguste Couder in 1828. Right: This map from Richard Vaughan’s biography of John the Fearless shows the Duke of Burgundy’s campaign into Picardy, Champaign, and the Ile de France in 1418.
Sources
John the Fearless by Richard Vaughan
The Hundred Years War: Cursed Kings by Jonathan Sumption
The Chronicles of Enguerrand De Monstrelet
Royal Intrigue Crisis at the Court of Charles VI 1392-1420 by R.C. Famiglietti
The Artillery of the Dukes of Burgundy by Robert Douglas Smith and Kelly DeVries
`Pour le bien du roy et de son royaume’: Burgundian Propaganda under John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, 1405-1419 by Emily Hutchison
The Life and Afterlife of Isabeau of Bavaria by Tracy Adams
The Promised Lands by Wim Blockmans and Walter Prevenier
The Golden Age of Burgundy by Joseph Calmette
Grand Dukes of the West 