Charles VI of France - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Charles Vi Of France: Encyclopedia - Charles Vi Of France
Charles VI the Well-Beloved, later known as the Mad (French: Charles VI le Bien-Aimé, later known as le Fol) (December 3, 1368 – Octob...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Vi Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Vi Of France - Early Life
He was born in Paris, the son of King Charles V and Jeanne de Bourbon. At the age of eleven, he was crowned King of France in 1380 in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shroud Of Turin: Encyclopedia - Shroud Of Turin
The Shroud of Turin (or Turin Shroud) is a linen cloth bearing the image of a man who appears to have been physically traumatized in a ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catherine Of Valois: Encyclopedia - Catherine Of Valois
Catherine of Valois (27 October 1401 – 3 January 1437) was the Queen consort of England from 1420 till 1422. Catherine (or Katherine) o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dauphin: Encyclopedia - Dauphin
The Dauphin was the heir apparent to the throne of France under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties. Guy VIII, Count of Vienne, had a dolphi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arles: Encyclopedia - Arles
Arles (Arle in Provençal) is a city in the south of France, in the Bouches-du-Rhône département, of which it is a sous-préfecture, in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Playing Card: Encyclopedia - Playing Card
A playing card is a typically hand-sized rectangular (in India, round) piece of heavy paper or thin plastic used for playing card games. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1368: Encyclopedia - 1368
1368 - Events. Timur ascends throne of Samarkand. Restoration of the Great Wall of China. Hongwu establishes the Ming Dynasty in China...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles: Encyclopedia - Charles
Charles - List of nobility having Charles as first name. Austria Archduke Charles Charles I of Austria Belgium Charles, Prince o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Agincourt: Encyclopedia - Battle Of Agincourt
The Battle of Agincourt was fought on 25 October 1415, (Saint Crispin's Day), in northern France as part of the Hundred Years' War. The c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 29: Encyclopedia - August 29
August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. It is also the 1st day o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles V Of France: Encyclopedia - Charles V Of France
Charles V the Wise (French: Charles V le Sage) (January 31, 1338 – September 16, 1380) was king of France (1364 to 1380) and a member o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chivalric Order: Encyclopedia - Chivalric Order
See also Orders of Chivalry in the British honours system After the failure of the crusades, the crusading military orders became idealiz...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1407: Encyclopedia - 1407
1407 - Events. November 20 - A solemn truce between John, Duke of Burgundy and Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans is agreed under the a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Vii Of France: Encyclopedia - Charles Vii Of France
Charles VII the Victorious, or the Well-Served (French: Charles VII le Victorieux, or le Bien-Servi) (February 22, 1403 – July 22, 1461...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1385: Encyclopedia - 1385
1385 - Events. August 14 - Battle of Aljubarrota between the Portuguese under John I of Portugal and the Castilians, under John I of C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1380s: Encyclopedia - 1380s
1380s - Events and Trends. The Western Schism continues with Pope Urban VI and Avignon Pope Clement VII each considered by some to be ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1371: Encyclopedia - 1371
1371 - Events. End of the reign of Emperor Go-Kogon of Japan, fourth of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders Start of the reign of Emperor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1420: Encyclopedia - 1420
1420 - Events. May 21 - Treaty of Troyes. With the Burgundian faction dominant in France, King Charles VI of France acknowledges Henry...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1369: Encyclopedia - 1369
1369 - Events. King Charles V of France renounces the treaty of Brétigny and war is declared between France and England. Venice repel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Woodwose: Encyclopedia - Woodwose
The Woodwose or hairy wildman of the woods was the Sasquatch figure of pre-Christian Gaul, in Anglo-Saxon a wuduwasa. Images of woodwoses...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1423: Encyclopedia - 1423
1423 - Events. July 31 - Hundred Years War: Battle of Cravant - The French army is defeated at Cravant on the banks of the river Yonne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1435: Encyclopedia - 1435
1435 - Events. September 21 - Peace of Arras between Charles VII of France and Philip III of Burgundy, ending the English-Burgundian a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Paris: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Paris - Ancient Paris
