Episode 32: The Bridge of Montereau

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After the Burgundian seizure of Paris in 1418 the Armagnac Party reformed under the leadership of Dauphin Charles. The next year saw the civil war continue but as the English gained more territory in France pressure mounted in both the Burgundian and Dauphinist camps to make peace. Negotiations between the two sides ended abruptly in September of 1419 when agents of the Dauphin killed John the Fearless on the Bridge of Montereau.

After years of Civil War John the Fearless and Dauphin Charles met on a bridge over the Yonne River to make peace…

Time Period Covered: 1418-1419

Notable People: John the Fearless, Charles VII of France, Henry V of England, Tanneguy du Chastel, Lady of Giac, Queen Isabeau, Jean Louvet, Nicolas Rolin

Notable Events/Developments: English Conquest of Rouen, Treaty of Pouilly-le-Fort, Assassination of John the Fearless

Left: Another illustration of the Assassination of John the Fearless at Montereau-fault-Yonne. Right: This map from Richard Vaughan’s biography of John the Fearless shows some of the towns controlled by each of the three main powers in France: the Burgundians, the Dauphinists, and the English.

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

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

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