Grand Dukes of the West: A History of Valois Burgundy

• Episode 57: The End of the War

  And 116 years later, the Hundred Years War comes to an End.Time Period Covered: 1448-1453Notable 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 SomersetNotable Events/Developments: Seizure of Fougeres, Breakdown of the Truce of Tours, Norman Campaign (1449-1450), Battle of Formigny, Gascon Campaign (1450-1451), Battle of Castillon

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• 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: 1440-1448Notable People: Charles VII of France, Henry VI of England, Philip the Good, Isabella of Portugal, Louis XI of France, Antoine de Chabannes, Thibaud de Neuchatel, Alienor de PoitiersNotable Events/Developments: Truce of Tours, French Military reforms of the 1440s, Handover of Maine

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• 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 of Lotharingia.Time Period Covered: 1440-1457Notable People: Philip the Good, Frederick III, Duke Adolph IV of Cleves, Duke John I of Cleves, Adolph of Cleves Lord of Ravenstein, Count Freidrich IV of Mors, Dietrich of Mors Archbishop of Cologne, Arnold of Egmond Duke of Guelders, Duke Adolph of Julich-Berg, Duke Gerhard of Julich-Berg, Rene of Anjou, Antoine Count of Vaudemont, Ferry of Vaudemont, Charles VII of France, Louis XI of FranceNotable Events/Developments: Soest Feud, Münster Diocesan Feud, Battle of Saint Hubert's Day, Siege of Metz (1444)

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• 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: 1436-1443Notable People: Philip the Good, Elizabeth of Gorlitz, Ladislaus the Posthumous, William III of Saxony, Rupert of Virneburg, Ernst of Gliechen, Frederick III, Jacob von Sierck, John of Nevers, Cornille of Burgundy, Anthony of BurgundyNotable Events/Developments: Burgundian Acquisition of Luxembourg

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• Supplemental 12: Grand Dukes of the Center Part 4 - The House of Habsburg Part 2: AEIOU

  After the Kingships of Rudolf and Albert, the Habsburg's fortunes on the Imperial Stage diminished, but the family was still one of the leading Houses in the Holy Roman Empire, and their story is far from over.Time Period Covered: 1290-1440Notable People: Albert II of Habsburg, Rudolf IV of Habsburg, Leopold III of Habsburg, Frederick of the Empty Pockets, Ernst the Iron, Albert V of Habsburg, Frederick IIINotable Events/Developments: Birth of the Old Swiss Confederacy, Battle of Mortgarten, Battle of Sempach, Habsburg Acquisition of Carinthia and Carniola, Habsburg Acquisition of Tyrol, Privilegium Maius

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