Swiss & Burgundian Ambitions: The Way into the Burgundian Wars (Pt. 1)

In the 1470s the Swiss earned their infamous reputation as some of the most sought-after mercenaries in Europe. In the Burgundian wars the old Swiss confederacy and its allies were confronted with an ever-expanding ambitious Burgundian duke who tried to carve out his own kingdom between France and the Holy Roman Empire, but this is not a simple story. It is not merely a narrative of a defensive war against an overwhelming enemy. The Swiss were quite ambitious themselves. This video is the first in a series and explains how contemporary historiography recounts the beginning of the Burgundian Wars. Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/sandrhomanhistory Paypal (thank you: paypal.me/SandRhomanhistory We also have Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sandrhoman Bibliography Fibicher, A., Walliser Geschichte (3 vol.), Sitten / Visp 32004. Dubois, H., Charles le Téméraire. Fayard, Paris 2004. Kurz, H. R., Schweizerschlachten, Bern 1962. Péloz, P., s.v. Lothringen, in: Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz. Ruch, C., s.v. Waldshuterkrieg, in: Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz. Ruch, J., Geschichte der Stadt Waldshut, Waldshut 1966. Sieber-Lehmann, S., Spätmittelalterlicher Nationalismus. Die Burgunderkriege am Oberrhein und in der Eidgenossenschaft, Göttingen 1995. Sieber-Lehmann, C., s.v. Burgunderkriege, in: Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz. Queloz, D., s.v. Schlacht von Héricourt, in: Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz. #switzerland #sandrhoman #history Music: Dark Standoff Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ All This Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/