History of Wars Summary 2 - The Hundred Years' War Part 7: Joan of Arc and the Relief of Orléans

In the late 1420s, France's situation was dire. English and Burgundian forces controlled the north, and Charles VII's authority was limited to parts of the south. The siege of Orléans by the English army put the French monarchy at risk of collapse. It was then that a young woman from Lorraine, Joan of Arc, appeared. She told Charles VII that she had received a divine command to save France and joined the army. In 1429, the French army led by Joan of Arc successfully lifted the siege of Orléans. Following this, the French army achieved successive victories in the Loire Valley, and Charles VII proceeded to Reims to hold the traditional coronation ceremony for the King of France. This was a crucial event that strengthened Charles VII's legitimacy. Joan of Arc was later captured by the Burgundians in a subsequent battle, handed over to the English, and executed in Rouen in 1431. However, the resistance she inspired in France continued, and the tide of the war gradually began to turn in favor of France.