The area of modern Paris has been inhabited since at least the fourth millennium BC, although little is known about these early inhabitan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Duke Of Nemours: Encyclopedia Ii - Duke Of Nemours - Ducs De Nemours 1404
After the death of Charles III in 1425, the Duchy was claimed both by the descendants of his younger daughter, Beatrix d'Evreux, and his ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philip Iii Duke Of Burgundy: Encyclopedia Ii - Philip Iii Duke Of Burgundy - Family And Early Life
Born in Dijon, he was the son of John the Fearless and Margaret of Bavaria-Straubing. On the 28th of January 1405, he was named Count of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Richard Ii Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Richard Ii Of England - Second Crisis Of 1397-99 And Richard's Deposition
In 1397 Richard decided to rid himself of the Lords Appellant who were confining his power, on the pretext of an aristocratic plot. Richa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isabel: Encyclopedia Ii - Isabel - People
Isabel - Royalty. Isabelle of Hainaut (1170–1190), queen consort, daughter of Baldwin V, Count of Hainault, wife of Philip II of Fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Anti-semitism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Anti-semitism - Ancient Animosity Towards Jews
3rd century BCE: Manetho, a Hellenistic Egyptian chronicler and priest, alleges that Moses was not a Jew, but an Egyptian renegade priest...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Évreux: Encyclopedia Ii - Évreux - History
The first family of the counts of Évreux which is known was descended from an illegitimate son of Richard I, duke of Normandy, and becam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Playing Card: Encyclopedia Ii - Playing Card - History
Playing card - Early history. The origin of playing cards is obscure, but it is almost certain that they began in China after the inven...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jacqueline Countess Of Hainaut: Encyclopedia Ii - Jacqueline Countess Of Hainaut - Marriage To The Duke Of Brabant
Acknowledged as sovereign in Holland and Hainaut, Jacqueline was opposed by her uncle John III, duke of Bavaria-Straubing and bishop of L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Owen Tudor: Encyclopedia Ii - Owen Tudor - Ancestry
Owen was a descendant of Rhys ap Gruffydd (1132 - 1197). Rhys had a daughter Gwenllian ferch Rhys who was married to Ednyfed Fychan, Sene...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1380s: Encyclopedia Ii - 1380s - Events And Trends
1380 The city of Sofia (Bulgaria) is taken by the Ottoman Empire (Turks). Battle of Kulikovo - Russian forces under Grand Prince Dmitri ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Woodwose: Encyclopedia Ii - Woodwose - Woodwoses And Christianity
The woodwose was unsettling to Christian writers, needless to say. Augustine reports the Gaulish name of "Dusii" in City of God XV, ch. 2...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Treaty Of Troyes: Encyclopedia Ii - Treaty Of Troyes - Background
The Treaty of Troyes was an attempt to end the Hundred Years War between England and France. French king Charles VI suffered bouts of ins...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Playing Card: Encyclopedia Ii - Playing Card - History
Playing card - Early history. The origin of playing cards is obscure, but it is almost certain that they began in China after the inven...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shroud Of Turin: Encyclopedia Ii - Shroud Of Turin - The Controversy
The origin of the relic is hotly disputed. Those who believe it to have been used in Christ's burial have coined the term sindonology to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oliver Cromwell: Encyclopedia Ii - Oliver Cromwell - Ireland And Scotland
See also: Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, Irish Confederate Wars, and Scottish Civil War. Cromwell's actions made him very unpopular in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arles: Encyclopedia Ii - Arles - History
Arles - Roman Arles. Arles is an ancient town, having been established by the Greeks as early as the 6th century BC under the name of T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isabeau Of Bavaria: Encyclopedia Ii - Isabeau Of Bavaria - Career
Isabeau of Bavaria was the prominent and unpopular queen of an unsuccessful reign. She assumed an unusually powerful role in government t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Piquet: Encyclopedia Ii - Piquet - Rules
Piquet is played with a 32 card deck. Start with a standard 52 card deck and remove all of the 2's through the 6's. This leaves all of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Vi Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Vi Of England - Henry's Marriage To Margaret Of Anjou
As a result of his successes in the Hundred Years' War, Henry V had left England in possession of considerable territories in France, but...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Agincourt: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Agincourt - The Battle
