Sigismund has become obsessed with reconciling Christendom’s divided peoples, so that a united international… — Dan Jones
Sigismund has become obsessed with reconciling Christendom’s divided peoples, so that a united international army might one day be raised once more and sent to chastise the Turks. Three critical steps toward achieving this are to heal the papal schism that has wrenched Europe apart since 1378, to stop the Burgundian-Armagnac civil war, and to make peace between England and France.
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