Timeline of Major Events

The Hundred Years' War Background

- 1337 - Edward III claims French throne; war begins - 1346 - Battle of Crécy: English longbow dominates - 1356 - Battle of Poitiers: French King John II captured - 1360 - Treaty of Brétigny: temporary peace - 1380 - Death of Charles V of France - 1415 - Battle of Agincourt: devastating French defeat - 1420 - Treaty of Troyes: Henry V recognized as heir to France - 1422 - Deaths of Henry V and Charles VI

Joan of Arc's Life

- c. 1412 - Joan born in Domrémy - 1425 - Joan first hears her voices (age 13) - 1428 - Burgundian raid on Domrémy - January 1429 - Joan goes to Vaucouleurs - February 1429 - Joan departs for Chinon - March 6, 1429 - Joan meets the Dauphin - March-April 1429 - Examination at Poitiers - April 29, 1429 - Joan enters Orleans - May 8, 1429 - Siege of Orleans lifted - June 1429 - Loire campaign victories - July 17, 1429 - Charles VII crowned at Reims - September 8, 1429 - Failed assault on Paris - May 23, 1430 - Joan captured at Compiègne - May 30, 1431 - Joan executed at Rouen - 1456 - Rehabilitation trial nullifies condemnation - 1920 - Joan canonized as saint

After Joan

- 1435 - Treaty of Arras: Burgundy abandons English alliance - 1436 - Paris liberated from English control - 1449-1450 - French reconquer Normandy - 1453 - Battle of Castillon: effective end of war - 1475 - Treaty of Picquigny: formal end of hostilities