The battle was fought in the defile formed by the wood of Agincourt and that of Tramecourt, at the northern exit of which the army under ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jacqueline Countess Of Hainaut: Encyclopedia Ii - Jacqueline Countess Of Hainaut - Marriage To The Duke Of Brabant
Acknowledged as sovereign in Holland and Hainaut, Jacqueline was opposed by her uncle John III, duke of Bavaria-Straubing and bishop of L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Duke Of Burgundy: Encyclopedia Ii - John Duke Of Burgundy - Family And Early Life
In 1385, John married Margaret of Bavaria, daughter of Albrecht of Bavaria, Count of Holland and Hainaut, to consolidate his position in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Monarchs By Nickname: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Monarchs By Nickname - Cognomen
A swung dash (~) is used to indicate where the personal name occurs in the nickname; thus "~ the Accursed" means "Sviatopolk the Accursed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oliver Cromwell: Encyclopedia Ii - Oliver Cromwell - Death And Posthumous Execution
Cromwell suffered from malaria and from "stone", a common term for urinary/kidney infections. Yet, he was in generally-good health. He wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oliver Cromwell: Encyclopedia Ii - Oliver Cromwell - Political Rule
In the wake of the Army's 1648 recapture of the King, the monarchy was abolished; and between 1649 and 1653 the country became nominally ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oliver Cromwell: Encyclopedia Ii - Oliver Cromwell - Quotes
Mr Lely, I desire you would use all your skill to paint your picture truly like me, and not flatter me at all; but remark all these rough...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oliver Cromwell: Encyclopedia Ii - Oliver Cromwell - Miscellaneous
Cromwell was (likely in absence) called Copper Nose, for a brownish tinge on his nose. In 1989, Monty Python wrote a song called "Oliver ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philip Iii Duke Of Burgundy: Encyclopedia Ii - Philip Iii Duke Of Burgundy - Geographic Expansion
Philip preferred to expand his own territory rather than become directly involved in the Hundred Years' War. He incorporated Namur into B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jacqueline Countess Of Hainaut: Encyclopedia Ii - Jacqueline Countess Of Hainaut - Marriage To The Duke Of Gloucester And Its Aftermath
In 1422, Jacqueline married Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, son of Henry IV of England by his first wife Mary de Bohun. Two years later Jac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isabeau Of Bavaria: Encyclopedia Ii - Isabeau Of Bavaria - Lineage
Isabeau of Bavaria was the daughter of Stephen III of Bavaria-Ingolstadt and Thadea Visconti. Her paternal grandparents were Stephen II, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Duke Of Burgundy: Encyclopedia Ii - John Duke Of Burgundy - John Vs Orléans
John was invested as duke of Burgundy in 1404 and almost immediately entered into open conflict against Louis of Orléans, younger brothe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Duke Of Burgundy: Encyclopedia Ii - John Duke Of Burgundy - John Vs Armagnac
Even with the Orléans dispute resolved to his favour, John would not have an easy life. Charles gathered allies, among them Bernard VII,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Treaty Of Troyes: Encyclopedia Ii - Treaty Of Troyes - Controversy
At the time of the treaty's signing, no one expected that both Charles VI and Henry V would die within two months of each other in 1422, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Owen Tudor: Encyclopedia Ii - Owen Tudor - Marriage/affair And Children
Owain was assigned to the service of Catherine of Valois following the death of her consort Henry V of England on August 22, 1422. Cather...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philip Iii Duke Of Burgundy: Encyclopedia Ii - Philip Iii Duke Of Burgundy - Patron Of The Arts
Philip was considered an extravagant ruler who embodied the qualities of chivalry. He declined membership in the English Order of the Gar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philip Iii Duke Of Burgundy: Encyclopedia Ii - Philip Iii Duke Of Burgundy - Early Rule And Alliance With England
Philip became duke of Burgundy, count of Flanders, Artois and Franche Comté when his father was assassinated in 1419. Philip accused Cha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Richard Ii Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Richard Ii Of England - First Crisis Of 1387-88
As Richard began to take over the business of government himself, he sidelined many of the established nobles, such as Thomas de Beaucham...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Richard Ii Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Richard Ii Of England - Richard's Minority
John of Gaunt, his uncle, ruled on Richard's behalf for the first years of his reign and it was the Peasants' Revolt of 1381 that brought...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Richard Ii Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Richard Ii Of England - A Fragile Peace
