In the wake of the assassination of John the Fearless, the Burgundians came to the conclusion that no peace could be made with the Dauphin. Instead the Duke of Burgundy and his followers decided to throw their lot in with the English and sign the controversial Treaty of Troyes.
Time Period Covered: 1419-1420
Notable People: Philip the Good, Henry V of England, Queen Isabeau, Charles VI of France
Left: An illustration of the wedding of Henry V of England and Catherine of Valois from an illuminated manuscript of the Chronicle of the Monk of Saint-Denis Right: The ratification of the Treaty of Troyes from the National Archives of the United Kingdom.
Sources
Philip the Good 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
The Chronicles of Enguerrand De Monstrelet
The Promised Lands by Wim Blockmans and Walter Prevenier
The Golden Age of Burgundy by Joseph Calmette
The Artillery of the Dukes of Burgundy by Robert Douglas Smith and Kelly DeVries
The Valois: Kings of France 1328-1589 by Robert Knecht
Conquest: The English Kingdom of France by Juliet Barker
Charles VII by Malcolm Vale
Grand Dukes of the West 