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| Henry VI (1422 - 1461) |
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1428 | Oct 12 |  Siege of Orl?ans
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| | The Duke of Bedford led an English army to surround the French town of Orl?ans and to begin the siege. Orl?ans was chosen because it was the most important city still under the control of Charles VII. The city was well prepared for the siege and even though the there were a small number of French soldiers in the city the defences held. The Earl of Salisbury was killed when he was hit by debris of an exploding cannonball. The siege continued into the harsh winter. |
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1429 | Feb 23 | Joan begins her mission
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| | Joan left Vaucouleurs dressed as a man and with an escort of attendants. They headed for Chinon where Charles VII was staying. They reached Chinon in early March. |
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| Mar | Joan visits Charles VII
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| | 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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| Jul 17 | Charles VII crowned at Rheims
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| | Joan of Arc and the dauphin entered Rhiems. Charles was crowned in the Cathedral and became King of France. |
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| Sep 8 | Joan fails to take Paris
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| | The French fail to retake Paris that had been captured by the English. Joan was slightly injured during the fighting. |
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1435 | Sep 21 | Treaty of Arras
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| | The English lost the support of the Duke of Burgundy against Charles VII with the signing of the Treaty of Arras where the Duke recognised Charles as the true King of France. |
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1436 | Apr 13 | The French retake Paris
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| | The long occupation of Paris by the English was ended when the French rescued the city. |
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1444 | Apr | Treaty of Tours
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| | 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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1449 | Mar | Fougeres captured by the English
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| | Several years after the Treaty of Arras, after which the conflict between England and France had subdued, an English force attacked and took over the town of Fougeres in Brittany. This sparked the resumption of the war between the two countries. |
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| Edward IV (1461 - 1470) |
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1461 | Jul 22 | Death of Charles VII
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| | Charles VII died in July of 1461 after a long illness resulting in an abscess in his mouth that meant he could not eat or drink. Louis, his on, had refused to
see his dying father, but as soon as he learnt of the King's death Louis headed to Rheims and Paris to claim the French throne. |
