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This show explores the history and times of the Hundred Years War, by an avid fan of History, storytelling, and historical reenactment.The Leopard and the Lily podcast explores this conflict of the late middle ages which pitted the Kings of England and th

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    • Aug 8, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 1:19


    I'm off gallivanting in France. I'll be back soon with new episodes.  

    Episode 93 - Strengths and Weaknesses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2022 19:29


    In this episode, we explore the routier campaigns in the Auvergne and Champagne regions of France, and try to understand how effective institutions help the French, and how the English are still working out the kinks of being routiers. Mentioned in the episode: Kings and Generals episode on the Mongols Timeline: November 1358 Dury and Scott invade the Aisne Valley December 1358 25 - Dury and Scott capture and ransom the Comte de Roucy and his family March 1359 (early) D'aubricourt, Albrecht and Audley take Pont-sur-Seine (end of) Estates of the Languedoc April 1359 The routiers are ready to attack Reims (Dury and Scott from the north, d'Aubricourt, Albrecht and Audley from the south) May 1359 24 - Estates of Auvergne Thomas de la Marche sets up his headquarters at Saint-Pourçain (end) Knolles reaches Saint-Pourçain June 1359 The lieutenants of Champagne gather an army near Troyes 20 - Calveley near Puy-en-Velay 23 - Battle of Nogent-sur-Seine July 1359 Knolles and Calveley massacre Puy-en-Velay 29 - Knolles and Calveley reported 35 miles from Avignon August 1359 (early) Calveley cornered near Puy, then manages to escape; Knolles company retreats

    Episode 92 - Castles and fortifications

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 28:31


    In this episode, we look at some aspects of how fortifications are defended and the changes that the Hundred Year's War brought on. Mentionned in the episode: Tod's Workshop

    Episode 91 - The Second Treaty of London

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 21:18


    In this episode, King Jean and King Edward agree to a new treaty, one harsher than the previous. King Edward also holds weddings for two of his children. Meanwhile, as the Estates-General debates the new treaty, they also discuss a scheme from the King of Denmark. Afterwards, we quickly explore medieval currency. Dates: 1358 November: French fail to pay the first installment of King Jean's ransom 1359 January: negotiations begin on Second Treaty of London March 24: The Second Treat of London is sealed by both Kings May  19: Wedding of Margaret and earl of Pembroke / Estates-General open 20: Wedding of John of Gaunt and Blanche of Lancaster June:  Estates-General reject Second Treaty of London French Government negotiated with Waldemar III and Scottish delegations Edward begins preparations for war with France

    Episode 90 - Routiers in the Centre of France

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 16:46


    We see the routiers through the eyes of Hugues de Montgeron.  Band invade the Nivernais, Orléans and Auxerre, but are stopped in Burgundy and Champagne. 1358 April Archpriest hired by Marguerite de Flandres to defend Nevers May Bands take city and bridge of Meung June 24: Beaugency is taken October  Robert Knolles enters Orléanais 31: the English take Chantecoq November Archpriest leaves Provence December:  Hugh de Montgeron flees his hut in the woods and makes for Sens 1359 January  10: Knolles' first assault on Auxerre 12: Knolles' men get beaten at Troyes February:  Hugh de Montgeron is called back to his Priory March  10: Auxerre falls to Robert Knolles Cardinals are robbed Fall

    Episode 89 - The Great Company

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 21:28


    In this episode, we look at the situation in the Languedoc, the movements of the companies out of Gascony and into Auvergne, then the Loire, Saône and Rhône valleys, and the rise of the Great Company of the Arnaud de Cervole, the Archpriest Dates: 1355 Last raids of the Count of Armagnac into Gascony; first company comes out of Gascony into Auvergne 1356 Arnaud d'Albret takes Felletin Duke of Bourbon buys back Felletin  1357 New Gascon attacks in Auvergne Archpriest moves into the Dauphiné July 13 - Archpriest begins attack on Provence Pope hires Count of Armagnac October - Armagnac marches near Aix and attacks 2 castles 1358 January - Count of Armagnac replaced by Count of Poitiers as lieutenant of the Languedoc; Bertucat d'Albret takes Sermur; Priovençal rebels restart their fight February 21 - Archpriest takes Saint-Maximin-La-Sainte-Beaume March - Archpriest plans on taking Marseille April - Archpriest changes his mind and heads north May - Meeting of the Estates-General of the Languedoc; Bertucal d'Albret is paid to leave Sermur September - Pope buys off the Archpriest

