The arrival of Dauphin Louis at the Burgundian Court has only caused the already heightened tensions between France and Burgundy to heighten further. As Philip plays host to the King’s son, his own is finding himself ever more alienated, meanwhile the King is preparing to strike a blow against the power of the French magnates.
Time Period Covered: 1457-1458
Notable People: Philip the Good, Charles the Bold, Charles VII, Louis XI, Laudislaus the Posthumous, John II Duke of Alencon
Notable Events/Developments: Charles Count of Charolais in Holland, Dispute about the Somme Towns, French ambitions in Luxembourg, Charles VII’s Anti-Burgundian Allies, Treason of the Duke of Alencon, Trial of the Duke of Alencon
A depiction of the Lit de Justice where the Duke of Alencon was tried for treason painted by Jean Fouquet.
Sources
Philip the Good by Richard Vaughan
Charles VII by Malcolm Vale
Louis XI: The Universal Spider by Paul Murray Kendall
Isabel of Burgundy by Aline S. Taylor
The Burgundians by Bart Van Loo
Ouvres of Georges Chastellain Tome III
Ghent, 1458: The Joyous Entry of Philip the Good. The Ritual of Burgundian Spectacle Used by Urban Politics by Ewald Van Looveren
Histoire de Charles VII by Thomas Basin Volume II
Histoire de Charles VII by Gaston du Fresne de Beaucourt Tome VI
Recueil des croniques et anchiennes istories de la Grant Bretaigne, a present nomme Engleterre by Jean de Wavrin
Grand Dukes of the West 