Hook and Cod Wars - The Bishopric of Utrecht Vs Burgundy

The Bishopric of Utrecht Vs Burgundy

The period between 1430 and 1450 remained reasonably calm, but when Philips the Good tried to expand his influence into the Bishopric of Utrecht by appointing his natural son David of Burgundy as Bishop, Hook resistance re-emerged in Utrecht. This led to the Siege of Deventer (1456), and two civil wars, (1470-1474) and (1481-1483), concluded in favor of the Cods and Burgundy after the Battle of Westbroek and the Siege of Utrecht (1483).

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