In the years which followed, Richard appeared to have heeded the lessons of 1387 and became more cautious in his dealings with the barons...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Évreux: Encyclopedia Ii - Évreux - Sites Of Interest
Situated in the pleasant valley of the Iton, arms of which traverse it, the town, on the south, slopes up toward the public gardens and t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Playing Card: Encyclopedia Ii - Playing Card - Playing Cards Today
Playing card - Anglo-American. The primary deck of fifty-two playing cards in use today, called Anglo-American playing cards, includes ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Anti-semitism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Anti-semitism - The 16th Century
1505 Ten České Budějovice Jews are tortured and executed for killing a Christian girl; later, on deathbed, shepherd confesses to fabri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Anti-semitism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Anti-semitism - The 17th Century
1603 Frei Diogo Da Assumpacao, a partly Jewish friar who embraced Judaism, burned alive in Lisbon. 1608 The Jesuit order forbids admissio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Vi Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Vi Of England - Increasing Unpopularity And Insanity
The government’s increasing unpopularity was due to a breakdown in law and order, corruption, the distribution of royal land to the kin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Vi Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Vi Of England - Coronation
Henry was eventually crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey on November 6, 1429 a month before his eighth birthday, and King of Fra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Vi Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Vi Of England - Childhood
Henry was the only child of King Henry V of England and his heir, and therefore great things were expected of him from birth. He was born...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Agincourt: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Agincourt - Popular Myths
It is said that the British famous "two-finger salute" derives from the gestures of Welsh archers, fighting alongside the English at Agin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Vi Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Vi Of England - Henry's Character
Henry’s character as king is best summed up as pious, indecisive and easily-led, and of course later in life, he became severely mental...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Vi Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Vi Of England - The Wars Of The Roses
Disaffected nobles who had grown in power during Henry's reign (most importantly the Earls of Warwick and Salisbury) took matters into th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oliver Cromwell: Encyclopedia Ii - Oliver Cromwell - Military Commander
Cromwell's influence as a military commander and politician during the English Civil War dramatically altered the military and the politi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Paris: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Paris - Paris And Medieval France
History of Paris - The Capetians. The French Crown initially controlled little more than Paris and the surrounding region, the Île-de-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Paris: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Paris - Early Medieval Paris
The city's escape from Attila proved a short-lived reprieve, as it was attacked and overrun in 464 by Childeric I (Childeric the Frank). ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Vi Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Vi Of England - Death And Legacy
Henry VI was imprisoned in the Tower of London, where he was murdered on 21st May 1471. Although legend has accused Richard, Duke of Glou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Agincourt: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Agincourt - Modern Re-assessment Of Agincourt
Battle of Agincourt - Were archers as effective as traditionally thought?. Recent experiments at Agincourt and elsewhere suggest that t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Agincourt: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Agincourt - The Campaign
Henry V had invaded France for several reasons. He hoped that by fighting a popular foreign war he would strengthen his position at home....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shroud Of Turin: Encyclopedia Ii - Shroud Of Turin - The Shroud In The Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, owners of the shroud, have made no pronouncements claiming it is Christ's burial shroud, or that it is a forgery. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shroud Of Turin: Encyclopedia Ii - Shroud Of Turin - History
Shroud of Turin - Possible history before the 14th century: The Image of Edessa. There are numerous reports of Jesus' burial shroud, or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shroud Of Turin: Encyclopedia Ii - Shroud Of Turin - General Observations
