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.
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Episode 23: Le Morte d'Orleans
Episode 22: A Cousins' Quarrel
Episode 21: The Next Generation
Episode 20: Uncle and Nephew
Episode 19: To the Brink
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Episode 17: The Nicopolis Crusade Part 2 - A Holy Mission
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Episode 15: How the Tables Have Turned
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Episode 13: Courtly Love and Courtly Life
Episode 12: Tour de Bourgogne
Episode 11: Foundations of a State
Episode 10: I Cannot Wait
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Episode 9: The Ghent War
Episode 8: Advancing French and Angry Flemings
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