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A game of thrones century of blood
A game of thrones century of blood





a game of thrones century of blood

In 1341, John ‘the good’ of Brittany, who ruled over the homeland of Jeanne and her brood, died childless. This went on so long that it became known as the ‘hundred year war’.Īnd you know what makes any already confusing and convoluted war even better? That’s right, another mini war to take place in the already existing war! To make things even worse, this wasn’t your usual battle for power. You see, ten years earlier, French king, Charles VI had died without leaving a clear heir, meaning the crown was anyone’s to grab (if you could come up with a decent claim for it!). In 1337 France and England were at each others throats, fighting for the right to rule over France. War! What is it good for? NOTHING SERIOUSLY NOTHING – War of Breton Succesion, Battle of Auray from Froissants Chronciles That is, until war tore their world apart Having five children and flitting between their family castle and manor, with little to no drama’s occurring. Together, they lived together in a blissful bubble. Luckily, Jeanne and Oliver were the exception to that rule. Unsurprisingly with people being married off purely based on how it would help build up a families wealth and titles, true ‘love matches’ were few and far between. But Jeanne and Oliver’s marriage was actually incredibly unique for this era. So far so standard.īy the time Jeanne reached her thirties she was onto marriage number three, to noble, Oliver De Clission. Popping out babies and re-marrying other rich influential men when her husbands died. She lived her life how a well behaved noble lady was expected to. And by that I of course mean that Jeanne was married off at 12 (wasn’t the past great!?). Going from a rich noble-born, to making a name for herself as both Frances’ number one enemy and a fearless swashbuckling pirate! Ready? Let’s get to it then:īorn in Brittany, France, in 1300 to wealthy titled parents, Maurice IV of Belleville-Montaigu and Létice de Parthenay, the story of Jeanne De Clisson starts off as that of your average 14th century noble born woman. Ok, I hope you guys are ready, because today we’re embarking on one of my favourite bat-shit stories in history! We’ll be travelling to 14th century France to meet a lady who took the term ‘woman scorned‘ and ran way past the line with it.







A game of thrones century of blood