    Episode 88 - After Etienne Marcel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2022 19:58


    In this episode, the Dauphin is invited back into Paris, and restores his relationship with the Parisians. Charles of Navarre surrounds Paris. The French can't pay for their King's ransom. You can reach me at leaopardandlilies @ gmail.com or https://www.facebook.com/theleopardandthelily Dates: July 31, 1358: Étienne Marcel dies August 1, 1358: Paris invites Prince Charles back; Charles of Navarre has a draft treaty with England drafted August 2, 1358: The Dauphin returns to Paris August 3, 1358: Charles of Navarre renounces his homage and attempted crowning August 4, 1358: Charles of Navarre occupies Melun August 22, 1358: Queen Isabella dies August sometime, 1358: Pope Innocent IV recalls his legates and asks them to help the Regent and the Companies make peace September 21, 1358: Stephen Cusington arrives in London with Charles of Navarre's proposed treaty November something, 1358: French representatives inform London that they can't pay the King's ransom November 20, 1358: King Edward sends a message to the Dauphin, informing him that he is no longer bound by the treaty November 27, 1358: Burial of Queen Isabella December 6, 1358: King Edward orders the requisitioning of ships and the recruitment of archers  December 12, 1358: King Edward sends Stephen of Cusington and Richard Totesham to France with a reply to Charles of Navarre, and orders to get the companies under control

    Episode 87 - A Duel at Dinan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 17:47


    In 1357, during the siege at Dinan, Bertrand Du Gesclin was challenged to a duel - this is the story.

    Episode 86 - The Revolution, Part 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2021 27:32


    The Jacquerie has been crushed, and the Dauphin's army is swelling, as he marches to reclaim Paris from Étienne Marcel's control.

    Episode 85 - The Revolution, Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 20:23


    The peasants are mad as hell, and they're not gonna take it anymore! The Great Jacquerie, a large uprising in the north of France, flares up, and is quickly crushed.

    Episode 84 - The Revolution, Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2021 19:12


    In this episode, the Dauphin strikes back. He captures two cities, blocking Paris from one of its sources of food. The Parisian, and the citizens of many other towns, radicalize.

    Episode 83 - The Revolution, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2021 16:36


    King Jean makes arrangements for the Treaty of London to be ratified. King Charles and Étienne Marcel will have none of it. Their grip on the Dauphin tightens. And Paris is surrounded by hostile forces.

    Episode 82 - Revolution, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 21:17


    In this episode, Étienne Marcel and Robert Le Coq continue to rule, and the Dauphin struggles to free himself from their power. His supporters and his enemies supporters clash in the streets of Paris. 

    Episode 81 - The First Treaty of London

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2021 15:52


    Charles of Navarre makes a triumphant entry into Paris. His supporters seize control of the Government. Kings Jean and Edward agree to the terms of the First Treaty of London.

    Episode 80 - A Game of Kings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 20:34


    In this episode, King Jean travels to, and begins his captivity in, London. King David is released. Prince Charles gets tackled by the Estates-General. King Charles of Navarre is rescued.

    Episode 79 - The Treaty of Bordeaux

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2021 21:41


    In this episode, the King of France tells his subjects to not bother paying their taxes,  the government in Paris reminds people that they need to pay taxes, and the siege of Rennes goes on.

    Episode 78 - With Whom are we Negotiating?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 19:17


    The Marches of Brittany, Normandy, Anjou, and Maine are falling into chaos similar to what the south of France has been living through. Too many parties with conflicting agendas are trying to deal with England. King Edward looks on with glee.

    Episode 77 - The Estates-General Fail Again

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 16:13


    Prince Charles skips town and leaves his brother, the Duke of Artois, a very hot potato. He goes to Germany for a successful summit. When he returns to Paris, he submits to the will of the Estates-General as they begin dismantling the Government's operations.

    Special Episode 17 - Medieval Woodworking

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 68:05


    In this episode, we talk with Dr. Guy Windsor, sword instructor extraordinaire, to discuss medieval woodworking.  https://guywindsor.net/  

    Episode 76 - The Estates-General

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 23:20


    In this episode, senior officials summon the Estates-General, but their demands, especially those of the normally loyal Third Estate, are harsh.

    Special episode 16 - Interview with Christian Cameron

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2021 24:34


    In this episode, we explore a bit of the world of Chivalry with author Christian Cameron. Books mentioned in this episode: The Long Sword (Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Indigo) Hawkwood's Sword (released soon) (Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Indigo) Tom Swan and the Head of St. George (Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Indigo) Please join us at Intelligent Speech Conference 2021 for 8 hours of fantastic talks, and use code "leopard" to get 10% off your ticket price.

