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Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Other French Currency
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The franc was coined by King John the Good in 1360 to help stabilize the currency in France and try to generate the millions he needed to pa...
Monday, June 27, 2022
King John the Hostage
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King John the Good of France was captured during the Battle of Poitiers in 1356 and taken to England as a hostage, hosted by King Edward. He...
Sunday, June 26, 2022
The Give and Take of Hostages
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Probably the easiest way to sum up the medieval view of hostages is a line from Adam Costa's Hostages in the Middle Ages : In medieval E...
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