The Battle of Nancy: The Collapse of Ambition
By the first week of January 1477, the Burgundian camp outside Nancy had been living in the cold for months.
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ROBERT DE BRAQUEMONT: The Norman Unifier
The enemy of my enemy is my friend
What’s Next for This Newsletter
Firstly, I have an essay on the battle of Nancy that I'm excited to share with you all this week, stay tuned for that!
GUILLAUME RENAULT: The birth of a knight
Born in the early XVth century into the minor nobility of Auvergne region, in southern France, Guillaume Renault was a gentleman of modest birth, raised according to the values of the provincial nobility of the sword, where military service was the sole asset of the lineage.
Agincourt Was Not a Miracle
Before the famous battle, Henry V spent twenty years learning how to win it.
The House of Luxembourg : The Dynasty That Burned Like a Match
From an obscure border county to the crown of the Holy Roman Empire, back to nothing — in four generations
First Battle of Saint Albans: Flashpoint
The Beginning of the Wars of the Roses
MICHEL DE LAILLIER: The Destiny of Parisians
Born around 1370, Michel was the son of Richard de Laillier, a Parisian bourgeois ennobled in 1376.
AMBROISE DE LORÉ: The Defender of Maine
Born into the minor nobility of Maine as the third son of a family in 1396 of modest origins, Ambroise was educated from a very young age in the strictest moral values of chivalry.
JEAN DE VILLIERS DE L’ISLE-ADAM: The Hero of Paris
Born in the 1380s-1390s, he was the son of Pierre II de Villiers, chamberlain to King Charles VI of France.