By the Autumn of 1451, it looked like the political conflict between Ghent and Philip the Good had worked itself out, but this episode isn’t called the Ghent Revolt for nothing. The recently pacified city would erupt into revolutionary violence before the end of the year. Check out intelligentspeechonline.com for more information on the upcomingContinue reading “Episode 60: The Ghent Revolt Part 2 – The Actual Revolt”
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Episode 59: The Ghent Revolt Part 1 – That’s Politics!
In 1447, Philip the Good pitched a new Tax to the Grand Council of Ghent and when the body refused his request, the Duke of Burgundy became determined to humble the proud city. But by provoking a conflict with Ghent, Philip may have gotten more than he bargained for. Check out intelligentspeechonline.com for more informationContinue reading “Episode 59: The Ghent Revolt Part 1 – That’s Politics!”
Episode 58: The Less Critical Decade
If the 30’s were Burgundy’s Critical Decade, the 40’s were…less critical. But that’s not to say that nothing happened, over the course of the 40’s Philip the Good and his government continued to work on centralizing the Burgundian State and bringing it’s component pieces into alignment. Time Period Covered: 1438-1450 Notable People: Philip the Good, Nicolas Rolin,Continue reading “Episode 58: The Less Critical Decade”
Episode 57: The End of the War
And 116 years later, the Hundred Years War comes to an End. Time Period Covered: 1448-1453 Notable People: Charles VII of France, Henry VI of England, John of Orleans Count of Dunois, Arthur de Richemont Constable of France, John Talbot Earl of Shrewsbury, Edmund Beaufort Duke of Somerset Notable Events/Developments: Seizure of Fougeres, Breakdown of the Truce ofContinue reading “Episode 57: The End of the War”
Episode 56: Truce or Dare
Believe it or not, the Hundred Years War is still going on, but now it’s become a bit on-again-off-again. The Truce of Tours, agreed to in 1444, gave both sides the chance to take a breath and prepare for the future, whatever that might hold. Time Period Covered: 1440-1448 Notable People: Charles VII of France, Henry VIContinue reading “Episode 56: Truce or Dare”
Episode 55: Spheres of Influence
In the mid-1440s, Frederick III the King of Germany and Duke Philip the Good entered into negotiations over the prospect of giving the Duke a crown. While Frederick pictured simply elevating one of Philip’s territories from Duchy to Kingdom, the Duke of Burgundy was more ambitious and attempted to resurrect the old Frankish Kingdom ofContinue reading “Episode 55: Spheres of Influence”
Episode 54: Whose Duchy is it Anyway?
After adding the Duchies of Brabant and Limburg and the Counties of Hainault, Holland, Zeeland, and Namur to his domains, Philip the Good set his sights on the Duchy of Luxembourg. But the Duke of Burgundy wasn’t the only with designs on the Duchy. Time Period Covered: 1436-1443 Notable People: Philip the Good, Elizabeth of Gorlitz, LadislausContinue reading “Episode 54: Whose Duchy is it Anyway?”
Supplemental 10: The Hanseatic League
The Hanseatic League was a major player in Northern Europe for centuries, it dominated trade in the North and Baltic Seas, fought wars with rival powers, and dictated terms to princes. But the League was not a state, proto-state, or quasi-state, it was a collection of Merchants, Guilds, and Towns. Time Period Covered: 1143-1441 Notable Events/Developments: FoundingContinue reading “Supplemental 10: The Hanseatic League”
Episode 53: Bourbon on the Rocks
Throughout the later 1430s, Charles I Duke of Bourbon found his influence at the court of Charles VII falling day after day. Bourbon was not content to take his sidelining laying down, and so he began to plot, and when that failed he plotted again, and when that failed… Time Period Covered: 1435-1442 Notable People: Charles VIIContinue reading “Episode 53: Bourbon on the Rocks”
Episode 52: Friends and Foes
When Philip the Good signed the Treaty of Arras, he hoped that he would be able to put all the years of war and strife behind him. However, the ill will built up over the years of Anglo-Burgundian alliance would be hard to surmount and the Duke of Burgundy is now on the lookout forContinue reading “Episode 52: Friends and Foes”
Grand Dukes of the West 