Episode 35: Disinherited

This map shows the Somme Valley in 1421 and 1422. Major Dauphinist strongholds are shown in light blue. Western Picardy, specifically the regions of Ponthieu and Vimeu, was especially full of Dauphinist garrisons due to the rebellion of Jacques d’Harcourt and his control of the mouth of the Somme.

With the Treaty of Troyes, the English and Burgundians have come together to defeat the Dauphinists. But that’s easier said than done, once the actual work of war and conquest began, difficulties popped up almost immediately.

Time Period Covered: 1421-1422

Notable People: Philip the Good, Henry V of England, Charles VI of France, Charles VII of France, Jacques d’Harcourt, Tanneguy du Chatel, John Stewart Earl of Buchan, Richard Beauchamp Earl of Warwick

Notable Events/Developments: Creation of the Army of Scotland, Battle of Bauge, Rebellion of Jacques d’Harcourt, Battle of Mons-en-Vimeu, Fall of La Charite to the Dauphinists

Left: A map showing the Two Burgundies and the surrounding territories. Through truces and alliances, Philip the Good and Margaret of Bavaria were able to secure Burgundy and its dependent territories from attack. Right: An illustration of the Battle of Bauge. Bauge was the first major Dauphinist victory and prompted the rebellion of Jacques d’Harcourt.

Sources

Philip the Good by Richard Vaughan

The Hundred Years War: Cursed Kings by Jonathan Sumption

The Hundred Years War: Triumph and Illusion by Jonathan Sumption

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

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