    Episode 75 - Poitiers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 25:16


    In this episode, a guest shows up briefly for a quick reading, we look at the English situation and action after the battle, and the French predicament.

    Episode 74 - The Battle of Poitiers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 21:47


    In this episode, the King of France has the Prince of Wales trapped by the nearby town of Poitiers. They engage in one of the great defining battles of the Hundred Years War.

    Episode 73 - Running around the Realm

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 30:45


    The Duke of Lancaster launches a raid in Normandy, While King Jean II is trying desperately to raise soldiers and funds to repel the invader. Prince Edward launches another chevauché deep into the heart of France, but the King and his sons manage to stop him and pursue him back towards the south.

    Episode 72 - Back in Scotland and Gascony

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 20:01


    News of the Prince of Wales chevauchée arrived in England, but the King is busy retaking Berwick-on-Tweed, and then leading the Burnt Candlemass, a large scale raid on the Lowlands. Meanwhile, the Prince organizes is forces, and launches an attack against the unprepared French, taking a number of cities and castles around Gascony, and gaining the support of some French lords. King Edward plans a new invasion, when he receives a plea for help from Philip of Navarre.

    Episode 71 - Taxes and Plots

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 20:33


    In this episode, the French Government convenes the Estates-General to work on a new tax plan for the realm, but implementing taxes in medieval France is very difficult. Charles of Navarre plots with Prince Charles, and the King is now done with his shenanigans.

    Episode 70 - The Black Prince's Chevauchée

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 21:25


    In this episode, King Edward takes a short stroll in Picardie, but King Jean left him nothing. On returning to England, the King learned that Berwick-upon-Tweed had fallen to a Scottish army. Meanwhile, in the south of France, the Black Prince led one of the wars biggest and most successful chevauchée, a long range raid of pillaging and destruction that took him from Bordeaux to Narbonne and back.

    Episode 69 - Northern Conerns

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 20:06


    In this episode, Charles the Bad uses the threat of an alliance with England to gain a strong position to negotiate with the King of France. Again. England changes its plans as a result.

    Episode 68 - The French Campaign of 1355

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2020 20:58


    Well... Mostly Scotland. The French Government begins planning the retaking of Charles the Bad's Norman lands, and prepare for a renewed confrontation with England by trying to open a new front in England's back - Scotland. We continue with exploring what was going on between the battle of Neville's Cross and 1355.

    Episdoe 67 - The English Campaign of 1355

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 17:05


    King Edward decides to invade France once more - in Normandy and in Gascony. The command of the southern forces is given to his son, Edward, the Black Prince - his first command. Armies are recruited, ships hired, and finances reordered.

    Episode 66 - Bertrand du Guesclin

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 21:07


    In this episode, we introduce a new character into our narrative, my favourite - Bertrand du Guesclin. We look at is childhood (maybe...), his debut in the jousting lists, then as a guerilla fighter, and finally as a professional soldier.

    Episode 65 - Promising negotiations?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2020 19:05


    In this episode, the 1354 peace conference goes well and a way to end the war is negotiated at Guines. King Edward III manages to actually keep a hold on the Anglo-Gascon lords, not so much in Brittany. King Jean learns the truth of Charles the Bad, and rethinks the Treaty of Guines.

    Episode 64 - Charles the Bad

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 20:28


    Charles of Navarre is planning something big. He has Charles of Spain, the King of France's best friend, assassinated, then takes the initiative by telling everyone about it, and enticing the English in to committing troops on the continent.

    Episode 63 - Guy de Boulogne

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2020 20:57


    A young and ambitious Cardinal attempts to bring peace to England and France, but the war in the south of France and his lack of diplomatic acumen make it very difficult.

    Episode 62 - Charles of Navarre

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2020 18:32


    Pope Clement is dead, and his successor, Pope Innocent VI, is not so close to the French crown. The young King of Navarre returns to France from his coronation, and we explore his past. There is discontent in the realm, and he might just be the figure to galvanize an opposition.

    Special Episode 15 - The Five-Minute Medievalist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2020 34:54


    In this special episode, we're geeking out with the host of The Medieval Podcast, the Five-Minute Medievalist herself, Danièle Cybulkie. We discuss the Middle-Ages, her books, her podcast, Robin Hood, historical fiction, and a bunch of other topics which popped into my mind. Follow her on Twitter (@5MinMedievalist), at Medievalist.net, at buy her book Life in Medieval Europe: Fact and Fiction (Amazon US / Can, Chapters-Indigo).  

