| 1328 |
Death of Charles IV
(the Fair) without direct issue. Philip, count of Valois, cousin to Charles
the Fair, becomes king of France as Philip VI |
| 1340 |
Edward III of England,
nephew of Charles the Fair, takes the title "King of France" and the Hundred
Years' War begins |
| 1346 |
French defeated at Crécy
and Calais |
| 1350 |
Death of Philip VI;
accession of his son John II (the Good) |
| 1356 |
French defeated at Poitiers |
| 1364 |
Death of John II; accession
of Charles V (the Wise) |
| 1380 |
Death of Charles the
Wise; Coronation of Charles VI at the age of twelve; a quarrel begins between
Louis, duke of Anjou and Philip the Bold, duke of Burgundy (uncles and
guardians of Charles VI) about precedence and the control of affairs of
state |
| 1384 |
Charles VI marries Isabeau
of Bavaria |
| 1388 |
Charles VI assumes control
of his affairs of state |
| 1389 |
Isabeau of Bavaria makes
her royal entry into Paris |
| 1392 |
Charles VI becomes insane
and has intermittent spells of madness for the rest of his life. Rivalry
for control breaks out between Philip of Burgundy and Louis of Orléans |
| 1396 |
Richard II of England
marries Isabelle, daughter of Charles VI, and drops the title "King of
France" |
| 1397 |
Richard II returns the
city of Brest to France |
| 1401 |
Richard II deposed by
Henry IV of Lancaster and dies in the Tower of London |
| 1403 |
Birth of the Dauphin
Charles (later Charles VII) |
| 1404 |
Death of Philip the
Bold, duke of Burgundy. He is succeeded by John the Fearless. Queen Isabeau
now openly consorts with her brother in law, Louis of Orléans. This
brings about rumors that the Dauphin is the product of this liaison. The
rivalry for power grows between the dukes of Burgundy and Orléans |
| 1407 |
November23: Louis of
Orléans is murdered at the instigation of John the Fearless |
| 1408 |
Doctors of the University
of Paris, including Pierre Cauchon, read a justification of the murder |
| 1409 |
Truce established between
John the Fearless and Charles, son of Louis of Orléans |
| 1410 |
Charles of Orléans
marries the daughter of Bernard VII of Armagnac, who becomes the actual
leaders of the Orléans faction, known henceforth as the "Armagnacs" |
| 1411 |
Charles of Orléans,
supported by Bernard VII of Armagnac, challenges John the Fearless, who
is now supported by Queen Isabeau |
| 1412 |
January 6: probable
date of birth of Joan at Domrémy |
| 1413 |
Henry V of Lancaster
becomes king of England |
| 1415 |
October 25: The French
suffer severe defeat at Agincourt. Charles of Orléans is taken prisoner,
which is all a serious setback for the Armagnacs |
| 1416 |
John the Fearless signs
a pact between the Burgundians and the English |
| 1417 |
The English renew the
offensive in Normandy. Burgundians attack the city of Paris and is held
by Bernard of Armagnac and Charles the Dauphin. John the Fearless kidnaps
Queen Isabeau and sets her up with a sham government at Troyes |
| 1418 |
May 29: John the Fearless
captures Paris. Charles VI taken prisoner. Burgundians now take control.
August-January, 1419: English siege
of Rouen. |
| 1419 |
September 10: John the
Fearless is assassinated at Montereau by followers of the Dauphin. Sympathy
swings to the Burgundians.
December 2: Philip the Good, next
duke of Burgundy, signs a pact, in the name of the captive king Charles
VI, with Henry V of England. Agreement that Henry shall marry Catherine
of France, Daughter of Charles VI and Queen Isabeau. Queen allows the open
implication that the Dauphin is illegitimate. |
| 1420 |
May 21: Treaty of Troyes.
The Dauphin is eliminated from succession to the crown of France, now to
pass directly to Henry V after the death of Charles VI.
June 2: Henry V marries Catherine
of France.
August: Pierre Cauchon is made bishop
of Beauvais for his service in the negotiations at Troyes. Dauphin Charles
now officially banished, repudiated by his parents, and prevented from
being crowned. He retreats beyond the Loire to the regions that remain
loyal: Berry, Touraine, Poitou, Midi. He marries Marie of Anjou |
| 1422 |
August31: Henry V dies
suddenly
October 21: Charles VI dies. Henry
of England, now heir to the throne of France, is ten months old. In his
stead, John of Lancaster, duke of Bedford, becomes regent of France
October 30: Dauphin Charles takes
the title "King of France." |
| 1423 |
Entente agreed upon
between the duke of Bedford, Philip of Burgundy, and John V, duke of Brittany.
Duke of Bedford marries Anne, sister of Philip of Burgundy. |
| 1424 |
Conquest of Normandy
completed with the surrender of Vitry and Verneuil |
| 1428 |
Preparations for the
English siege of Orleans, gateway to the Loire, and the last retreat of
the Dauphin at Chinon
May: Joan's first approach to Baudricourt
at Vaucouleurs.
