<description>&lt;p&gt;All his life, Philip the Good dreamed of going on Crusade, and all his life other things kept getting in the way. But even though the Duke of Burgundy never made it on Crusade, the Crusading Ideal still played a large part in the Duke&amp;#39;s reign, image, and stature as a Prince.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Time Period Covered: &lt;/strong&gt;1421-1456&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Notable People:&lt;/strong&gt; Philip the Good, Gilbert de Lannoy, Bertrandon de la Broquiere, Geoffroy de Thoisy, Waleran de Wavrin, Olivier de la Marche, Pope Pius II, Alphonso V of Aragon and Naples, Louis the Rich Duke of Bavaria&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Notable Events/Developments:&lt;/strong&gt; Travels of Gilbert de Lannoy, Travels of Bertrandon de la Broquiere, Crusade of Varna, Fall of Constantinople, The Feast of the Pheasant, The Diet of Regensburg (1454)&lt;/p&gt;
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All his life, Philip the Good dreamed of going on Crusade, and all his life other things kept getting in the way. But even though the Duke of Burgundy never made it on Crusade, the Crusading Ideal still played a large part in the Duke&#39;s reign, image, and stature as a Prince.Time Period Covered: 1421-1456Notable People: Philip the Good, Gilbert de Lannoy, Bertrandon de la Broquiere, Geoffroy de Thoisy, Waleran de Wavrin, Olivier de la Marche, Pope Pius II, Alphonso V of Aragon and Naples, Louis the Rich Duke of BavariaNotable Events/Developments: Travels of Gilbert de Lannoy, Travels of Bertrandon de la Broquiere, Crusade of Varna, Fall of Constantinople, The Feast of the Pheasant, The Diet of Regensburg (1454)

Grand Dukes of the West: A History of Valois Burgundy

Episode 65: The Almost Crusade

Episode 65: The Almost Crusade

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