Bertrand du Guesclin, born in 1320 in La Motte-Broons near Dinan, died July 13, 1380 in front of Châteauneuf-de-Randon, was a constable of France from one of the oldest families in Brittany. The Black Mastiff of Brocéliande Eldest son of Robert II du Guesclin (v. 1300-1353), lord of La Motte-Broons
Paris, 1403 - Mehun-sur-Yèvre, 1461. King of France in 1422. Fifth son of Charles VI and Isabeau of Bavaria, he first bore the title of Count of Ponthieu. On the death of Jean de France, the last survivor of his older brothers, he became both Duke of Touraine, Duke of Berry and Dauphin of France (1
Paris, 1368-1422. King of France in 1380. Son of Charles V and Jeanne de Bourbon, he acceded to the throne in his twelfth year. Despite the ordinance of Charles V which fixed the royal majority at fourteen years, he remained until 1388 under the tutelage of his uncles, the Dukes of Anjou, Berry, Bu
Born in 1332 - died in 1387. King of Navarre in 1349. Great-grandson in paternal and maternal lines of Philippe III le Hardi. Grandson in maternal line of Louis X le Hutin. Eldest son of Philippe III, Count of Évreux, died in 1343, and of Jeanne de France, died in 1349, Queen of Navarre under the
Born in Tours, 1446 - Died in Bordeaux, 1472. Fourth son of Charles VII and Marie dAnjou, brother of Louis XI. Weak, mediocre, dissatisfied, Charles allowed himself to be dragged several times into taking the lead of the feudal lords dissatisfied with his brother. Duke of Berry, he is the nominal l
Died in 1366. Captain of Périgord origin, nicknamed the Archpriest because he received the income of the archpriest of Vélines. With du Guesclin, he tried to drive the big companies out of France. In the service of Charles V, he commanded a contingent of the royal army sent to fight the Rovers in B
the appearance of the bow in the English armies in the fourteenth century led to a real revolution in the art of war. For the first time, it was no longer the knights who decided the fate of battles, but simple peasants. For generations, royal edicts encouraged the planting of yew trees, the slow-gr
The English longbow, also called longbow or straight bow, is an evolution of the Welsh bow. It is a very powerful medieval bow, about 2 meters long, very used by the English, both for hunting and war. Its use by the English army arises from its disappointments during the wars in Wales and Scotland.
From the first months following the Franco-Burgundian reconciliation, the progress of the reconquest was rapid. Ile-de-France was cleaned up and, on April 13, 1436, the Constable de Richemont entered Paris. Hostilities also open between English and Burgundians, but economic interests regain the uppe
To obtain military aid from Henry IV of England, John the Fearless promised him some Flemish towns and his help in conquering Normandy. But the Armagnacs in turn made contact with the King of England, guaranteeing him the recovery of the provinces lost since 1369. In the Council of Henry IV, the lat
Admittedly, the cessation of hostilities is far from being fully respected. Several times, serious “truce attacks” occur on both sides. But, until 1404, neither of the two protagonists brought together large forces intended to strike the adversary. Richard II of England champions this reconciliation
In reality, peace is not lasting. The delays brought about in the transfer of the territories for the benefit of England gave Edward III the opportunity to resume his dynastic claims, while John the Good, for his part, by not ratifying his renunciations, implicitly retained his rights over the lost
When the conflict broke out, France, more populous and richer (15 million inhabitants against 4 for England proper), seemed likely to easily triumph over England. But if the latter, by its economy of semi-colonial character as by its cultural development, is experiencing a certain delay, on the othe
L’Écluse is the French name for the Dutch village of Sluis, in the Zwin estuary. On June 24, 1340, the first major feat of arms of the Hundred Years War took place there. Philippe VI, King of France, had at that time a large fleet, gathered for many years in anticipation of a constantly postponed c
In Crécy-en-Ponthieu, a town in the Somme. On August 26, 1346, Philip VI suffered a bloody defeat near this town before the troops of Edward III of England. The English army is firmly entrenched at the top of the slopes near Crécy, in order to face the French army, 50,000 strong, which is following
Village of Évrecin located on the left bank of the Eure on the borders of Normandy and Ile-de-France. On May 16, 1364, Du Guesclin brilliantly defeated the Anglo-Navarreses of Captal de Buch, Charles the Bads main lieutenant. The captal is taken after defending himself courageously.
The Battle of Nájera (sometimes called the Battle of Navarrete) took place on April 3, 1367. With the help of Charles II of Navarre, the Black Prince enters Castile with his army and the certainty of winning victory over the Franco-Castilian troops. Bertrand Du Guesclin has the necessary experienc
At the Battle of Brignais, the Great Mercenary Companies defeat the French Royal Army commanded by Jean de Melun, Comte de Tancarville. Since the start of the Hundred Years War, France has been beaten at Crécy (1346) and at Poitiers (1356), where King Jean II le Bon was taken prisoner. He was only
Village of Artois. Famous battle lost by the French before the English, October 25, 1415. Henry V of England, who had just taken Harfleur, but fled to Calais before the threat of French forces superior in number, spent the night at Maisoncelle in Artois. The French army seeks to cut off its retreat
n Paris sustains, the year 885, a cruel siege of eleven months against the Normans. The Parisians, commanded by Eudes, Count of Paris, son of Robert the Strong, Duke of France and Count of Anjou, and Bishop Gozlin, heroically defend their city.Eudes, seeing the exhausted, pierces the enemy lines, j
At the end of the 14th century, an unexpected palatial accident during a brazen masquerade ball, when the costumes that some participants were wearing caught fire, ended with the death of four of them and was about to kill King Charles VI of France as well. The quick intervention of his aunt saved h
Throughout the 20th century, a series of totalitarian regimes emerged, especially on the European continent. The highlighted totalitarian regimes were:Nazism, Fascism and Stalinism. totalitarianism It is a political system characterized by the absolute rule of a person or political party over a nat
The Church Medieval (or the Church in the Middle Ages) played an important role from the 5th to the 15th century . The influence of religion was immense not only on thespiritual plane (religious power) as well as in the material domain , by becoming the largest landowner, at a time when this was th
On January 6 the weather over Ooty, Finland favored Soviet bomber action. Clouds covered the sky from about 300 m. Little Finland had been fighting for more than a month now the Soviet giant who unnecessarily attacked her and for the time being she was holding on. Jorma Sarvanto was born in 1912