Philip the Good: The Apogee of Burgundy

by Richard Vaughan

Book Overview

Philip, who ruled from 1419 to 1467, was one of the most powerful and influential rulers of the fifteenth century. Forced into an alliance with the English, he soon found that he held the balance of power between England and France - reflected in the final crucial phase of the Hundred Years War.

Under Philip the Good, grandson of the founder of the duchy's power, Burgundy reached its apogee. Professor Vaughan portrays not only Philip the Good...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0851159176
• ISBN13: 9780851159171
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.8" x 8.0"