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| The North-west tower of Wells Cathedral was constructed during this time. |
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| 1428 | Oct - Siege of Orleans  |
| The Duke of Bedford lead an English army to surround the French town of Orleans and the begin the siege. |
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| 1429 | Marriage of Owen Tudor and Catherine of France |
| It is believed that Owen Tudor and Catherine were secretly married in this year or just before. |
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| Feb - Joan visits Charles VII |
| Joan was granted an audience with the dauphin at Vaucouleurs. At the meeting Charles had disguised himself as a servant and had a servant dress as himself. Joan was not fooled and picked the king out. Charles was impressed when Joan told him that God had told her that he was the true heir. |
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| Apr - Joan is given an army |
| Charles gave Joan a small army and she sets of to free Orleans from the English. |
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| Apr 29 - Joan reaches Orleans |
| Joan reached Orleans and managed to get past the English to enter the town. There she raised the moral of the citizens trapped by the English siege. |
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| May 8 - Siege of Orleans is lifted |
| Joan of Arc had tried to negotiate with the English without success. More French troops had arrived to assist break the blockade. On May 7th, Joan was wounded by an arrow in the neck but survived and managed to lead the French to defeat the English at Les Tourelles (part of the town). On May 8th the English moved out of Orleans. |
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| Jun 18 - The Battle of Patay |
| The French defeat the English. |
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| Jul 17 - Charles VII crowned at Rheims |
| Joan of Arc and the dauphin entered Rhiems. Charles was crowned in the Cathedral and became King of France. |
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| Nov - Henry VI crowned |
| Although Henry was still too young to reign he was crowned as Henry VI, King of England in response to the Duke of Bedford's concerns over the events in France. |
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| 1430 | May 23 - Joan of Arc is captured |
| Joan's main objective was to liberate Paris from the Burgundians, but first she needed to free Compiegne. It was during the fighting here that she was wounded again and this time captured. Joan was then sold to the English who handed her over to the Church. As Compiegne was under the bishopric of Beauvais Joan was delivered to Pierre Cauchon, the Bishop of Beauvais, who led the trial. |
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| 1431 | Jan - The trial of Joan of Arc |
| Joan's trial began. |
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| May 30 - Joan of Arc burnt at the stake |
| Joan was burnt at the stake in Rouen in the Old Market Square. |
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| Dec - Henry VI crowned as King of France |
| Henry was crowned King of France in Paris. |
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| 1432 | York Minster south-west tower |
| Building work on the south-west tower of York Minster until 1456. |
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| 1435 | Sep - Duke of Bedford dies |
| John, Duke of Bedford, died in Rouen. Henry was still too young to rule and Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, took over as regent until Henry was old enough to rule England unaided. Gloucester was not popular and was the cause of unrest with Parliament. |
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| 1436 | May 1 - Richard, Duke of York is appointed Lieutenant-general |
| Richard, Duke of York, is appointed lieutenant-general in France by the king, Henry VI. |
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| 1437 | Jan 3 - Catherine of France dies |
| Catherine died in this year after retiring to Bermondsey Abbey. Some reports say she died whilst giving birth, but this is probably wrong. |
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| Mar 25 - James II becomes King of the Scots |
| After the death of his father, James II became the King of the Scots. |
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| Qtr 2 - Owen Tudor is captured |
| After the death of Catherine of France Owen Tudor was summonsed by Henry VI. Owen was unsure of Henry's motives and wanted some guarantee that he would be able to leave unharmed. That guarantee was given and Owen went to London. Still cautious, Owen used the safety of Westminster to investigate the King's reasons for his summons and when he was relatively happy visited the King. Owen was charged with certain crimes but was cleared and allowed to leave. On his return to Wales Owen was arrested and imprisoned in Newgate gaol. |
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| Nov - Henry VI rules unaided |
| Henry VI takes control of England when he is declared old enough to rule unaided. |
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| 1438 | Qtr 1 - Owen Tudor is escapes |
| Somehow Owen escaped from the Newgate prison along with his priest and servant but was soon recaptured and sent to Windsor Castle. |
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| 1439 | Jul - Owen Tudor is pardoned |
| Owen Tudor was pardoned for all crimes he had been accused of and released from Windsor Castle. He was taken in by the King and given a regular income. Owen and his sons proved to be faithful Lancastrian supporters. |
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| 1440 | Herstmonceux Castle construction |
| Construction of the brick Herstmonceux castle took place around this time. |
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| Tattershall Castle brick tower construction |
| Construction of the brick tower at Tattershall took place around this time. |
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| Summer - Richard of York re-appointed Lieutentant-general |
| Richard, Duke of York was re-appointed lieutenant-general of France and Normandy. |
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| 1441 | Summer - Duke of York in Normandy |
| Although Richard, Duke of York, had been appointed governor of France and Normandy he did not go until reports from Rouen in Normandy of French attacks persuaded him to do so. |
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| 1442 | Apr 28 - Future Edward IV is born |
| Edward was born on April 28th in Rouen in Normandy. His father was Richard, Duke of York, the great-grandson of Edward III. Richard was acting as Henry VI's lieutenant-general in France. |
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| 1444 | Apr - Treaty of Tours |
| A peace treaty signed between Henry VI of England and Charles VII of France. The treaty resulted in five years of peace between the two countries and included the arrangement of marriage between Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou. |
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| 1445 | Apr 23 - Marriage of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou |
| The marriage of the King of England to Margaret of Anjou had been arranged as part of the treaty signed at Tours to ensure peace between England and France. |
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| 1447 | Edmund Beaufort appointed lieutenant of France |
| Edmund Beaufort was appointed lieutenant of France. Richard of York had wanted to be re-appointed to the position. Edmund and Richard became rivals in the battles of the War of the Roses. |
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| Feb 23 - Death of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester |
| Humphrey the Duke of Gloucester died. |
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| Qtr 4 - Richard, Duke of York, Lieutenant of Ireland |
| Richard, Duke of York, had previously been the Lieutenant of France and Normandy but this had expired and the title had gone to his rival Edmund Beaufort (later Duke of Somerset). Instead, Richard was appointed the title of Lieutenant of Ireland. |
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| 1449 | Richard Neville becomes Earl of Warwick |
| Richard Neville married Anne Beauchamp who was the heiress to the Warwick Earldom. The last male Beauchamp had died without an heir and so Richard took the title of earl of Warwick. This gave him control of large amounts of land in the Midlands and South Wales. |
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