The King is dead, long live the King! With Charles VII no more and Louis XI now on the throne, the troubled Franco-Burgundian relationship has turned a page. Surely things will be all sunshine and roses going forward… Time Period Covered: 1461-1463 Notable People: Philip the Good, Charles the Bold, Louis XI, Antoine Lord ofContinue reading “Episode 72: Turning the Page”
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Episode 71: The Boiling Point
From Le Crotoy on the Somme to Macon on the Saone, an Iron Curtain has descended across the Kingdom; a Cold War is being waged between King Charles VII of France and Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy. The Peace of Arras seems as fragile as is has ever been. Time Period Covered: 1459-1461 NotableContinue reading “Episode 71: The Boiling Point”
Episode 70: Fathers and Sons
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.Continue reading “Episode 70: Fathers and Sons”
