Michael Jones

The château part had always stayed lower to the prince.

The city had been told by the bishop, who was a slippery character, that the prince has actually died.

And when the prince showed up, although his army was actually being commanded by his brother, John of Gaunt, they opened the gates.

They did a deal with the English and raised the banner as a signal and then opened the gates.

There was a mining attack to divert the French garrison.

And then the gates were opened.

And what actually happened was

I've reconstructed is that it was the French that massacred the people who had done that.

So it was totally different.

And the commander, who had performed extremely well, according to all the chronicles, was dismissed by Charles V. All his lands were taken away from him and he died in poverty.

So my argument and my perception of that siege is very different.

Thank you so much.

That's what I want to hear, Dan.

Catastrophic, yeah.

I know.

And often people don't realize this.

He had two sons, and the older, Edward of Angoulême, dies in 1370, I suspect, of plague as well.

Of course, leaving the younger one, Richard of Bordeaux, who will become a very unsuccessful king, Richard II.

Absolute chump.

Absolutely.