The shroud is rectangular, measuring approximately 4.4 x 1.1 m (14.4 x 3.6 ft). The cloth is woven in a herringbone twill and is composed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Playing Card: Encyclopedia Ii - Playing Card - Playing Cards Today
Playing card - Anglo-American. The primary deck of fifty-two playing cards in use today, called Anglo-American playing cards, includes ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shroud Of Turin: Encyclopedia Ii - Shroud Of Turin - Conclusions
The Carbon-14 dating, which was intended to settle the issue conclusively, and did so for many scientists, has not quelled speculation ab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Woodwose: Encyclopedia Ii - Woodwose - Other Early References
Geoffrey of Monmouth, in his Life of Merlin (ca 1150), describes the agonized mourning of Merlin after a bloody battle, when "a strange ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arles: Encyclopedia Ii - Arles - Miscellaneous
The Arlésiens (citizens of Arles) were noted for distinctive traditional dress which is now worn publicly at certain festivals and occas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arles: Encyclopedia Ii - Arles - Sights
Arles has important remains of Roman times, which have been listed as World Heritage Sites since 1981. They include: The Roman theater T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arles: Encyclopedia Ii - Arles - Economy
Arles is the center of a large agricultural area, and agricultural and other household products as well as clothing are sold at the stree...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1380s: Encyclopedia Ii - 1380s - Births
1380 February 11 - Gian Francesco Poggio Bracciolini, Italian humanist (died 1459) September 8 - Saint Bernardino of Siena, Italian Fran...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Paris: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Paris - The French Revolution
The French Revolution effectively began in Paris, which the king had garrisoned with foreign troops to quell any unrest. On 13 July 1789 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Paris: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Paris - Early Modern Paris
History of Paris - The Bourbons. Henri III had nominated Henri of Navarre, a Protestant, as his heir. The new king, Henri IV, converted...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Anti-semitism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Anti-semitism - The 18th Century
1711 Johann Andreas Eisenmenger writes his Entdecktes Judenthum ("Judaism Unmasked"), a work denouncing Judaism and which had a formative...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Anti-semitism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Anti-semitism - The 15th Century
1411 Oppressive legislation against Jews in Spain as an outcome of the preaching of the Dominican friar Vicente Ferrer. 1413 Disputation ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Paris: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Paris - Paris In The 19th Century
Under Napoleon's rule, Paris became the capital of an empire and military superpower. He crowned himself Emperor in a ceremony held in No...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Anti-semitism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Anti-semitism - The 19th Century
1805 Massacre of Jews in Algeria. 1815 Pope Pius VII reestablishes the ghetto in Rome after the defeat of Napoleon. 1819 A series of anti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Anti-semitism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Anti-semitism - The 20th Century
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Roman Catholic Church adhered to a distinction between "good anti-Semitism" and "bad anti-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oliver Cromwell: Encyclopedia Ii - Oliver Cromwell - Religious Beliefs
Cromwell's understanding of religion and politics were very closely intertwined. Cromwell was a committed "Puritan", Calvinist, Protestan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oliver Cromwell: Encyclopedia Ii - Oliver Cromwell - Member Of Parliament
Having decided against following an uncle to Virginia, Cromwell instead became the Member of Parliament for Huntingdon in the Parliament ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oliver Cromwell: Encyclopedia Ii - Oliver Cromwell - Family
Oliver Cromwell descended from Catherine Cromwell (born circa 1483), an older sister of Tudor statesman Thomas Cromwell. Catherine was ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Anti-semitism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Anti-semitism - The 21st Century
2003 October 16. The Malaysian Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohammed draws standing ovation at the 57-member Organization of the Islamic C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Anti-semitism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Anti-semitism - The 13th Century
13th century Germany. Appearance of Judensau: obscene and dehumanizing imagery of Jews, ranging from etchings to Cathedral ceilings. Its ...   » Read the article