    Episode 61 - The Dark Summer of '52

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2020 18:36


    The French campaigns of the summer of 1352 are going poorly. So poorly in fact, that King Jean is beginning to panic, and Charles de Blois switches sides.

    Episode 60 - Truce? What Truce?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2020 14:11


    Neither King Jean nor King Edward can control their subordinates, and fighting continues around Gascony. Charles de Blois returns to look for money to pay his ransom. We delve a little deeper into the story of the English ninjas that seized the fortress at Guines, and the reactions of both kings, as the truce collapses once again.

    Episode 59 - The Order of the Star

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2020 20:08


    The French Government analyzes the situation, and determines that, one of the reasons for its defeats, is that knighthood and chivalry were on the decline. The solution: return to the past, when chivalry ruled the battle field by creating the Order of the Star. We explore the life of Geoffroi de Charny, and some of his philosophy and ideas. Please visit the facebook page for some cool extra stuff.

    Not an Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2020 7:38


    Hi everyone, This not-episode is to explain why there will be no episode this week. I also take the time to talk about the Deed of Alms. Please donate here: www.boarstooth.net/new-events/2020/deed-of-alms

    Episode 58 - The Combat of the Thirty

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 27:03


    Sir Jean de Beaumanoir, Breton captain of Josselin challenges Brambrocc, captain of the town of Ploërmel to a joust, and Brambrocc counters with an offer of a battle of 30 against 30. One of the great chivalric deeds of arms will unfold.

    Episode 57 - King Edward's Very Bad No Good Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020 22:01


    King Jean names a new Constable, Charles of Spain, who moves on Angoulême. In Brittany, neither side achieves much, and around Calais, after some very mitigated early successes, the English army suffers a defeat.

    Episode 56 - The King is Dead. Long Live the King.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2020 21:35


    King Philippe is dead, and we quickly review his reign, including the purchase of the Dauhpiné. His son, Jean, ascends to the throne and to a somewhat of a rocky start.

    Episode 55 - The Truce Renewed

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2020 15:33


    In this episode, the French and English ambassadors hash out an agreement that would extend the Truce of Calais to August 1351. However, some hostile actions continue, culminating with the naval Battle of Winchelsea.

    Episode 54 - King Philip is Angry

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2020 22:02


    In this episode, the King of France repudiates the truce, and sends 2 armies to prevent the English from controlling the Atlantic Coast; the Earl of Lancaster heads to Gascony to draw French resources south and force a truce; and King Edward gets a Christmas gift. For questions or comments, you can email me at leopardandlilies@gmail.com, of via the facebook page.

    Episode 53 - The Cost of Victory

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2020 24:27


    The Truce of Calais is still in place, but occupying Calais, Brittany and Gascony is becoming extremely costly for King Edward. Meanwhile, the War of Breton Succession devolves into a chaotic mess of raids and extortion, and fighting continues in Gascony - and all of this fighting is completely out of both King's control.

    Episode 52 - The Black Death, Part III

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 27:24


    In this episode, we look at how medieval scholars dealt with the Great Mortality, and then at the economic upheaval left in the wake of the plague.

    Episode 51 - The Black Death, Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2020 27:17


    Content warning: This episode is rough. It is the period of the Great Mortality, and people react very badly to it. Anti-semitism is rampant, and religious fanatics wander the land, beating themselves bloody. And, others party like there's no tomorrow (which was statistically the case). Feel free to share your comments or questions via email at leopardandlilies @ gmail.com, or at facebook.com/theleopardandthelily.

    Episode 50 - The Black Death, Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2019 30:33


    In this episode, we talk of rats, disease, host organisms, vectors of infection, where the plague began, how it spread, and how bad it was. Content warning: There are some pretty revolting descriptions. Questions and comments: leopardandlilies @ gmail dot com.

    Episode 49 - The Truce of Calais

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2019 27:20


    King Edward III returns to England, hosts lavish tournaments, and faces a difficult Parliament. King Philip VI receives the mandate to fully prosecute the war with England from the Estates-General. The Count of Flanders returns and the government of the weavers collapses.

    Special episode 14 - The Medieval City

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2019 44:02


    In this episode, Benjamin Jacobs of the From Wittenberg to Westphalia podcast joins us to discuss the city in the middle ages.

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