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Philip of Burgundy did not get his appellation of "bold" by accident. He was politically savvy, sophisticated in his methods and focused, traits that backed up his famed boldness and generally led to success. One of his successes was the bestowal of membership in the Order of the Golden Tree to 60 men in 1403, an act that could be taken in several ways, some military, some dealing with prestige, and even some related to the hope of success in the Crusades. Chattaway (art, University College, London U.) examines the evidence from Philip's household records along with other sources and finds this was, once again, a sophisticated and savvy action that created political alliances Philip found necessary. She also finds that the related propaganda indicated Philip was attempting to engineer an independent Burgundian state .Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation c2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
