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Events relating to france
Henry V wins a victory on St Crispin's day at Agincourt, against a much larger and more heavily armed French force
After a six-month siege Henry V makes a triumphal entry into Rouen, the city of his Norman ancestors
John the Fearless, duke of Burgundy, is murdered by the Armagnac faction in the presence of the dauphin - escalating France's civil war
The treaty of Troyes, between the English and the Burgundian faction, grants Henry V the status of heir to the French throne
Henry V marries Catherine, daughter of the French king and sister of the rightful heir to the kingdom, the dauphin, who is on the opposing side
The dauphin proclaims himself Charles VII of France, but with Paris in the hands of his enemies he is known as the king of Bourges
Henry VI, son of Henry V and Catherine of France, is king of England and theoretically king of France before his first birthday
A peasant girl, Joan of Arc, hears the voices of saints urging her to relieve the siege of Orléans
Joan of Arc wins her way into the presence of Charles VII at Chinon and persuades him, eventually, to trust her
Joan of Arc leads French forces in the successful relief of Orléans
Joan of Arc stands nearby while Charles VII is anointed at Reims, then kneels before him and for the first time calls him her king
Joan of Arc is captured in a skirmish with the Burgundians, who subsequently hand her over to the English
Joan of Arc, tried by the Inquisition on behalf of the English in Rouen, is burned at the stake as a relapsed heretic
Charles VII enters Paris, marking conclusively the end of the French civil war
The French clergy pass a resolution at Bourges, limiting the power of the papacy within France, which is adopted by the king as a 'pragmatic sanction'
Naples is captured by Alfonso V, breaking the link with France and uniting Sicily and Naples as an Aragonese kingdom
Piero della Francesca paints masterpieces in his small home town of San Sepolcro
The French bring two small cannon on to the battlefield at Formigny, where they have a significant effect in achieving the French victory
Francesco Sforza, a soldier of fortune, wins power in Milan
Étienne Chevalier commissions from Jean Fouquet a series of illustrations for his Book of Hours
The French win a convincing victory at Castillon, recovering the last stronghold (except Calais) held by the English in France
Charles VII's full recovery of Aquitaine and Normandy effectively brings to an end the Hundred Years' War
Francois Villon, recently released from prison, writes his Ballad of the Ladies of Times Past
Edward IV, landing at Calais with a large army, is bought off at Picquigny with a bribe - ending his attempt to revive the Hundred Years' War
Maximilian, heir to Austria, weds Mary, heiress to Burgundy, in the first of the great marriage alliances which form the Habsburg empire
