Project Gutenberg 2004-12-28 Public domain in the USA. 216 Putnam, Ruth 1856 1931 Charles the Bold, Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 Reading ease score: 67.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Lesley Halamek and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Charles the Bold, Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477" by Ruth Putnam is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work chronicles the life and reign of Charles the Bold, the last Duke of Burgundy, focusing on his ambitions, accomplishments, and failures in the context of the political landscape of 15th century Europe. The book explores not only Charles's individual character and life events but also the profound impact he had on the territories of Burgundy, France, and the Holy Roman Empire. The opening of the book sets the stage for Charles's narrative by describing the atmosphere of his birthplace, Dijon, during significant moments in Burgundian court life, highlighting his father's reign and the social intricacies of the time. It introduces the reader to the circumstances surrounding his birth, notably his father Philip the Good's celebration of the Order of the Golden Fleece, as well as the expectations placed on Charles as the duke's sole legitimate heir. The text carries an insightful analysis of Philip's impact on his son's upbringing, the political alliances formed through marriage, and the children's early experiences that would shape their futures in a tumultuous era marked by ambition and rivalry. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Charles, Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 Burgundy (France) -- History Switzerland -- History -- 1032-1499 DC Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 1029310 1016459 2024-10-06T13:14:30.612831 2023-09-07T03:53:34.267920 text/html text/html 937236 2020-12-19T00:47:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1610666 2020-12-19T00:47:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1646430 2024-10-06T13:14:54.620687 application/epub+zip 1658606 2024-10-06T13:14:37.377800 application/epub+zip 447832 2024-10-06T13:14:34.324808 application/epub+zip 2103903 2024-10-06T13:15:05.690634 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2011978 2024-10-06T13:14:51.419732 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 781240 2022-09-07T16:47:24.310395 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 747633 747550 2024-10-06T13:14:26.611832 2023-09-07T03:53:30.825905 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 746759 2020-12-19T00:47:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 292365 2020-12-19T00:47:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 746796 2020-12-19T00:47:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 291789 2020-12-19T00:47:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21765 2024-10-06T13:15:05.854613 application/rdf+xml 15983 2024-10-06T13:14:35.068761 image/jpeg 3467 2024-10-06T13:14:34.697766 image/jpeg 1608613 2024-10-06T13:14:30.767840 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia