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'A sumptuous feast of a book' The Times, Books of the Year
'Thrillingly colourful and entertaining' Sunday Times
'A thrilling narrative of the brutal dazzlingly rich wildly ambitious duchy' Simon Sebag Montefiore
'5 stars!' Daily Telegraph
'A masterpiece' De Morgen
'A history book that reads like a thriller' Le Soir
At the end of the fifteenth century, Burgundy was extinguished as an independent state. It had been a fabulously wealthy, turbulent region situated between France and Germany, with close links to the English kingdom. Torn apart by the dynastic struggles of early modern Europe, this extraordinary realm vanished from the map. But it became the cradle of what we now know as the Low Countries, modern Belgium and the Netherlands.
This is the story of a thousand years, a compulsively readable narrative history of ambitious aristocrats, family dysfunction, treachery, savage battles, luxury and madness. It is about the decline of knightly ideals and the awakening of individualism and of cities, the struggle for dominance in the heart of northern Europe, bloody military campaigns and fatally bad marriages. It is also a remarkable cultural history, of great art and architecture and music emerging despite the violence and the chaos of the tension between rival dynasties.
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Experience the captivating tale of the Burgundians: A Vanished Empire in this extraordinary book. Immerse yourself in the medieval and early modern epic of dynastic struggle, artistic achievement, and eventual extinction. With its rich history of 1111 years and one day, this sumptuous feast of a book is a must-read for history enthusiasts.
The Burgundians: A Vanished Empire has received rave reviews from renowned publications. The Times hails it as "a thrillingly colourful and entertaining read," while the Daily Telegraph gives it a perfect 5 stars. Not only is it a masterpiece of narrative storytelling, but it also reads like a gripping thriller, making it a history book like no other.
Witness the rise and fall of a fabulously wealthy and turbulent region that existed between France and Germany and had close ties with the English kingdom. Delve into the dynastic struggles of early modern Europe that tore apart this extraordinary realm until it vanished from the map. However, its legacy lives on as the birthplace of the Low Countries, modern Belgium and the Netherlands.
This compelling narrative history delves into the lives of ambitious aristocrats, family dysfunction, treachery, savage battles, luxury, and madness. Journey through the decline of knightly ideals and the emergence of individualism and cities. Witness the struggle for dominance in northern Europe, characterized by bloody military campaigns and fatally bad marriages. Despite the chaos, great art, architecture, and music flourished, revealing the remarkable cultural history of this bygone era.
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