July: Siege of Vaucouleurs by the
Burgundians and exodus of inhabitants of Domremy to Neufchateau
August: Charles the Dauphin makes
a four-month truce with the duke of Burgundy in which he gives up the Burgundian
cities that had recently surrendered to him.
October 12: Siege of Orleans begins. |
| 1429 |
February 12: "Day of
the Herrings," an unsuccessful attempt to relieve Orleans.
February 13: Probable date of Joan's
departure from Vaucouleurs for the Dauphin's court.
February 23: Probable date of Joan's
arrival at Chinon.
February 25: Joan's first interview
with the Dauphin.
March 22: Joan's first letter of
challenge to the English.
April 28: Royal army leaves Blois
for Orleans.
April 29: Joan's entry into Orleans.
May 4: Capture of the Bastille of
Saint-Loup. English fall back to the Bastille of the Augustins.
May 5: Joan's third letter of summons
to the English.
May 6: Capture of the Bastille of
the Augustins. French now command the assault of the Bastille of the Tourelles,
the main approach to Orleans.
May 7: Capture of the Bastille of
the Tourelles. Joan wounded by arrow.
May 8: Deliverance of Orleans.
May 9: Joan and Dunois leave for
Loches to meet the Dauphin.
June 12: French capture Jargeau.
June 15: Meung taken.
June 17: Capture of Beaugency.
June 18: French victorious at Patay.
English garrisons withdraw to Paris.
June 29: French army begins to move
toward Rheims.
June 30: Army arrives before Auxerre.
July 4: Army arrives at Troyes.
July 10: Surrender of Troyes. Anglo-Burgundian
forces retreat.
July 14: Entry of royal army into
Chalons.
July 16: Entry into Rheims
July 17: Coronation of Charles VII
in the cathedral at Rheims.
July 20: Charles VII leaves Rheims.
September 8: Attack finally begun
on Paris.
September 21: Charles' army disbanded
after failure of attempt at Paris.
December 24: Patent of nobility
given to Joan and her family by Charles VII. |
| 1430 |
January 8: Marriage
of Philip the Good and Isabella of Portugal.
April 4: Philip the Good enters
Péronne.
April 23: New English forces debark
at Calais.
April: Joan leaves the royal castle
at Sully to resume operations. Passage through Melun, Lagny, and Senlis.
May 14: Joan at Compiegne.
May 18: Joan at Soissons.
May 22: Burgundian army besieges
Compiegne.
May 25: University of Paris demands
Joan to be tried for heresy.
July: Mission of Pierre Cauchon
to duke of Burgundy to have Joan turned over to the English.
October 25: Lifting of the siege
of ComPiegne.
December 23: Joan taken to Rouen
under English escort. |
| 1431 |
January 9: Opening of
Joan's trial.
February 21: First sitting of public
hearings of the trial.
March 10: Private interrogations
begin.
March 17: Closing of the inquiry
period of the trial.
March 27: The indictment against
Joan is completed.
April 5: Consultations with ecclesiastical
authorities begin.
April 18: The charitable admonition
is made to Joan.
May 9: Joan is threatened by possible
torture.
May 19: Response of the University
of Paris to the articles of accusation.
May 23: Final admonitions made to
Joan.
May 24: Abjuration scene in the
Saint-Ouen cemetery. Joan agrees to assume women's clothes.
May 27: Joan reassumes male clothing.
May 28: Trial for relapse.
May 30: Joan turned over to secular
authority and burned at the stake in the Old Market Place, Rouen.
June 8: Notification of Joan's execution
sent to the princes of Christendom.
December 16: Coronation of Henry
VI of England as king of France, in Paris. |
| 1435 |
September 14: Death
of the duke of Bedford
September 21: Treaty of Arras between
France and Burgundy. |
| 1437 |
November 12: Entry of
Charles VII into Paris. |
| 1450 |
February 15: Charles
VII orders inquiry into Joan's trial.
March 4-5: Royal inquiry conducted
by Guillaume Bouille |
| 1452 |
May 2-9: Ecclesiastical
inquiry into Joan's life begun by Cardinal Guillaume d'Estouteville and
Inquisitor Jean Brehal. |
| 1455 |
June 11: Pope Calixtus
II permits Joan's mother and brothers to have an inquiry into the circumstances
of her trial begun.
November 7: Retrial of Joan begins. |
| 1456 |
July 7: Joan rehabilitated,
and the former verdict annulled by the archbishop of Rheims. |
| 1458 |
November 28: Death of
Joan's mother. |
| 1903 |
February: Formal proposal
of canonization is made. |
| 1904 |
January: Pope Pius X
accords Joan the title "Venerable." |
| 1909 |
April 11: Joan given
the title "Blessed." |
| 1920 |
May 16: Joan canonized
by Pope Benedict XV. |
