Episode 52: Friends and Foes

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Grand Dukes of the West: A History of Valois Burgundy

Josh Zucker

70 episodes

6 days ago

The story of Valois Burgundy is one of the most exciting of the Late Middle Ages. The four Valois Dukes of Burgundy used political intrigue, calculated splendor, economic power, and good old-fashioned violence to forge a state out of the many Duchies and Counties between France and the Holy Roman Empire. During Burgundy's height its Dukes were seen by many as the equals of Kings and Emperors and their court was at the center of Western Europe's cultural and political development. And then it all fell apart. Please join me as I explore the history and legacy of this forgotten kingdom.

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Episode 52: Friends and Foes

Grand Dukes of the West: A History of Valois Burgundy

43 minutes 16 seconds

9 months ago

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 for allies at the French Court.

Thank you to Emmanuel Dubois from the La Fayette, We Are Here! Podcast for reading one of Charles of Orleans poems.

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Time Period Covered: 1436-1440

Notable People: Philip the Good, Isabella of Portugal Duchess of Burgundy, Charles VII of France, Charles Duke of Orleans, John of Luxembourg Count of Ligny, Louis of Luxembourg Count of Saint-Pol, Hugh de Lannoy, Cardinal Henry Beaufort

Notable Events/Developments: Anglo-French Negotiations at Calais (1439), Rise of the Ecocheurs, Return of Charles of Orleans to France, Death of John of Luxembourg, Intercursus of 1439