Dec 18, 2018
The King of England takes his army and lays siege to the city of Tournai. The King of France takes his time to bring his army, and when he does... nothing happens. The Treaty of Esplechin is signed, Edward is bankrupt and returns to England to the greatest political crisis of his career.
Dec 2, 2018
In this episode, we do a quick chronological recap of 1340, the revival of French naval power, Edward III's financial difficulties, and then the plans laid out by both kings, and Robert of Artois' attack on the city of Saint-Omer.
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Nov 20, 2018
In this shorter episode, King Philip hears disturbing news: the powerful Lord of Albret will shift allegiances to Edward III, and all hell breaks loose in Gascony.
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Nov 4, 2018
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In this episode, we explore the monstrous! From blemmies, sciapodes, to dragons and faeries! And we have a few stories of the Tarrasque, a demon double, and the famous Mélusine.
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Oct 21, 2018
In this episode, the French and English try to hire Italian ships, but the other's agents keep getting in the way, the English destroy French galleys during a raid, and both fleets eventually meet in the Zwin estuary for the largest naval battle of the Western Middle-Ages.
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