Christine de Pizan was the favorite court writer of many of the most important Lords and Ladies of France in the early 1400s. She started her career writing Love Poetry before expanding to writing treatises on Politics, History, Gender, and Theology. In this episode I'll trace her political thought as the Armagnac-Burgundian civil war rages by focusing on three of her writings: The Book of the Body Politic, The Lament on the Evils of Civil War, and The Book of Peace.
Check out this episode's page on granddukesofthewest.com for a list of my sources and to read De Pizan's writings for yourself.
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 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
Episode 23: Le Morte d'Orleans
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