Description: A biography of Philip and a study of the emergence of the Burgundian state under his aegis in the years 1384-1404, paying particular attention to his crucial acquisition of Flanders. There is comprehensive analysis of how Philip's government worked.
Review Quotes: His achievement remains monumental. There are no comparable, modern, in-depth studies of these four larger-than-life players on the late medieval European stage, in English or in any other language. They are, besides, eminently readable.--Maurice Keen, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT