{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"Treaty of Troyes – Part 1: Civil war, shattered thrones, and the shadow of Agincourt","description":"A war that had ravaged Europe for generations was about to reach its breaking point. In the heart of France, rival factions tore their own kingdom apart, while England’s king pressed his claim with ruthless force. The fate of two crowns—and the future of Europe—hung in the balance. This is the story behind the Treaty of Troyes.\r\n\r\nPicture the early fifteen hundreds. France, once proud and unified, is bleeding from within. The Hundred Years’ War, a struggle for supremacy between England and France, has raged for decades. Five years earlier, the muddy fields of Agincourt had run red with blood. England’s King Henry the Fifth had smashed the French army, sending shockwaves through the courts of Europe. But the war was no longer just between two kingdoms. France itself was split. On one side, the Armagnacs—fiercely loyal to the royal family, desperate to keep the throne French. On the other, the Burgundians—powerful, ambitious, and now allied with England. At the center of this storm was France’s king, Charles the Sixth. Afflicted by bouts of madness, Charles was a monarch in name only. Real power slipped through his fingers, seized by rivals and manipulated by his ambitious queen, Isabeau of Bavaria.\r\n\r\nLearn more at: https://thetreatyarchive.com/treaty/treaty-of-troyes","author_name":"The Archive Network"}