The Crown That Was Stolen While the King Slept
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Discover the shocking moment when Charles the Bold's own servants stripped him of his crown and armor before the Battle of Nancy. Uncover the political intrigue and rebellion that led to this betrayal and the collapse of his reign. Learn how internal decay, not foreign enemies, marked the end of the Valois-Burgundy dream. Chapters: 00:00 The Crown That Was Stolen While the King Slept 00:25 The Richest Prince in Europe 00:51 The Unpaid Army's Revenge 01:18 The Price of Splendor 01:34 The War Machine 01:50 The Tax That Broke Them 02:06 Pawning the Crown 02:22 Loyalty Worn Thin 02:38 The Unwatched Crown 02:54 The body in the pond 03:18 Stripped by his own 03:37 The crown vanishes 03:57 The Swiss Pikemen's Wages 04:22 The Page's Recognition 04:45 The War of Succession Sources & further reading: • The Memoirs of Philippe de Commynes — Primary source; Commynes was a Burgundian courtier who defected to France and wrote a detailed account of Charles the Bold's reign and death. • The History of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy — By John Foster Kirk (19th century), a standard biography using primary sources. • Charles the Bold: The Last Valois Duke of Burgundy — By Richard Vaughan (1973), a modern scholarly biography. • The Burgundian Netherlands — General reference on the political and economic context of the Burgundian state. • Battle of Nancy (1477) — Encyclopedia entries and military history references.
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