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Simon Winder

“John of Bavaria, realizing the game was up and his throwing in the priesthood and marrying had just wasted everyone’s time, made Philip the Good his heir. He was shortly thereafter assassinated in The Hague with a poisoned prayer book (yes, really – nothing can beat the fifteenth century).”

Simon Winder, Lotharingia: A Personal History of Europe's Lost Country
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Lotharingia: A Personal History of Europe's Lost Country Lotharingia: A Personal History of Europe's Lost Country by Simon Winder
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