1356 was a year of disaster for the French Crown. The Battle of Poitiers saw King John captured and taken to England, the French army significantly weakened, and central authority collapse. Back in France, John's oldest son the Dauphin Charles was struggling to hold it all together. English raids, peasant revolt, and Norman rebellion all caused headache after headache for the Dauphin while John and his youngest son Philip, now called the Bold for his exploits at Poitiers, had a comfortable English imprisonment. When John and Philip finally made it back to France, the King was determined to give Philip the Bold a proper token to show his gratitude, the wealthy and powerful Duchy of Burgundy.
Time Period Covered: 1356-1364
Notable People: Philip of Rouvres, Philip the Bold, King Charles V, Charles the Bad, Etienne Marcel, King John the Good, Edward the Black Prince, Margaret of Flanders
Notable Events/Developments: Battle of Poitiers, The Jacquerie, Treaty of Bretigny
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Episode 38: The Battle for Holland
Episode 37: Matrimonial Mayhem and Havoc in Hainaut
Episode 36: Bedford, Bourges, and Beyond
Episode 35: Disinherited
Episode 34: The Treaty of Troyes
Episode 33: The Next Generation Season 2
Supplemental 8: Hooks and Cods
Supplemental 7: Grand Dukes of the Center Part 2 - The House of Wittelsbach
Supplemental 6: The Rapondi Company and Ducal Finance
Supplemental 5: Christine de Pizan and the Body Politic
Supplemental 4: The Civil War of Words - Burgundian Propaganda and Symbolism
Episode 32: The Bridge of Montereau
Episode 31: The Manifesto
Episode 30: Picking Up the Pieces
Episode 29: Agincourt
Episode 28: On the Outside Looking In
Episode 27: Reform and Revolution
Episode 26: Armagnacs and Burgundians
Episode 25: The League of Gien
Episode 24: The Fearless and the Pitiless
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