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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…
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Episode 70: Fathers and Sons (opens the original)
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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/
Episode 69: Incroyable (opens the original)
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The House of Croy had a dramatic rise over the course of the 15th Century. Beginning as Banneret Lords in Picardy, through their closeness with the Dukes of Burgundy, they gained immense riches, vast lands, and significant power. As Philip the Good aged, the Croy only grew more influential and more acquisitive, and the more they gained the more enemies they made. Time Period Covered: 1400-1457 Notable People: Philip the Good, Jean I de Croy, Antoine de Croy, Jean II de Croy, Philippe de Croy Lor
Episode 68: England or France? (opens the original)
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In the 1440s, the Burgundian Court began to be rocked by a question: should Burgundy align itself with England or France? Time Period Covered: 1444-1454 Notable People: Philip the Good, Isabella of Portugal, Charles the Bold, King Charles VII, Isabella of Bourbon Countess of Charolais, Charles I Duke of Bourbon, Richard Duke of York, Edmund Beaufort Duke of Somerset, Margaret of Anjou Queen of France, King Henry VI Notable Events/Developments: Factions at the Burgundian Court, Changing Relations
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