Timeline

1423		Battle of Cravant in France
		English defeat the French at Cravant
1424		Battle of Verneuil
		The English defeat the French at Verneuil
1428	Oct 12	Siege of Orléans
		The Duke of Bedford led an English army to surround the French town of Orléans and to begin the siege. Orléans 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.
1429	Feb 12	Battle of the Herrings
		To supply the English who were besieging Orléans the Duke of Bedford arranged for a convoy of food be sent. The convoy was attacked by the French but the English managed to fight them off. After the battle the battlefield was covered with the food which was mostly salted fish.
	Feb 23	Joan begins her mission
		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.
	Mar	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.
	Apr	Joan is given an army
		Charles gave Joan a small army and she sets of to free Orleans from the English.
	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.
	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.
	Jun 18	The Battle of Patay
		The French defeat the English.
	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.
	Sep 8	Joan fails to take Paris
		The French fail to retake Paris that had been captured by the English. Joan was slightly injured during the fighting.
	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.
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.
1431	Jan	The trial of Joan of Arc
		Joan's trial began.
	May 30	Joan of Arc burnt at the stake
		Joan was burnt at the stake in Rouen in the Old Market Square.
	Dec	Henry VI crowned as King of France
		Henry was crowned King of France at Notre Dame in Paris by Cardinal Henry Beaufort, Bishop of Winchester.
1435	Sep 14	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.
	Sep 21	Treaty of Arras
		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.
1436	Apr 13	The French retake Paris
		The long occupation of Paris by the English was ended when the French rescued the city.
1440		Harfleur captured by the English
		The English under the command of Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, captured the port town of Harfleur on the northern coast of France.
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.
1442		Calais relieved by Edmund Beaufort
		The English who were under siege inside Calais were resupplied by Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset. For his actions Beaufort received the title Earl of Dorset.
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.
1449	Mar	Fougeres captured by the English
		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.
1451	Jun 30	Bordeaux falls to the French
		The port city of Bordeaux fell to the French and English control was lost.
1453	Jul	English defeated at Castillion
		Sir John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury and his army were totally destroyed by the French as they attempted to regain control of the region around Bordeaux. This is regarded as the last event in the Hundred Years War.