Episode 6.5 - Burgundy Pt 5 - Charles the Bold

Charles inherited a truly powerful state in Europe upon the death of his father. He was learned and brave, a strong military commander, and looked like he was going to be a leading man in European affairs for generations. But his obsession with his eastern frontier, coupled with a few tactical blunders, made it so that never happened, and ended Burgundy’s dominance.

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Sources

• Joseph Calmette, The Golden Age of Burgundy

• Richard Vaughan, Philip the Bold

• Richard Vaughan, John the Fearless

• Richard Vaughan, Philip the Good

• Richard Vaughan, Charles the Bold

• Henri Pirenne, “The formation and constitution of the Burgundian State (fifteenth and sixteenth centuries)”, American Historical Review

• The New Cambridge Medieval History

Names Mentioned

• Charles, the Duke of Berry

• Edward IV of England

• Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor

• Isabella of Bourbon

• John II of Aragon

• Margaret of York

• Rene II, Duke of Lorraine