We've got a double feature this month all! In Episode 62: The Bastards of Burgundy we explore the Duke's affairs and illegitimate children. granddukesofthewest.com/2026/02/02/e...

Sure the Dukes of Burgundy were Dukes rather than Kings, but if you spent enough time at the Burgundian Court, you might forget that...which was precisely the point. granddukesofthewest.com/2026/01/05/e...

Things may have quieted down in the Autumn of 1451, but months later the embers of the Ghent Revolt would reignite into a blazing inferno. granddukesofthewest.com/2025/12/08/e...

Ghent's been quiet for far too long, hasn't it... granddukesofthewest.com/2025/11/10/e...

Now that the Burgundian State had been assembled, it was time to centralize and unify it. granddukesofthewest.com/2025/10/13/e...

And 116 years later, the Hundred Years War is over…wait I must have lost count somewhere granddukesofthewest.com/2025/09/15/e...

When the wars been going on for over a century, it’s time to take a breather granddukesofthewest.com/2025/08/18/e...

Welcome to Whose Duchy is it anyway, the show where legitimate claims are made up and the points don’t matter. That’s right, the point’s don’t matter, just like the emperor’s opinion on who’s ruling Luxembourg. granddukesofthewest.com/2025/06/23/e...

The Habsburgs had a good start, they supplied two solidly competent Kings of Germany and acquired a solid block of land on the Eastern edge of the Holy Roman Empire. Let’s see if they’ll ever do anything noteworthy going forward… granddukesofthewest.com/2025/05/26/s...

Before the Habsburgs ruled a sizeable chunk of the world, they were minor lords from a busy corner of the Holy Roman Empire. In this episode we'll trace the family's rise from Lords of Hawk Castle to Dukes of Austria and Kings of Germany. granddukesofthewest.com/2025/04/28/s...

The Hanseatic League dominated trade in the North and Baltic Seas during much of the Middle Ages and Early Modern Period. granddukesofthewest.com/2025/03/31/s...

I don't want you all to think that the Duke of Burgundy was the only one causing headaches for Charles VII. granddukesofthewest.com/2025/03/03/e...

After the signing of the Treaty of Arras, Philip the Good hoped that he would be happily accepted back into the fold, boy was he wrong granddukesofthewest.com/2025/02/03/e...

It's been too long since we've had a good Flemish Rebellion. granddukesofthewest.com/2025/01/06/e...

As we reach episode 50, Philip the Good finds himself blazing a new course for Burgundy. The Treaty of Arras established peace between Burgundy and France, but it paved the way for war to erupt with England. granddukesofthewest.com/2024/12/09/e...

It's time to make peace granddukesofthewest.com/2024/11/25/e...

#OTD in 1407 Duke Louis of Orleans was riding through Paris at night when he was approached by a group of men. When one of them grabbed at him, he exclaimed 'I am the Duke of Orleans' thinking his status would protect him, but he was met with the ominous response 'you are the one we are looking for'

The Duke of Burgundy is reaching his breaking point with his allies. The Hundred Years War is going poorly, his lands are being ravaged, and he's hemorrhaging money. The doomsday clock of the Anglo-Burgundian alliance is ticking ever closer to midnight. granddukesofthewest.com/2024/11/11/e...

The French coronation of Henry VI of England was a disappointing affair. The food was bad, the usual gifts and grants were absent, and the ceremony was too English. Unfortunately for Lancastrians, disappointing would become the standard in the years to come. granddukesofthewest.com/2024/10/28/e...

The Burgundian Order of the Golden Fleece was and is still one of the most prestigious orders of chivalry. Philip the Good founded the Order in 1430 while celebrating his marriage to Isabella of Portugal. granddukesofthewest.com/2024/09/16/e...

Between 1425 and 1433, the Duke of Burgundy inherited, purchased, and fought his way into controlling the lions share of the Low Countries. Here's how he did it granddukesofthewest.com/2024/09/02/e...

The fortunes of the Dauphinists are at a low ebb, but seemingly out of nowhere, a peasant girl named Joan is here to rally their soldiers, their morale, and their fortunes. granddukesofthewest.com/2024/06/24/e...

While Philip the Good was focused on the Low Countries the Hundred Years War raged on; the English advanced while the French, consumed by division, attempted to hold them off. granddukesofthewest.com/2024/06/10/e...

