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Chapter 1. Hundred Years War

Tours identify battlefield landmarks in Picardy and Artois marking King Edward III of England’s victory over King Philip VI of France at the battle of Crécy and King Henry V victory at the battle of Agincourt. A walking tour of the Loire River city of Orléans visits locations in that 15th century medieval town where Jeanne d’Arc (Joan of Arc) rallied French forces to overcome the English siege.

#1 Battle of Crécy -- 26 August 1346
#2 Battle of Agincourt -- 25 October 1415
#3 Siege of Orléans -- 12 October 1428 to 8 May 1429