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Jul 26, 2022 · Medieval. The Last Duel: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly. Kendra July 26, 2022. 6 499. Trystan and I keep hoping Sarah — our resident medieval expert — will review The Last Duel (2021), the 14th-century-set drama starring Matt Damon, Adam Driver, and Jodie Comer. Based on a true story, it’s about a real-life duel that was waged in order to ...
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daughter Catherine of Valois. Isabella of Bavaria (born 1371—died September 1435, Paris) was the queen consort of Charles VI of France, who frequently was regent because of her husband’s periodic insanity. Her gravest political act was the signing of the Treaty of Troyes (May 21, 1420), which recognized King Henry V of England as heir to ...
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The Last Duel. (2021 film) The Last Duel is a 2021 epic historical action drama film [6] directed by Ridley Scott from a screenplay by Nicole Holofcener, Ben Affleck, and Matt Damon, based on the 2004 book The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat in Medieval France by Eric Jager. Set in medieval France, the film stars ...
Jan 12, 2014 · This essay takes issue with a still common tendency to read contemporary criticisms of powerful women as straightforward evidence of their “unpopularity,” using as a cast study Isabeau of Bavaria (1371-1435), who was generally imagined to have suffered the scorn of her contemporaries. In part one of the essay we argue that the two sources ...
other name:Isabella of Bavaria. Details. individual; royal/imperial; French; German; Female. Life dates. 1371-1435. Biography. Queen consort of Charles VI of France and, because of his periodic bouts of insanity, she was frequently regent; in 1420 she signed the Treaty of Troyes, recognising Henry V of England as heir to the French crown in ...
In the end, Isabeau’s life provides an opportunity for a much more nuanced legacy. Featured Guest: Dr. Tracy Adams, a medieval historian who focuses on French and English literature alongside feminist theory. She is the author of numerous books, most importantly for this podcast, her seminal work The Life and Afterlife of Isabeau of Bavaria.