The conflict between Philip the Good and Jacqueline of Bavaria has reached a new fever pitch as the cousins find themselves embroiled in the civil war between the Hooks and Cods granddukesofthewest.com/2024/05/27/e...

So who's the King of France now? granddukesofthewest.com/2024/04/15/e...

The Treaty of Troyes ushered in an era of peace and stability. The disinherited Dauphin was defeated quickly, and the Anglo-Burgundian alliance was the beginning of firm and steady partnership...April Fools!!! granddukesofthewest.com/2024/04/01/e...

Once again, a new generation of Burgundians take charge in the Low Countries in Grand Dukes of the West Episode 33: The Next Generation Season 2 granddukesofthewest.com/2024/03/04/e...

The conflict between the Hooks and Cods dominated the politics of late medieval Holland. The two factions originated in a power struggle between Margaret of Avesnes and her son William of Bavaria, but the rivalry between the parties outlived both. granddukesofthewest.com/2024/02/19/s...

In the later Middle Ages, the House of Wittelsbach was one of the most important of the Holy Roman Empire. granddukesofthewest.com/2024/02/05/s...

As the Armagnac-Burgundian civil war raged many of the regular people of France despaired at the fortunes of their kingdom. One such person was Christine de Pizan, one of the most popular writers of the era. granddukesofthewest.com/2024/01/08/s...

Want to learn about medieval propaganda? Check out Grand Dukes of the West Supplemental Episode 4: The Civil War of Words. granddukesofthewest.com/2023/12/11/s...

Dauphin Charles of France and John the Fearless Duke of Burgundy met on the Bridge of Montereau on September 10, 1419, and only one of them left that meeting alive. Check out Grand Dukes of the West Episode 32: The Bridge of Montereau for more! granddukesofthewest.com/2023/11/13/e...

The Armagnac-Burgundian Civil War is heating up to a new fever pitch while simultaneously King Henry V of England launches another invasion into Normandy. Not a great time for France. granddukesofthewest.com/2023/10/30/e...

#OTD in 1415 and English and French armies met near the towns of Azincourt and Tramecourt. This battle, which has gone down in history as the Battle of Agincourt was a disaster for the French and for the Armagnac Party which currently controlled the Royal Council of France.

Josh from @valoisburgundy.bsky.social joins us yet again, this time to pit the John the Fearless and Tough-Guy Armagnac together in an all-out civil war, because we needed more distractions from the English invasion.

The death of Dauphin Louis of Guyenne and the Battle of Agincourt at the end of 1415 overturned any stability that the late Dauphin had managed to establish. Now the Armagnacs and Burgundians are sharpening their long knives once again. granddukesofthewest.com/2023/10/16/e...

In 1415, King Henry V of England launched an invasion of France in order to unify his kingdom after his father's shaky reign. Luckily for him, France was even more divided than England was at this point as the Armagnac-Burgundian Civil War had been raging for the past few years.

The French and English are facing off in the Hundred Years War yet again. Check out Grand Dukes of the West Episode 29: Agincourt! granddukesofthewest.com/2023/10/02/e...

The Estates General are meeting, Parisians attempt to storm the Bastille, the French Government is getting reformed. Is this 1789? No, it's 1413! Learn about the Cabochien Revolt, or if you prefer, Revolution in Grand Dukes of the West Episode 27: Reform and Revolution!

John the Fearless managed to come out on top after his first showdown with the League of Gien, but that doesn't mean that they have accepted peace. The League is regrouping and the civil war is far from over. https://granddukesofthewest.com/2023/08/07/episode-26-armagnacs-and-burgundians/

John the Fearless returns to Paris as his enemies begin to unite into the League of Gien. Civil war is on the horizon as factions solidify and enmity grows. Check out Grand Dukes of the West Episode 25: The League of Gien. https://granddukesofthewest.com/2023/07/24/episode-25-the-league-of-gien/

In 1408 Duke John the Fearless of Burgundy faced off against an army of rebels in the Prince-Bishopric of Liege. The battle of Othee secured Burgundian dominance over Liege and John's reputation as a commander. https://granddukesofthewest.com/2023/07/10/episode-24-the-fearless-and-the-pitiless/

Grand Dukes of the West is a Podcast all about the story of Valois Burgundy. Throughout the 13th and 14th Centuries the Dukes of of Burgundy were some of the richest and most powerful lords in Europe. Check it out wherever you get your podcasts or at granddukesofthewest.com