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Grand Dukes of the West: A History of Valois Burgundy

Josh Zucker

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The story of Valois Burgundy is one of the most exciting of the Late Middle Ages. The four Valois Dukes of Burgundy used political intrigue, calculated splendor, economic power, and good old-fashioned violence to forge a state out of the many Duchies and Counties between France and the Holy Roman Empire. During Burgundy's height its Dukes were seen by many as the equals of Kings and Emperors and their court was at the center of Western Europe's cultural and political development. And then it ...
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Drink & Learn Podcast

Elizabeth Pearce

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Join drinks historian Elizabeth Pearce and bartender extraordinaire Abigail Gullo as they discuss booze history and culture with a little drinking advice thrown in for good measure. Best way to learn, ever.
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Beast Masters Club

The Beast Masters Club

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Experience the World's Finest Whiskey, One Bottle at a Time. Beast Masters Club is the first of its kind - a podcast that is recorded live during monthly whiskey tastings led by industry experts and master distillers. Each tasting features a new limited release whiskey that is available for sale at www.BeastMastersClub.com. Join the club and taste these incredible whiskeys while you listen along at home and learn from the people who made them!
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Episode 55: Spheres of Influence 35:42

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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. …
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Episode 54: Whose Duchy is it Anyway? 35:28

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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: 1436-1443 Notable People: Philip the Good, Elizabeth of Gorlitz, Ladislaus the P…
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Supplemental 12: Grand Dukes of the Center Part 4 - The House of Habsburg Part 2: AEIOU 31:41

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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: 1290-1440 Notable People: Albert II of Habsburg, Rudolf IV of Habsburg, Leopold III of Habsburg, Frederick of the Empt…
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Supplemental 11: Grand Dukes of the Center Part 3 - The House of Habsburg Part 1: From Hawk Castle to Vienna 31:24

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When the Electors of the Holy Roman Empire chose Rudolf of Habsburg to be the new King of Germany, they were hoping that he'd be someone they could control. But Rudolf, despite being a minor Count from Swabia, would prove to be nobody's puppet, and over the course of his reign he transformed the fortunes of his family, and the Empire as a whole. Ti…
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Supplemental 10: The Hanseatic League 46:25

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The Hanseatic League was a major player in Northern Europe for centuries, it dominated trade in the North and Baltic Seas, fought wars with rival powers, and dictated terms to princes. But the League was not a state, proto-state, or quasi-state, it was a collection of Merchants, Guilds, and Towns. Time Period Covered: 1143-1441 Notable Events/Devel…
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Episode 53: Bourbon on the Rocks 32:28

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Throughout the later 1430s, Charles I Duke of Bourbon found his influence at the court of Charles VII falling day after day. Bourbon was not content to take his sidelining laying down, and so he began to plot, and when that failed he plotted again, and when that failed... Time Period Covered: 1435-1442 Notable People: Charles VII of France, Charles…
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Episode 52: Friends and Foes 43:16

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When Philip the Good signed the Treaty of Arras, he hoped that he would be able to put all the years of war and strife behind him. However, the ill will built up over the years of Anglo-Burgundian alliance would be hard to surmount and the Duke of Burgundy is now on the lookout for allies at the French Court. Thank you to Emmanuel Dubois from the L…
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Episode 51: A Terrible Wednesday 49:51

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As Philip the Good retreated from Calais, he found himself going out of the frying pan and into the fire. The militias of Flanders had mutineed and the county was on the brink of rebellion. Time Period Covered: 1432-1438 Notable People: Philip the Good, Isabella of Portugal Duchess of Burgundy, Roland d'Uutkercke, Jan Van Hoorn, Simon de Lalaing, C…
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Episode 50: Reorientation 39:33

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As soon as the ink was dry on the Treaty of Arras, the military situation in France was turned on it's head. The English position is now in free fall, and as they struggle to regain control, their former allies the Burgundians are only adding to their troubles. Time Period Covered: 1435-1437 Notable People: Philip the Good, Jean de Villiers Lord of…
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Episode 49: The Congress of Arras 39:19

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In mid-1435 delegates from England, France, and Burgundy converged on Arras to discuss ending the Hundred Years War. Time Period Covered: 1435 Notable People: Philip the Good, Cardinal Niccolo Albergati, Charles I Duke of Bourbon, Cardinal Hugh de Lusignan, Cardinal Henry Beaufort Notable Events/Developments: The Congress of Arras, The Treaty of Ar…
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Episode 48: The Road to Arras 33:01

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Philip the Good is tired of the Hundred Years War. He's tired of the destruction, he's tired of the death, and he's tired of his ally's inability to defend his lands. But the Duke of Burgundy finds himself trapped by an oath not to make a separate peace with the increasingly powerful French Court of Charles VII. Time Period Covered: 1431-1435 Notab…
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